Household Transport in 2006: Some Scottish Household Survey Results

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Annex 2 SHS Transport-related topics (apart from the Travel Diary) analysed in Transport Statistics bulletins
Travel Diary results are analysed in the " SHS Travel Diary results" bulletins

SHS
question
ref.

Topic
(those in the survey in 1999 to 2005 -
NB: "03" questions introduced in April 2003)

Years asked

Table numbers

Statistics"$

"Household Transport": editions with results for

"Transport across Scotland"

"Bus & Coach

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

99

99/00

01

02

03

04

05

06

99/00

01/02

03/04

"00-01"

"01-02"

"02-03"

"03-04"

"04-05"

"05-06"

HD1 / LICENCE

Type of any driving licence held

X

X

X

X

A

A

A

A

6

4

-

5

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

derived

Full driving licence % held by various sub-groups

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

5

3

6

3

2, D

2, D

2, D

6

3, 4

3, 4

-

-

-

-

-

HD2 / FREDRV

Frequency of driving

X

X

X

X

A

A

A

A

8

6

4

7

4

3, E

3, E

3, E

7

3, 4

3, 4

-

-

-

-

-

HD3

Reasons for driving

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD4-5

Whether pays reduced bus or train fares

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD6

Whether has Orange or Blue Badge

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

19

19

21

-

21

-

27

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD7

Whether any motor vehicles available for private use

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

3

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

5

1, 2

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD7n

Whether any cars available for private use

x

x

x

x

X

X

X

X

3

1

1

1

1

1, A

1, A

1, A

-

-

1, 2

-

-

-

-

-

HD8

Number of motor vehicles available

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD8n

Number of cars available

x

x

x

x

X

X

X

X

3

1

1

1

1

1, A

1, A

1, A

5

1, 2

1, 2

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD9

Type of motor vehicle

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD10

Whether privately owned, leased or company vehicle

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

4, 5

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

derived

Whether household has any company cars / vehicles

x

x

x

x

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

-

-

-

-

5

1, 2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD11-14

Age / registration letter etc

X

X

X

R

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD15-16

Who has most access, who else drives vehicle

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD17-18

Estimated annual mileage of vehicle

X

X

X

R

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD19

Estimated monthly expenditure on fuel for vehicles

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD19n

Estimated monthly expenditure on fuel for cars

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

2

C

11, C

8, C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD19b

Number of vehicles 12 months ago

-

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

derived

Whether more or fewer motor vehicles available

-

x

x

x

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD20

Whether bicycles available for use by adults

X

X

-

X

X

X

X

X

3

1

-

1

1

1, B

1, B

1, B

5

1, 2

1, 2

-

-

-

-

-

-

HD21

Walking time to nearest bus stop

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1, 2

1*

1*

1*

1*

1*, B*

1*, B*

1*, B*

1, 3

8 - 10

10-12

11, 12

11, 12

11 - 13

11 - 12

11,12,A

11,12, AC

HD22

Frequency of bus service

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1, 2

1*

1*

1*

1*

1*, B*

1*, B*

1*, B*

2, 3

8 - 10

10-12

11, 12

11, 12

11 - 13

11 - 12

11,12,B

11,12, BC

HE10

Method of travel to school

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

18

16

18

22

18, K

27, K

24, N

13

18

22

-

-

-

-

-

HE11

Method of travel from school

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HE12-14

Reasons for method of travel to/from school

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

#

-

-

17

19

-

19

-

25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HE15

Whether pupils could use public transport

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

18

20

-

20

-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HE16

Main reasons pupil does not use public transport

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

#

-

-

18

20

-

20

-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HE17

Main reasons pupil cannot use public transport

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

#

-

-

18

20

-

20

-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RB4 XA

Frequency of travel by bus or train in the evenings

-

-

X

R

X

X

X

X

-

-

7

-

-

10,11,F,G

F,G

13,14, GH

-

-

-

-

20

25, 26

25, 26

26,27,E

26,27,F

RB4 YA

Perceptions of safety from crime while travelling by bus or train in the evening

-

-

X

R

X

X

X

X

-

-

9

-

-

10,11,F,G

F,G

13,14, GH

-

13

17

-

20

25, 26

-

26,27,E

26,27,F

RB4 XA

Frequency of travel by foot in the evenings

-

-

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RA4 AC

Perceptions of safety from crime while travelling by foot in the evening

-

-

X

R

X

X

X

X

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RB2-3

Public transport as an aspect of the neighbourhood

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

11, 12

13, 14

13, 14

13, 14

14 - 16

13

13,14,C

13,14,D

RD1

Location of workplace / if works at/from home, etc

X

X

X

R

X

X

X

X

13

12

10

14

14

14

-

20, L

11

16

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

RD1b

If works at/from home, "balance" home / elsewhere

-

-

-

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

FLEX … etc

Whether work flexi-time or sometimes work at home, availability and use of car when working at home

