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Table 11.11 Frequency of Walking in the previous seven days 1 (people aged 16+): 2009

As means of transport

Just for pleasure or to keep fit 2

Sample size (=100%)

none

1-2 days

3-5 days

6-7 days

1 + days

none

1-2 days

3-5 days

6-7 days

1 + days

row percentages

All people in 2009:

41

18

22

19

59

52

19

13

16

48

6,119

by gender:

Male

40

18

22

21

60

50

20

14

17

50

2,707

Female

42

17

23

18

58

53

18

13

16

47

3,412

by age:

16-19

23

17

32

29

77

59

17

10

13

41

176

20-29

31

20

26

24

69

51

23

14

12

49

725

30-39

37

19

24

20

63

43

22

17

18

57

958

40-49

39

18

24

19

61

47

23

14

17

54

1,052

50-59

46

17

22

16

54

50

18

12

20

50

975

60-69

44

17

20

19

56

53

16

13

18

47

1,000

70-79

55

14

16

15

45

63

13

10

15

37

815

80+

67

11

12

10

34

73

10

8

9

27

418

by current situation:

Self employed

40

16

19

25

60

42

18

15

25

58

359

Employed full time

40

19

23

19

60

46

25

13

16

54

1,925

Employed part time

37

18

26

20

63

44

19

19

18

56

639

Looking after the home/family

37

17

26

19

63

52

18

12

19

48

336

Permanently retired from work

51

16

17

16

49

60

14

11

16

40

1,924

Unemployed/seeking work

25

24

25

26

75

51

16

15

17

49

274

In further/higher education

21

20

29

31

79

48

21

17

14

52

190

Permanently sick or disabled

61

14

16

9

39

75

11

6

9

25

323

by annual net household income:

up to £10,000 p.a.

41

14

23

22

60

59

12

11

17

41

1,121

over £10,000 - £15,000

43

16

21

20

57

61

15

11

13

39

1,202

over £15,000 - £20,000

40

19

22

19

60

55

16

13

16

45

893

over £20,000 - £25,000

43

17

19

22

58

47

21

12

21

53

664

over £25,000 - £30,000

44

17

22

17

56

52

20

15

14

49

572

over £30,000 - £40,000

39

17

26

19

61

49

21

13

17

51

748

over £40,000 p.a.

39

22

23

16

61

38

28

17

16

62

700

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (20 % most deprived)

40

17

24

20

60

64

15

9

13

36

1,147

2

41

16

23

19

59

55

19

12

15

46

1,286

3

42

18

21

19

58

49

21

14

16

51

1,325

4

43

20

19

19

57

45

20

16

20

55

1,290

5 (20% least deprived)

39

17

26

18

61

47

22

16

16

53

1,062

by urban/rural classification:

Large urban areas

36

15

27

21

64

56

17

12

14

44

2,103

Other urban

43

19

20

18

57

51

21

14

14

49

1,813

Small accessible towns

44

17

21

19

56

51

20

14

16

49

516

Small remote towns

30

23

24

23

71

48

19

16

17

52

355

Accessible rural

50

18

17

15

51

43

20

13

24

57

697

Remote rural

53

16

15

16

47

44

19

16

21

56

626

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