Scotland's People
Results from the 2003 Scottish Household Survey Annual Report
Table 5.20: Economic status of women by marital status
Column percentages, 2003 data Female adults of working age (16-59 years)
| Married | Cohabiting (living together) | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | All |
Self employed | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Full time employment | 35 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 34 | 37 |
Part time employment | 30 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 23 |
Looking after home/family | 20 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Permanently retired from work | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Unemployed and seeking work | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
At school | 0 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 2 |
Higher/further education | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Government work/training scheme | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Permanently sick or disabled | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
Unable to work due to short term ill-health | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Other | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,298 | 460 | 1,340 | 160 | 493 | 321 | 5,072 |
Table 5.21: Economic status of women by household type
Column percentages, 2003 data Female adults of working age (16-59 years)
| Single Adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | All |
Self employed | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | * | 4 |
Full time employment | 52 | 51 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 41 | * | 37 |
Part time employment | 7 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 20 | * | 23 |
Looking after home/family | 3 | 12 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 11 | * | 17 |
Permanently retired from work | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | * | 2 |
Unemployed and seeking work | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | * | 3 |
At school | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | * | 2 |
Higher/further education | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | * | 6 |
Government work/training scheme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | * | 0 |
Permanently sick or disabled | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | * | 5 |
Unable to work due to short term ill-health | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | * | 100 |
Base | 1,008 | 1,193 | 769 | 1,048 | 479 | 507 | 68 | 5,072 |
*Percentages not shown as sample size is less than 100.
Table 5.22: Whether works flexi-time by sex
Column percentages, Q2,3,4 2003 data Working adults of working age (Male 16-64 years, Female 16-59 years)
| Male | Female | All |
Yes | 25 | 24 | 24 |
No | 75 | 76 | 76 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,401 | 2,451 | 4,852 |
Table 5.23: Whether works flexi-time by household type
Column percentages, Q2,3,4 2003 data Working adults of working age (Male 16-64 years, Female 16-59 years)
| Single adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | All |
Yes | 25 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
No | 75 | 73 | 82 | 75 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 76 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 1,020 | 1,310 | 311 | 1,115 | 434 | 548 | 114 | 4,852 |
Table 5.24: How adults usually travel to work/education by sex
Column percentages, 2003 data Adults in work or education, excluding those who work from home
| Male | Female | All |
Walking | 11 | 18 | 15 |
Driver car/van | 61 | 51 | 56 |
Passenger car/van | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Motorcycle/moped | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bicycle | 3 | 1 | 2 |
School bus | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Works bus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ordinary (service) bus | 9 | 14 | 12 |
Taxi/minicab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rail | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Underground | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ferry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aeroplane | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 1 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 3,016 | 3,323 | 6,339 |
Table 5.25: How adults usually travel to work or education by local authority grouping
Column percentages, 2003 data Adults in work or education, excluding those who work from home
| Walking | Driver Car/van | Passenger car/van | Bicycle | Bus (ordinary, school or works) | Rail | Other | All | Base |
Edinburgh | 18 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 587 |
Glasgow | 17 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 100 | 566 |
Fife | 12 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 448 |
North Lanarkshire | 11 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 347 |
South Lanarkshire | 12 | 56 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 363 |
Highlands and Islands | 16 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 843 |
Grampian | 15 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 560 |
Tayside | 23 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 442 |
Central | 9 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 406 |
Dunbartonshire | 6 | 63 | 7 | - | 14 | 8 | 1 | 100 | 217 |
Renfrewshire and Inverclyde | 11 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 456 |
Ayrshire | 12 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 380 |
Lothians | 11 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 440 |
Southern Scotland | 21 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 284 |
Scotland | 15 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 6,339 |
Table 5.26: How adults usually travel to work/education by year
Column percentages, 1999-2003 data Adults in work or education, excluding those who work from home
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Walking | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 14.6 |
Driver car/van | 50.6 | 52.5 | 53.8 | 51.9 | 55.5 |
Passenger car/van | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 9.0 |
Motorcycle/moped | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Bicycle | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
School bus | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Works bus | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Ordinary (service) bus | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 12.0 |
Taxi/minicab | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Rail | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Underground | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Ferry | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Aeroplane | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Other | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 6,509 | 6,762 | 6,770 | 6,510 | 6,339 |
Table 5.27: How adults usually travel to work or education by net annual household income
Column percentages, 2003 data Adults in work or education, excluding those who work from home
| 0 - 6,000 | 6,001 - 10,000 | 10,001 - 15,000 | 15,001 -20,000 | 20,001 - 25,000 | 25,001 - 30,000 | 30,001 - 40,000 | Over 40,000 | All (income known) |
Walking | 35 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Driver car/van | 27 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 56 |
Passenger car/van | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Bicycle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bus (ordinary, school or works) | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
Rail | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Other | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 161 | 438 | 1,016 | 1,088 | 1,020 | 868 | 1,049 | 626 | 6,266 |
Table 5.28: How adults usually travel to work/education by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2003 data Adults in work or education, excluding those who work from home
| Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural | Remote rural | Scotland |
Walking | 17 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
Driver car/van | 46 | 58 | 63 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 56 |
Passenger car/van | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Bicycle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Bus (ordinary, school or works) | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
Rail | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
Other | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,260 | 1,854 | 663 | 307 | 782 | 473 | 6,339 |
Table 5.29: How school children normally travel to school by net annual household income
Column percentages, 2003 data Pupils in full-time education at school
| 0 - 6,000 | 6,001 - 10,000 | 10,001 - 15,000 | 15,001 -20,000 | 20,001 - 25,000 | 25,001 - 30,000 | 30,001 - 40,000 | Over 40,000 | All (income known) |
Walking | * | 63 | 63 | 54 | 57 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 52 |
Car/van | * | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 22 |
Bicycle | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bus (ordinary or school) | * | 25 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Rail | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Other | * | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
All | * | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 52 | 250 | 508 | 487 | 486 | 470 | 609 | 350 | 3,212 |
*Percentages not shown as sample size is less than 100.