Table 2

Journeys reported by adults (16+) - main mode of travel: 1999/2000

Car or Van

Bicycle

Bus

Taxi /mini cab

Rail

Other
(m/cycle,
u/grd, etc)

Sample size (journeys)
(=100%)

Walking

Driver

Passen.

row percentages

n =

All journeys

19

50

16

1

10

2

1

1

57,062

by sex:

Male

17

60

10

1

8

1

1

2

25,548

Female

20

42

22

1

11

2

1

1

31,514

by age:

16-19

30

14

25

1

21

3

3

1

2,068

20-29

21

45

17

2

10

2

2

1

7,742

30-39

16

59

14

1

6

2

1

1

13,768

40-49

14

61

14

1

6

2

1

1

10,403

50-59

18

56

14

1

8

1

1

1

9,111

60-69

22

43

20

1

11

1

1

1

7,560

70-79

24

34

19

0

18

2

1

2

4,960

80 and over

31

23

22

0

18

3

0

3

1,448

by purpose:

Commuting

12

58

12

2

12

1

2

1

12,203

Business

6

72

10

1

5

2

2

4

2,487

Education

27

31

10

2

24

1

5

1

1,357

Shopping

24

44

17

0

12

1

1

0

13,325

Visit hospital or other health

11

47

23

1

12

3

1

2

1,413

Other personal business

16

57

16

0

7

2

1

1

3,774

Visiting friends or relatives

20

47

21

1

8

2

1

0

7,187

Eating/drinking

24

27

28

0

7

11

1

1

1,795

Sport / Entertainment

15

47

25

1

6

4

1

2

3,302

Holiday / day trip

28

40

20

2

4

1

1

3

2,851

Other or not recorded

33

42

13

1

6

1

1

2

3,342

Escort

16

68

9

1

5

1

0

1

4,001

by current situation^$:

Self employed

10

75

8

0

2

1

1

1

3,228

Full time employment

12

62

14

1

7

2

1

1

22,785

Part time employment

20

50

17

1

9

1

1

1

7,156

Looking after home/family

28

39

20

0

9

3

1

0

4,540

Permanently retired from work

24

37

21

0

14

2

1

2

12,183

Unemployed and seeking work

39

29

14

3

11

2

1

1

2,041

Higher/further education

29

26

16

2

17

3

5

2

1,736

Permanently sick or disabled

23

34

22

1

15

4

0

2

1,947

by social class:

Professional occupations

13

69

10

1

3

1

2

1

2,366

Managerial and technical occs.

11

68

12

1

4

1

1

1

11,791

Skilled non-manual occupations

16

50

18

1

11

1

2

0

8,930

Skilled manual occupations

13

61

13

1

7

2

0

2

7,883

Partly skilled occupations

22

45

16

2

10

2

1

1

5,782

Unskilled occupations

31

32

17

2

16

2

1

1

2,103

by annual net household income:

up to £ 5,000 p.a.

35

28

17

1

13

2

1

2

3,559

over £5,000, up to £10,000

31

29

16

1

17

3

1

1

13,125

over £10,000, up to £15,000

21

44

17

1

12

2

1

1

11,685

over £15,000, up to £20,000

15

55

17

1

8

1

1

1

9,603

over £20,000, up to £25,000

12

62

16

1

7

1

1

1

7,149

over £25,000, up to £30,000

11

64

16

1

4

2

2

1

4,663

over £30,000, up to £40,000

10

68

15

1

3

1

2

1

4,096

over £40,000

11

67

14

1

2

2

1

1

2,134

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

23

42

15

1

14

2

2

1

18,629

Other urban areas

17

51

17

1

8

2

1

1

18,147

"Accessible" small towns

19

54

17

1

7

1

1

1

5,522

"Remote" small towns

26

50

15

2

5

1

1

1

2,736

"Accessible" rural areas

10

63

18

1

5

1

1

1

7,177

"Remote" rural areas

12

65

15

1

4

1

0

2

4,831