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 33: [Access to GP] How adults normally travel to a doctors' surgery, 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: 37 41 9 0 10 0 3 7,991
by gender:
Male 36 47 6 1 8 0 2 3,355
Female 37 37 11 0 11 0 3 4,636
by age:
16-29 48 27 12 0 12 1 1 1,084
30-39 44 46 3 1 6 0 1 1,139
40-49 36 50 5 1 7 0 2 1,368
50-59 33 50 6 1 8 0 2 1,191
60-69 31 45 10 0 12 0 2 1,469
70-79 26 36 17 0 14 0 6 1,098
80+ 25 27 22 0 15 0 11 642
by current situation:
Self employed 25 68 2 2 2 0 0 378
Employed full time 37 52 4 1 6 0 1 2,363
Employed part time 40 48 4 0 7 0 1 811
Looking after the home/family 43 34 10 0 11 0 2 463
Permanently retired from work 29 37 15 0 13 0 5 2,730
Unemployed/seeking work 55 21 4 1 15 0 3 397
In further/higher education 53 20 10 0 16 0 1 240
Permanently sick or disabled 28 22 21 0 18 0 10 447
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 45 25 9 0 16 0 4 1,381
over £10,000 - £15,000 39 27 11 0 17 0 5 1,643
over £15,000 - £20,000 38 35 10 0 12 0 4 1,185
over £20,000 - £25,000 37 43 9 1 8 0 2 869
over £25,000 - £30,000 35 49 7 0 8 0 1 655
over £30,000 - £40,000 32 54 7 0 6 0 0 973
over £40,000 p.a. 32 59 6 1 2 0 0 999
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20% most deprived) 41 25 11 1 18 0 5 1,613
2' 41 35 8 0 13 0 3 1,618
3' 34 46 10 0 8 0 2 1,646
4' 31 52 8 0 6 0 2 1,669
5 (20% least deprived) 36 49 8 0 5 0 1 1,443
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 43 32 8 1 14 0 3 2,903
Other urban 34 42 10 0 10 0 3 2,253
Small accessible towns 48 39 6 0 5 0 2 729
Small remote towns 37 45 11 1 4 0 2 464
Accessible rural 21 63 11 0 4 0 1 973
Remote rural 24 61 9 0 4 0 2 669
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