Table 15 Adults (16+) - use of local bus services in the previous month 1: 2004
| Every day | Almost every day | 2 or 3 times per week | about once a week | once a fortnight | once a month | used bus in past month | not used in past month | Sample size (=100%) | Every day or almost every day |
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Men | Women |
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row percentages | n = | % | % |
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All people aged 16+ | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 59 | 14,776 | | |
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by sex: |
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men | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 65 | 6,283 | 10 | |
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women | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 55 | 8,493 | 12 | |
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by age: |
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16 - 19 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 31 | 447 | 26 | 28 |
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20 - 29 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 52 | 1,709 | 14 | 18 |
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30 - 39 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 67 | 2,598 | 9 | 9 |
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40 - 49 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 68 | 2,513 | 7 | 9 |
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50 - 59 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 65 | 2,341 | 7 | 9 |
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60 - 69 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 55 | 2,212 | 7 | 13 |
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70 - 79 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 51 | 1,903 | 9 | 12 |
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80 and over | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 59 | 1,053 | 10 | 9 |
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by current situation $: |
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Self-employed | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 82 | 649 | 2 | 3 |
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Employed full-time | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 69 | 4,885 | 9 | 13 |
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Employed part-time | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 60 | 1,524 | 11 | 11 |
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Looking after home / family | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 55 | 999 | 11 | 8 |
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Permanently retired from work | 4 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 53 | 4,643 | 8 | 12 |
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Unemployed and seeking work | 4 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 37 | 521 | 12 | 13 |
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Higher / further education | 10 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 35 | 412 | 31 | 29 |
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Permanently sick or disabled | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 58 | 824 | 8 | 10 |
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by socio-economic classification: |
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Higher managerial & prof. occs | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 69 | 687 | 8 | 9 |
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Lower managerial and prof. occs | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 71 | 2,182 | 8 | 9 |
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Intermediate occupations | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 61 | 926 | 12 | 14 |
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Small employers & sole traders | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 82 | 523 | 2 | 3 |
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Lower supervisory & tech. occs | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 66 | 960 | 7 | 15 |
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Semi-routine occupations | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 52 | 1,255 | 18 | 18 |
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Routine occupations | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 60 | 941 | 7 | 19 |
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by annual net household income: |
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up to £ 10,000 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 46 | 4,039 | 11 | 16 |
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over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 51 | 2,992 | 12 | 16 |
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over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 62 | 2,055 | 10 | 10 |
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over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 63 | 1,619 | 9 | 11 |
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over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 70 | 1,316 | 7 | 10 |
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over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 74 | 1,427 | 5 | 7 |
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over £ 40,000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 72 | 780 | 6 | 4 |
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by urban / rural classification: |
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Large urban areas | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 45 | 5,471 | 16 | 18 |
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Other urban areas | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 63 | 4,134 | 7 | 11 |
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"Accessible" small towns | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 68 | 1,526 | 6 | 6 |
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"Remote" small towns | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 80 | 652 | 3 | 2 |
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"Accessible" rural areas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 76 | 1,753 | 3 | 4 |
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"Remote" rural areas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 85 | 1,237 | 2 | 1 |
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by frequency of driving 2: |
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Every day | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 83 | 5,613 | 1 | 1 |
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At least three times a week | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 69 | 1,638 | 6 | 6 |
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Once or twice a week | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 64 | 789 | 11 | 15 |
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Less often | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 51 | 410 | 19 | 18 |
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Never, but holds full driving licence | 8 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 39 | 746 | 24 | 25 |
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by whether they hold a full driving licence: |
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Holds a full driving licence | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 74 | 9,196 | 5 | 5 |
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Does NOT hold a full driving licence | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 32 | 5,580 | 24 | 21 |
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1. The interviewer asks "how often have you used your local bus service in the past month, if at all?"
$ There are also small numbers described as "at school", "on Government work or training scheme", "unable to work due to short-term ill-health" or "other"
2 Includes only those who hold a full driving licence.