Transport and Travel in Scotland 2010

Summarises a broad range of transport statistics including road vehicles, traffic, casualties, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport and personal travel as well as providing some comparisons with GB figures. Further breakdowns of Scottish Household Survey transport data including households' access to cars and bikes, frequency of driving, modes of travel to work and school, use and opinions of public transport and access to services are also presented.


Table 28: [Users' views on local bus services] Adults (16+), who have used the bus in the previous month; views on their local bus services, 2010

Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree No opinion Sample size (=100%)
row percentages
Buses are on time 26 47 7 13 6 2 2,833
Buses are frequent 34 45 6 9 4 1 2,833
Service runs when I need it 29 45 7 12 6 2 2,833
Service is stable and isn't regularly changing 33 47 6 8 3 3 2,833
Buses are clean 25 50 10 11 3 1 2,833
Buses are comfortable 25 52 9 9 3 1 2,833
Feels personally safe and secure on the bus during the day 46 45 4 3 1 1 2,833
Feels personally safe and secure on the bus during the evening 22 37 9 10 6 15 2,833
Simple deciding the type of ticket I need 49 39 5 2 1 4 2,833
Finding out about routes and times is easy 37 44 7 7 3 2 2,833
Easy changing from buses to other forms of transport 28 46 10 5 3 9 2,833
Fares are good value 31 28 7 16 11 6 2,833

Table 29: [Users' views on local train services] Adults (16+), who have used the train in the previous month; views on their local train services, 2010

Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree No opinion Sample size (=100%)
row percentages
Trains are on time 50 43 3 3 1 1 1,440
Trains are frequent 46 43 5 3 1 2 1,440
Service runs when I need it 41 49 5 4 1 1 1,440
Service is stable and isn't regularly changing 42 44 5 4 1 3 1,440
Trains are clean 43 45 6 5 1 0 1,440
Trains are comfortable 44 49 3 3 0 0 1,440
Feels personally safe and secure on the train during the day 53 45 2 0 0 0 1,440
Feels personally safe and secure on the train during the evening 28 44 10 8 3 7 1,440
Simple deciding the type of ticket I need 44 42 4 6 2 1 1,440
Finding out about routes and times is easy 46 44 4 4 1 2 1,440
Easy changing from train to other forms of transport 37 44 9 4 2 3 1,440
Fares are good value 21 37 10 20 12 2 1,440
Back to top