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Household Transport in 1999 and 2000: Some Scottish Household Survey results
2. Main points
2.1 Almost two-thirds (64%) of households had one or more cars: the same as the percentage with one or more motor vehicles (paragraph 3.1). Car availability rose with income, from 32% of households with an annual net income of under 5,000 to 98% of those with an annual net income of over 40,000. Only 44% of "unskilled" households had a car, compared with 94% of "professional" households (paragraph 3.2.1). 53% of households in large urban areas had a car, compared with 79-80% of those in rural areas (paragraph 3.2.2).
2.2 85% of all households were said to be up to 6 minutes walk away from a bus stop, and overall, 20% of householders said that there was at least one bus every 13 minutes. 36% of households in large urban areas said that there was at least one bus every 13 minutes compared with 0-3% of those in rural areas and small towns (paragraph 3.3.1).
2.3 A third of households had one or more bicycles that adults could use. It varied with social class: from 27% for "unskilled" households to 60% for "professional" households (paragraph 3.4.1).
2.4 In 2000 only, 91% of households had access to the same number of motor vehicles as the same time 12 months ago. 4.1% had fewer available and 4.5% had more available. 2% of those with an annual net household income of up to 10,000 had more available, compared to 7-9% of those with an annual net household income of over 20,000. ( paragraph 3.5.2).
2.5 In 1999/2000, almost two-thirds (64%) of people aged 17+ were said to have a full driving licence ( paragraph 4.2.1): 77% of men but only 53% of women, and over three-quarters of 30-49 year olds ( paragraph 4.2.2).
2.6 Over half (56%) of men aged 17+ were said to drive every day, compared with about a third (35%) of women. About three fifths of people aged between 30 and 49 drove every day ( paragraph 4.3.2).
2.7 Overall, in 1999/2000, 60% of the people interviewed had not spent anything on public transport fares in the seven days prior to the interview (paragraph 6.1). For those that did spend money, the average amount spent was 11.28 (paragraph 6.2); 13.53 for men compared to 9.76 for women (paragraph 6.3).
2.8 41% of adults said that they had made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for pleasure or to keep fit (including walking a dog) in the previous seven days: 44% of men and 38% of women (paragraph 7.2.2). Only 4% of adults said that they had cycled for pleasure or to keep fit in the previous seven days: 5% of men and 2% of women (paragraph 7.3.2).
2.9 67% of commuters said they travelled to work by car or van (56% as the driver and 11% as a passenger), 14% walked, 12% went by bus, 3% took a train, 2% cycled and 3% used other forms of transport (such as motorcycle or taxi). 62% of men drove to work compared to 50% of women; proportionately more women walked or went by bus compared to men (paragraph 8.3.1). 80% or over of adults whose work is over 10 km from home go by car or van, whereas only 38% of adults who live less than 1 km from home go by car or van (paragraph 8.3.5). 45% of those who travelled by car or van said they could use public transport (paragraph 9.3).
2.10 Walking was reported to be the usual method of travel to school for 55% of pupils, 23% were said to go by bus (16% by school bus and 7% by ordinary bus), 19% went by car or van, and only 1% cycled to school (paragraph 11.2.1). A car or van was used by about a quarter of primary school age pupils but only around one in eight (12%) of secondary school age pupils (paragraph 11.2.2).
2.11 11% of adults said that they had a long-standing limiting illness, health problem or disability and had difficulty with one or more of a number of transport related activities, such as walking for at least 10 minutes or using a bus (paragraph 12.2). This increased to 19% of those aged 60-69, 26% of 70-79 year olds and 41% of people aged 80 and over (paragraph 12.4).
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