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Scottish Household Survey Travel Diary results

Scottish Executive Transport Statistics publications

Scottish Transport Statistics starts with a Summary, which describes the trends for each mode of transport over the past ten years, and provides comparisons of some key statistics with the equivalent figures for Great Britain. This is followed by chapters on Road transport vehicles, Bus and coach travel, Road freight, Toll bridges, Road network, Road traffic, Injury road accidents, Rail services, Air transport, Water transport, Finance and Personal and cross-modal travel. Each chapter consists of groups of tables on that topic, together with some comments on points shown in the tables, and some notes on the definitions and sources of the statistics. The final section provides some longer-term historical series.

Latest edition: provides figures up to 2000 (in most cases); published in August 2001

Published Annually Price: £ 10.00 ISBN 0-7559-1001-X

Household Transport: some Scottish Household Survey results provides information about the transport facilities available to private households, and about some travel by household members. Topics covered include: the accessibility and frequency of bus services; the availability of cars for private use; the types of motor vehicle that are available; people's possession of driving licences and frequency of driving; reasons for driving, for not driving and for not using buses more often; people's frequency of walking and cycling; travel to work; travel to school; adults with limited mobility and adults with Orange Badges.

Latest (and only) edition: provides figures for 1999; published in January 2001

Published Annually Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 1 84268 780 8

Transport across Scotland: some Scottish Household Survey results for parts of Scotland provides information about the transport facilities available to private households, and about some travel by household members, for parts of Scotland. Statistics are provided for each Council area, and for each category of an urban / rural classification that was developed for analysing the results of the SHS. The topics covered include: the accessibility and frequency of bus services; people's views on the convenience of public transport, the availability for private use of motor vehicles, cars and company cars; people's possession of driving licences and frequency of driving; people's frequency of walking and cycling; the usual method of travel to work; whether people work from home; whether car commuters could use public transport; where people who drive to work park; and travel to school.

Latest (and only) edition: provides figures for 1999/2000; published in December 2001

Published Biennially Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0 7559 3287 0

Scottish Household Survey Travel Diary results provides information about the journeys made by adults living in private households. The topics covered include the means of transport used by different types of people, car occupancy, the purposes for which people travel, the distances that they go, the times of day at which trips start, the duration of journeys, and the days of the week on which people travel. The information about the person's travel is analysed in conjunction with information from questions about the household as a whole.

Latest (and only) edition: provides figures for 1999/2000; published in February 2002

Published Biennially Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0 7559 2171 2

Travel by Scottish residents: some National Travel Survey results provides information about trends in the average number of journeys and average distance travelled per person per year, and the average length of journey, by mode of travel and by the purpose of the journey. It also provides information about travel patterns by age-group, by sex, by socio-economic group, by working status, by household income quintile and by whether or not the household has a car.

Latest (and only) edition: provides figures up to 1995/97; published in March 1999

Published Triennially Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0-7480-8102-X

Bus and Coach Statistics provides information about the trends in bus and coach services in Scotland, including distances travelled by vehicles, numbers of bus passenger journeys, fare indices, passenger receipts, public transport support, operating costs, vehicle stock and staffing.

Latest edition: provides figures up to 1999-2000; published in March 2001

Published Annually Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0-7559-2016-3

Road Accidents Scotland starts with a Summary section, which shows the main trends in the numbers of road accidents and casualties in the past ten years. This is followed by a Commentary which includes descriptions of the longer-term trends in the numbers of road accidents and casualties, more detailed analyses of the numbers of accidents, motorists and casualties, and comparisons of the Scottish figures with those of other countries. The next part provides information on, and the figures which relate to, the casualty reduction targets for 2010. This is followed by groups of tables on Accidents, Accident costs, Vehicles involved, Drivers and riders, Drivers breath tested, Drink-drive accidents and casualties, and Casualties. Finally, there are a number of annexes, including a calendar of events affecting road traffic and road safety, notes on the collection of road accident statistics, definitions of various terms, and other information.

Latest edition: provides figures up to 2000; published in November 2001

Published Annually Price: £ 10.00 ISBN 0-7559-0304-8

Key Road Accidents Statistics gives the number of accidents, casualties by severity, casualties by type of road, casualties by mode of transport, and child casualties, including trends in recent years.

Latest edition: provides figures up to 2000; published in June 2001

Published Annually Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0 7559 3191 2

Copies of these publications may be purchased from:

The Stationery Office Bookshop
71 Lothian Road EDINBURGH EH3 9AZ
Tel: (0131) 228 4181 FAX: (0131) 622 7017

Cheques (made payable to "The Stationery Office Limited") should be sent with orders.

Transport Statistics publications may be found on the Scottish Executive Website: Go to http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/land.htm and click on the bar, in the middle of the screen, labelled "Transport, Travel and Tourism".

The figures in the tables in the electronic versions of the publications can be "cut and pasted" into users' own spreadsheets.

Enquiries for more information on Transport Statistics should be addressed to:

Alastair Douglas
Transport Statistics branch
Scottish Executive
Victoria Quay
EDINBURGH EH6 6QQ
Tel: 0131 244 7255
FAX: 0131 244 0888
E-mail: transtat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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