Household Transport in 2005: some Scottish Household Survey results

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Table 3 People aged 17 and over - frequency of driving 1: 2005

Every day

Per Week

Per Month

Holds full licence, never drives

Total with a full driving licence

Does not have a full driving licence

Sample size (=100%)

At least 3 times

Once or twice

At least 2-3 times

At least once

Less than once

row percentages

n =

All people aged 17+ in 2005

41

12

6

1

0

1

4

65

35

13,970

by sex:

Male

50

13

7

1

0

1

4

77

23

5,920

Female

34

11

5

1

0

1

4

56

44

8,050

by age:

17 - 19

12

2

3

1

0

1

2

20

80

319

20 - 29

37

8

6

1

1

3

5

60

40

1,604

30 - 39

54

11

7

1

0

1

3

78

22

2,421

40 - 49

57

10

6

1

0

1

3

79

21

2,406

50 - 59

48

13

6

1

1

1

4

74

26

2,287

60 - 69

34

16

6

1

0

1

6

64

36

2,178

70 - 79

22

14

5

1

0

1

5

49

51

1,763

80 and over

8

8

4

1

0

1

6

27

73

992

by current situation $:

Self-employed

69

13

8

0

1

1

1

93

7

681

Employed full-time

59

10

6

1

0

1

3

81

19

4,693

Employed part-time

49

14

6

0

0

1

2

73

27

1,453

Looking after home / family

29

9

4

1

1

1

3

49

51

962

Permanently retired from work

23

14

5

1

0

1

6

51

49

4,385

Unemployed and seeking work

20

4

4

0

1

2

7

37

63

437

Higher / further education

19

9

7

1

1

6

7

50

50

402

Permanently sick or disabled

14

10

5

1

1

1

9

41

59

738

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

64

14

11

1

0

2

2

95

5

581

Lower managerial and prof. occs

63

14

6

1

0

1

2

88

12

2,080

Intermediate occupations

52

13

4

1

0

2

4

77

23

990

Small employers & sole traders

68

10

10

1

1

1

1

91

9

352

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

53

12

6

1

0

1

3

76

24

830

Semi-routine occupations

39

10

6

0

0

1

4

60

40

1,383

Routine occupations

38

7

6

1

0

2

3

57

43

1,036

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

19

10

5

1

0

2

7

44

56

3,413

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

27

10

5

1

1

2

5

50

50

2,920

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

38

12

6

1

0

2

5

63

37

2,018

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

47

12

6

1

0

1

4

71

29

1,459

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

59

12

8

1

0

1

2

83

17

1,256

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

65

12

7

1

0

0

1

86

14

1,476

over £ 40,000

70

14

6

0

0

1

1

92

8

918

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

25

6

3

1

1

1

5

41

59

2,743

2

36

9

5

1

1

1

4

58

42

2,952

3

43

12

6

1

0

2

4

68

32

2,806

4

50

14

7

1

0

1

4

78

22

2,936

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

54

16

7

1

0

2

3

83

17

2,516

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

33

10

5

1

1

2

6

58

42

5,069

Other urban areas

45

10

5

1

0

1

4

66

34

3,991

"Accessible" small towns

47

13

5

0

0

1

3

69

31

1,327

"Remote" small towns

39

15

9

1

0

1

4

68

32

812

"Accessible" rural areas

54

14

6

1

0

1

2

78

22

1,498

"Remote" rural areas

49

17

9

1

0

1

3

80

20

1,272

$ 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"
1 The frequency of driving is shown only for those who hold a full driving licence.

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