Bus and Coach Statistics: 2003-04

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Statistical Bulletin Transport Series - Trn/2005/1: Bus and Coach Statistics: 2003-04

Table 24 Reasons for not using buses more often 1,2: 2002 & 2003
Adults (16+) who said that they had used their local bus service at most "about once a week"in the past month - or not at all

Use my own car

Inconv- enient

No need

Lack of service

Takes too long

Health reasons

No direct route

Prefer to walk

Sample size (=100%)

row percentages

All adults aged 16+

39

23

17

11

11

9

9

8

21,779

by sex:

men

42

23

18

12

11

7

10

8

9,846

women

36

22

17

11

10

10

9

8

11,933

by age:

16 - 19

12

15

28

9

14

1

8

14

474

20 - 29

35

23

18

10

15

2

11

12

2,225

30 - 39

43

28

15

12

14

2

12

7

4,391

40 - 49

43

26

15

14

14

4

13

7

3,888

50 - 59

40

25

16

14

11

7

9

7

3,622

60 - 69

44

19

19

11

6

13

6

8

3,184

70 - 79

37

14

22

7

4

23

4

6

2,566

80 and over

17

7

22

4

2

44

2

4

1,429

by current situation 3:

Self-employed

44

26

15

18

11

1

10

5

1,190

Employed full-time

44

31

15

13

16

1

14

6

7,813

Employed part-time

42

27

16

14

13

1

11

9

2,173

Looking after home / family

36

16

20

10

7

7

5

13

1,600

Permanently retired from work

37

15

20

8

4

22

4

7

6,286

Unemployed and seeking work

31

13

22

7

8

3

6

18

693

Higher / further education

21

17

21

9

18

2

9

21

472

Permanently sick or disabled

22

8

18

5

2

42

2

9

1,108

by socio-economic classification 4:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

38

26

12

15

21

0

15

7

591

Lower managerial and prof. occs

40

27

11

14

19

1

15

5

1,542

Intermediate occupations

42

29

14

13

22

1

12

8

697

Small employers & sole traders

42

19

17

21

10

1

13

8

247

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

42

21

18

16

15

1

11

9

659

Semi-routine occupations

41

20

21

11

12

1

10

10

833

Routine occupations

43

16

21

10

12

2

9

11

814

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

28

12

22

8

5

17

4

12

5,428

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

36

18

20

9

7

15

7

9

4,318

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

43

22

18

11

11

8

9

8

3,215

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

43

27

16

14

12

4

11

6

2,682

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

46

27

16

13

15

3

12

5

1,996

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

44

32

13

15

17

2

14

5

2,163

over £ 40,000

40

33

10

16

19

1

15

4

1,328

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

31

15

21

4

7

17

6

12

3,470

2

41

20

18

8

9

11

8

10

4,162

3

39

21

18

16

9

8

9

7

5,107

4

40

26

18

16

13

6

11

5

4,731

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

41

30

14

11

16

4

12

7

4,287

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

34

22

16

5

13

12

9

11

6,530

Other urban areas

44

24

20

7

11

8

8

9

6,409

Small "accessible" towns

39

22

22

9

11

8

9

7

2,338

Small "remote" towns

34

17

24

11

6

7

6

10

1,241

"Accessible" rural areas

37

26

13

26

10

6

12

2

2,935

"Remote" rural areas

41

20

12

36

5

5

9

2

2,315

by usual method of travel to work:

Walking

16

11

34

7

6

2

5

31

1,577

Driver of car / van

52

34

10

15

18

1

16

2

7,070

Passenger in car / van

26

33

20

11

15

1

14

7

920

Other

19

23

23

12

18

2

12

7

1,020

Do not travel to work

36

15

19

9

5

18

4

9

11,192

1. The percentages may total more than 100, because respondents can give more than one reason. There are also small numbers who gave "other" reasons.
2. With effect from April 2003, anyone who answered "inconvenient" or "use my own car" was asked why they said that, and the follow up answers were recorded. Hence the figures are on a different basis to previous years.
3. There are also small numbers described as "at school", "on Government work or training scheme", "unable to work due to short-term ill-health" and "other".
4. 2003 only

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