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RD3

Method of travel to work

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

14

13

11

15

15

15, J

22, J

21, M

10

14, 15

18, 19

15*,16*

15*,16*

19 - 21

16*,17*

17* 18* D*

17*,18*,E*

RD3

Method of travel to education\study

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

18

17

-

-

16

-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RD4

Whose car or van is used to travel to work

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

16

15

13

-

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RD5

Where is the vehicle parked

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

16

15

13

-

17

-

-

-

12

17

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

TRIP

Other purpose(s) of car/van journey to work/education

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RD6

Reasons for choice of method of travel to work

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

#

15

14

12

16

18

-

23

-

-

-

-

17

17

22

18

19

19

RD7

Whether possible to use public transport

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

15

13

17

19

-

24

-

11

16

20

15, 16

15, 16

19 - 21

16-19

17,18,D

17,18,E

RD8

Reasons person does not use public transport

X

X

X

X

M

X

#

#

17

16

14

17

19

-

24

-

-

-

-

18

18

23

19, 20

20, 21

20, 21

RD9

Reasons person cannot use public transport

X

X

X

X

M

X

#

#

17

16

15

17

19

-

24

-

-

-

-

18

18

23

19, 21

20, 22

20, 22

WORKYR

Whether in employment a year ago

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MODEYR

Method of travel to work a year ago

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

20

16

-

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MODEDIFF

Reasons for change of method of travel to work

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

21

17

-

23

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CARDEP

Frequency of car use for different journey types

-

-

-

-

X

X

#

#

-

-

-

-

5, 6

4,5

-

4, 5

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

MODECHNG

How easy or difficult it would be to change from car use

-

-

-

-

X

X

#

#

-

-

-

-

7, 8

6,7

-

6, 7

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

CHARGE1

Views on motoring taxes and charges

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TGROW1-2

Concern about traffic growth

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

5-8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CONGEST1

Frequency of driving in congested traffic

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CONGEST2-3

Impacts and solutions of congestion

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE1-3

Estimated annual personal mileage

X

X

X

R

-

-

-

-

-

7

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE4-5

Amount spent on public transport in the previous seven days

X

X

X

X

-

-

X

X

-

8

-

9

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE6-7

Number of days in the past week made a trip by bicycle as a means of transport or just for pleasure / to keep fit

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

#

11, 12

10, 11

6

13

13

13, I

21, I

17, K

9

7

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE8-9

Number of days in the past week made a trip by foot as a means of transport or just for pleasure / to keep fit

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

#

10, 12

9, 11

5

12

12

12, H

20, H

16, J

8

5, 6

7, 8

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE1

Whether ridden a motorbike/moped/scooter in the past year

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE2

Engine size of motorbike/moped/scooter

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE3-4

Purpose of using motorbike/moped/scooter

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE5

Estimated annual mileage on motorbike/moped/scooter

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE6

How long ridden motorbike/moped/scooter

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE7

Any gaps of more than a year in riding motorbike/moped/scooters

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BIKE8

How long since the last break of more than a year

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

COMTRAN1

Whether used community transport in the past year

-

-

-

-

-

-

X 1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

COMTRAN2-3

Reasons for using community transport

-

-

-

-

-

-

X 1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE10

Main reasons for not driving

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

9

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE10B

Frequency of use of local bus service

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

10

10

9

17

12, F

-

-

15

-

-

17

14

15

15, F

RE10C

Views on local bus service

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

11

11

-

18

-

-

-

16

-

-

18

15

16

16

RE10D

Frequency of use of train service

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

10

10

9

17

12, F

-

-

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE10E

Views on train service

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

11

11

-

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE10F

Non user's views on train services

-

-

-

-

-

-

#

#

-

-

-

-

-

-

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE11

Reasons for not learning to drive

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE12

Reasons for not using buses more often

X

X

X

X

M

X

#

#

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

19

24

22 - 24

23-25

23-25

CARPLAN

Methods of planning car / van / bicycle / motorbike journeys

-

-

-

-

X

X

#

#

-

-

-

-

9

8

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PTPLAN

Methods of accessing bus / train / underground information

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

9

8

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TD… various

Knowledge, use, reasons for use, etc. of Transport Direct

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TL_... various

Knowledge, use, reasons for use, etc. of Traveline Scotland

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE13

Whether injured in a road accident in the past year

X

X

X

X

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE14

- if so, type of casualty

X

X

X

X

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RE14B

Did the police come to know of the accident

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

13

19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RF13

Convenience of public transport

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

11, 12

13, 14

13, 14

13, 14

14 - 16

13

13,14,C

13,14,D

RG6

Type of activity normally found difficult to manage on own

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

19

19

21

-

21, L

L

27, O

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

derived

Number of activities the person has difficulty with

x

x

x

x

-

-

-

-

20

19

19

21

-

21, L

L

27, O

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RG6an

Whether has a concessionary travel pass

-

-

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

15, I

-

-

-

-

-

-

26

28

30

RG6 USE

How often uses concessionary travel pass

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31

$ = "Bus and Coach" bulletin titles refer to financial years, but their SHS figures only go up to the "nearest " calendar year.
* = These tables provide much less detailed information than other tables which analyse this topic
# = This question was asked only of a randomly-chosen sub-sample, in order to make room for questions on other Transport topics
R = Revised question, often (but not always) collecting less information to make "room" for questions on other Transport topics
M = Question improved with effect from this year ( e.g.) to identify which is the "main" reason, in cases where more than one reason is given
A = up to March 2003, asked in respect of all adults; in April 2003, it was moved to the "Random Adult" interview - so is now available only for the Random Adult
1 = These questions were only asked from January to June 2005

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