A Walking Strategy for Scotland: A Consultation Document

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A WALKING STRATEGY FOR SCOTLAND

Table 12.15 Usual main method of travel to school 1, 2001

Walking

Car or van

Bicycle

School bus 2

Service bus

Rail 3

Other 4

Sample size 5 (100%)

Row percentages

n=

All in full -time education at school

52

21

1

17

7

0

2

3,361

By sex:

Boys

53

20

1

16

7

1

2

1,702

Girls

52

21

0

18

8

0

1

1,659

By Age:

4-5

50

36

0

11

2

0

1

301

6-7

52

30

1

10

5

0

2

582

8-9

62

24

0

11

2

0

1

514

10-11

58

23

1

11

6

0

1

543

Total 4-11

57

27

0

11

4

0

1

1,940

12-13

49

12

1

22

13

0

2

548

14-15

45

12

1

27

13

1

1

581

16-18

42

12

1

29

10

2

3

292

Total 12-18

46

12

1

25

12

1

2

1,421

By annual net household income:

Up to 5,000

55

16

0

17

11

0

2

60

Over 5,000, up to 10,000

63

13

1

12

9

0

1

370

Over 10,000, up to 15,000

58

14

0

15

10

0

3

549

Over 15,000, up to 20,000

48

21

1

21

8

0

1

611

Over 20,000, up to 25,000

50

22

1

19

7

0

1

610

Over 25,000, up to 30,000

53

24

1

15

7

1

1

436

Over 30,000

47

27

1

16

6

1

2

702

By urban/rural classification:

Large urban areas

56

24

0

5

13

0

1

711

Other urban areas

60

20

1

12

6

1

1

1,198

"accessible" small towns

56

20

1

16

6

1

1

509

"remote" small towns

69

13

0

12

2

0

3

134

"accessible" rural areas

32

17

0

42

5

0

3

474

"remote" rural areas

26

20

2

47

1

0

3

329

1. For those who are in full-time education at school. The main method of transport is recorded if the journey involves more than one method.
2. Including those who were said to travel by "private bus", and a few who went by "work bus"
3. Including the Glasgow Underground
4. e.g. motorcycle, lorry, taxi, ferry etc.
5. The unweighted number of school children about whom the information was collected

Page updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2006