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