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 35: [Access to dentist] How adults normally travel to a dentist, 2010

Walking Driver Car/Van Passenger Car/Van Bicycle Bus Rail
(inc. U/g)
Other Sample size (=100%)
row percentages
All people aged 16+ in 2010: 30 48 7 0 11 1 2 7,048
by gender:
Male 31 52 5 1 9 1 1 3,011
Female 29 45 9 0 14 1 2 4,037
by age:
16-29 38 31 13 0 14 3 1 1,059
30-39 33 53 3 1 8 1 1 1,152
40-49 28 59 4 1 8 1 0 1,417
50-59 27 56 5 0 10 0 1 1,202
60-69 26 52 7 0 13 0 1 1,175
70-79 27 39 12 0 18 0 4 715
80+ 25 32 13 0 19 1 10 328
by current situation:
Self employed 20 73 2 1 3 0 1 410
Employed full time 31 58 3 1 6 1 0 2,506
Employed part time 28 53 5 0 13 0 1 817
Looking after the home/family 30 45 13 0 11 0 1 410
Permanently retired from work 26 44 11 0 16 0 4 1,859
Unemployed/seeking work 45 25 7 0 20 1 2 358
In further/higher education 41 27 8 0 21 3 1 231
Permanently sick or disabled 28 23 20 0 21 0 7 310
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 39 30 8 0 19 1 3 991
over £10,000 - £15,000 36 32 9 0 19 0 4 1,238
over £15,000 - £20,000 34 40 8 0 16 1 2 992
over £20,000 - £25,000 30 50 7 0 11 0 1 807
over £25,000 - £30,000 30 52 6 . 11 1 1 642
over £30,000 - £40,000 25 59 7 1 6 2 0 1,045
over £40,000 p.a. 24 65 6 1 4 1 0 1,105
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20% most deprived) 40 28 9 0 20 1 2 1,245
2' 35 41 7 0 14 1 2 1,342
3' 26 54 8 0 10 1 1 1,511
4' 23 60 7 0 8 1 1 1,535
5 (20% least deprived) 29 54 6 1 8 1 1 1,414
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 38 37 6 1 16 2 2 2,580
Other urban 32 47 7 0 10 1 2 2,014
Small accessible towns 34 49 6 0 8 0 1 647
Small remote towns 38 51 6 1 2 0 2 376
Accessible rural 6 76 10 0 7 0 1 895
Remote rural 9 74 10 0 5 0 2 536
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