The Scottish Government

Table 9

Adults (16+) - frequency of walking in the previous seven days ^1: 1999 / 2000

As means of transport (ie to go somewhere- eg work, shopping, or friends)

Just for pleasure or to keep fit (include. Jogging and walking a dog)

Sample size (=100%)

No days

1 -2

3 -5

6 -7

1 +days

No days

1 -2

3 -5

6 -7

1 +days

row percentages

n =

All people aged 16+

47

19

19

15

53

59

16

11

13

41

28,127

by year:

1999

48

19

18

15

52

60

16

11

14

40

13,700

2000

47

19

20

14

53

58

17

12

13

42

14,427

by sex:

men

48

18

18

16

52

56

17

12

15

44

12,061

women

47

19

20

14

53

62

16

10

12

38

16,066

by age:

16 - 19

30

18

29

24

70

67

15

11

7

33

970

20 - 29

36

19

26

19

64

62

18

10

10

38

3,369

30 - 39

45

20

20

15

55

57

19

12

12

43

5,689

40 - 49

48

19

20

13

52

55

18

11

16

45

4,423

50 - 59

49

19

18

14

51

55

17

11

17

45

4,357

60 - 69

51

18

16

14

49

57

14

13

16

43

4,222

70 - 79

58

16

14

12

42

66

11

9

13

34

3,516

80 and over

68

13

10

8

32

79

8

5

7

21

1,581

by current situation ^$:

Self-employed

54

18

14

14

46

48

20

14

18

52

1,361

Employed full-time

46

20

20

14

54

56

20

12

12

44

9,102

Employed part-time

41

19

24

16

59

56

19

12

14

44

2,870

Looking after home / family

43

20

20

16

57

61

14

11

14

39

2,435

Permanently retired from work

56

17

15

13

44

63

13

11

14

37

8,210

Unemployed and seeking work

36

19

24

21

64

57

14

13

15

43

1,199

Higher / further education

24

19

32

26

76

62

20

11

7

38

761

Permanently sick or disabled

67

14

9

9

33

76

8

6

10

24

1,456

by social class:

Professional occupations

37

24

24

15

63

46

27

15

12

54

853

Managerial and technical occs.

47

21

20

13

53

49

22

14

15

51

4,550

Skilled non-manual occupations

43

20

22

15

57

59

18

11

13

41

3,655

Skilled manual occupations

48

19

19

14

52

57

17

12

14

43

3,409

Partly skilled occupations

41

17

23

19

59

61

15

11

12

39

2,607

Unskilled occupations

39

17

21

23

61

61

15

9

15

39

995

by annual net household income:

up to 5,000

47

16

19

17

53

63

13

10

15

37

2,426

over 5,000, up to 10,000

47

17

19

17

53

65

12

10

13

35

8,062

over 10,000, up to 15,000

49

17

17

16

51

64

15

9

12

36

5,858

over 15,000, up to 20,000

47

19

20

14

53

57

18

11

14

43

4,156

over 20,000, up to 25,000

49

18

20

13

51

56

19

13

13

44

2,919

over 25,000, up to 30,000

45

21

20

14

55

53

20

13

14

47

1,827

over 30,000, up to 40,000

46

23

21

10

54

51

22

14

14

49

1,514

over 40,000

41

26

21

12

59

47

23

15

15

53

777

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

42

20

22

16

58

64

15

10

10

36

9,416

Other urban areas

46

20

19

15

54

61

16

10

13

39

8,716

Small "accessible" towns

45

20

20

15

55

55

17

13

15

45

2,694

Small "remote" towns

44

18

21

17

56

51

19

14

16

49

1,357

"Accessible" rural areas

62

15

13

10

38

50

19

12

19

50

3,508

"Remote" rural areas

64

12

12

12

36

46

19

16

19

54

2,426

by frequency of driving ²:

every day

56

20

15

9

44

53

19

12

15

47

11,731

at least three times a week

42

20

23

15

58

49

21

14

16

51

2,160

once or twice a week

38

18

25

20

62

55

19

11

14

45

1,137