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Scottish Household Survey Travel Diary results

Table 9

Journeys reported by adults (16+) - purpose: 1999/2000

 

Commuting

Business

Education

Shopping

Visit hospital or other health

Other personal business

Visiting friends or relatives

Eating/
drinking

Sport
/Entertain
ment

Holiday /day trip

Other or N/K

Escort

Sample size (journeys) (=100%)

row percentages

n=

All journeys

23

4

3

23

2

7

12

3

6

5

5

7

57,062

by sex:

Male

25

6

2

19

2

7

11

4

7

5

5

7

25,548

Female

20

3

3

26

3

6

13

3

6

5

5

8

31,514

by age:

16-19

20

2

16

13

1

7

17

3

9

2

6

4

2,068

20-29

29

4

5

17

2

5

16

4

6

4

4

6

7,742

30-39

28

5

3

19

2

6

12

3

6

4

4

9

13,768

40-49

28

6

2

20

2

7

8

3

6

4

5

9

10,403

50-59

26

6

1

25

2

6

10

3

5

4

6

6

9,111

60-69

8

2

1

33

4

9

12

3

7

8

6

7

7,560

70-79

2

0

1

38

4

9

14

3

8

7

8

5

4,960

80 and over

0

0

1

40

7

7

10

7

7

7

9

5

1,448

by main mode:

Walking

15

1

4

29

1

6

12

4

5

7

9

6

11,702

Driver Car/Van

26

6

2

20

2

8

11

2

6

4

4

10

28,283

Passenger Car/Van

17

3

2

24

3

7

15

6

9

6

4

4

8,757

Bicycle

39

3

5

9

1

3

11

1

6

11

6

4

529

Bus

30

2

7

29

3

5

10

3

4

2

3

4

5,438

Taxi/Minicab

10

4

1

19

4

6

13

20

13

3

4

4

1,005

Rail

35

6

10

14

2

6

7

4

4

5

4

2

592

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

21

14

3

9

4

4

4

3

12

12

11

4

740

by current situation$:

Self employed

22

18

1

15

2

8

8

4

5

5

6

7

3,228

Full time employment

39

6

1

16

1

5

9

3

6

3

4

6

22,785

Part time employment

31

4

2

21

2

6

10

2

5

4

5

9

7,156

Looking after home/family*

1

0

4

36

4

7

17

3

5

5

6

13

4,540

Permanently retired from work*

1

0

1

37

5

9

14

4

8

8

8

6

12,183

Unemployed and seeking work*

2

1

2

29

2

11

23

3

5

7

7

9

2,041

Higher/further education*

9

2

26

16

1

6

13

5

9

3

5

4

1,736

Permanently sick or disabled*

1

0

2

35

10

9

17

3

5

4

5

10

1,947

by annual net household income:

up to £ 5,000 p.a.

8

1

5

30

3

8

15

4

6

5

9

5

3,559

over £5,000, up to £10,000

11

2

2

32

3

7

16

3

6

5

6

6

13,125

over £10,000, up to £15,000

21

4

2

25

3

6

13

3

6

4

5

7

11,685

over £15,000, up to £20,000

28

5

2

20

2

6

11

3

6

4

5

8

9,603

over £20,000, up to £25,000

31

5

2

18

2

6

10

3

6

3

5

8

7,149

over £25,000, up to £30,000

29

5

3

17

2

7

10

3

7

5

6

8

4,663

over £30,000, up to £40,000

27

6

3

18

1

8

9

4

7

4

5

8

4,096

over £40,000

24

7

3

19

1

6

8

3

6

7

6

9

2,134

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

22

4

4

24

2

7

12

4

6

4

5

6

18,629

Other urban areas

22

4

2

22

3

6

12

3

6

4

5

10

18,147

"Accessible" small towns

24

4

2

21

2

7

12

3

6

4

7

7

5,522

"Remote" small towns

26

5

4

24

3

5

10

2

5

6

6

5

2,736

"Accessible" rural areas

24

6

2

22

3

8

10

3

6

5

5

7

7,177

"Remote" rural areas

21

9

2

24

2

7

8

3

5

7

6

6

4,831

$ There are also small numbers described as "at school", "on Government work or training scheme", "unable to work due to short term ill health", or "other"
* The interviewer asks "what best describes the person's current situation". There will be people best described as (e.g.) "higher/further education" who have part-time jobs, and who therefore make some journeys to and from their places of work - i.e. for the purpose of commuting.

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