Bus and Coach Statistics: 2005-06

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Table 17 Employed1adults (16+) who do not work from home - usual means of travel to work Car / van commuters2- could they use public transport? : 2005

Employed adults (16+) who do not work from home: Usual means of travel to work

Car / van commuters

Could
use
public
transp.

Could
not
use
public
transp.

All
car /
van
comm-
uters

Sample
size
(=100%)

Bus

Car
or van

Other
(e.g.
walking)

Sample
size
(=100%)

row percentages

n =

row percentages

n =

All such people in 2005

12

68

20

6,044

44

56

100

4,033

by sex

Male

9

71

20

2,815

40

60

100

1,957

Female

14

65

21

3,229

47

53

100

2,076

by age

16 - 19

28

36

36

118

54

46

100

47

20 - 29

20

56

23

969

50

50

100

530

30 - 39

10

71

19

1,664

42

58

100

1,152

40 - 49

9

73

18

1,650

42

58

100

1,176

50 - 59

8

71

21

1,279

44

56

100

886

60 and over

13

68

19

364

42

58

100

242

by current situation

Self-employed

4

81

15

269

28

72

100

212

Full-time employment

12

69

19

4,444

44

56

100

3,008

Part-time employment

13

62

25

1,331

45

55

100

813

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

6

72

22

454

56

44

100

326

Lower managerial and prof. occs

9

74

17

1,616

45

55

100

1,181

Intermediate occupations

15

68

17

741

54

46

100

488

Small employers & sole traders

3

82

14

110

24

76

100

87

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

11

70

18

602

34

66

100

419

Semi-routine occupations

17

56

26

903

40

60

100

518

Routine occupations

16

60

24

646

35

65

100

374

by annual net household income

up to £ 10,000

20

46

34

426

46

54

100

188

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

21

52

27

921

43

57

100

493

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

15

62

23

998

43

57

100

624

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

14

67

19

920

45

55

100

634

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

8

73

19

897

38

62

100

647

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

9

75

16

1,146

44

56

100

868

over £ 40,000

4

80

16

705

49

51

100

557

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

21

57

23

929

43

57

100

520

2

13

62

24

1,227

44

56

100

742

3

9

71

19

1,239

37

63

100

863

4

8

74

18

1,357

42

58

100

989

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

10

72

18

1,284

50

50

100

913

by type of area

Large urban areas

18

59

22

2,112

55

45

100

1,214

Other urban areas

9

70

21

1,847

44

56

100

1,261

"Accessible" small towns

8

74

17

598

39

61

100

435

"Remote" small towns

6

59

34

343

26

74

100

194

"Accessible" rural areas

6

83

11

661

34

66

100

540

"Remote" rural areas

4

83

14

482

21

79

100

388

1. Those whose current situation was described as "self-employed", "employed full-time" or "employed part-time".
2. Those for whom a car or a van was the usual main method of travel to work, excluding those who said that they did not know whether they could use public transport to travel to work.

Page updated: Monday, March 19, 2007