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 19: [Frequency of driving] People aged 17+, frequency of driving, 2010*

Every day At least 3 times per week 1 - 2 times per week At least 2 - 3 times per month At least once a month Less than once a month Has licence but never drives Does not have a full driving licence Sample size (=100%)
row percentages
All people aged 17+ in 2010: 41 13 6 1 0 2 4 32 12,361
by gender:
Male 48 13 7 1 0 2 4 24 5,450
Female 35 12 5 1 0 2 4 40 6,911
by age:
17-19 15 4 4 1 0 2 1 73 294
20-29 36 8 4 1 0 3 6 42 1,416
30-39 52 13 5 1 0 2 3 24 1,816
40-49 56 13 6 1 0 1 4 19 2,175
50-59 52 12 7 1 1 2 4 22 1,927
60-69 36 20 8 1 0 2 5 28 2,162
70-79 24 16 8 1 0 1 5 46 1,609
80+ 13 9 6 1 1 1 5 63 962
by current situation:
Self employed 68 15 8 1 0 1 2 5 664
Employed full time 61 11 5 1 0 1 2 18 3,917
Employed part time 47 14 6 1 0 1 3 27 1,273
Looking after the home or family 32 12 5 0 0 2 4 45 652
Permanently retired from work 24 17 8 1 1 2 5 43 4,022
Unemployed and seeking work 18 9 4 1 0 3 7 58 635
In further/higher education 18 9 7 2 0 5 10 49 391
Permanently sick or disabled 11 8 6 1 1 3 11 59 606
Unable to work due to short-term illness or injury 16 13 10 3 1 0 11 47 104
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 18 11 6 1 0 4 8 52 2,167
over £10,000 - £15,000 23 11 5 1 0 2 7 51 2,406
over £15,000 - £20,000 33 13 6 1 0 2 5 39 1,796
over £20,000 - £25,000 43 11 6 1 0 2 3 33 1,349
over £25,000 - £30,000 54 10 6 1 1 1 3 22 1,035
over £30,000 - £40,000 56 15 6 1 0 1 2 19 1,551
over £40,000 p.a. 65 16 6 0 0 1 2 10 1,602
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20% most deprived) 27 6 4 0 0 2 5 55 2,386
2' 38 11 4 1 0 2 5 39 2,496
3' 44 13 7 1 1 2 5 28 2,593
4' 49 16 7 1 0 2 3 23 2,623
5 (20% least deprived) 48 18 8 1 0 2 5 18 2,259
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 34 11 6 1 1 2 6 39 4,323
Other urban 44 12 5 1 0 2 4 33 3,609
Small accessible towns 46 16 5 1 0 1 3 28 1,114
Small remote towns 44 14 8 2 0 1 3 28 726
Accessible rural 52 18 7 1 0 1 2 18 1,530
Remote rural 50 17 9 1 0 1 3 18 1,058

*The frequency of driving is shown only for those who hold a full driving licence

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