Scottish Household Survey: Travel Diary 2005/2006

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Table 23: Car/van journey stages reported by drivers- car occupancy, 2005/2006

Number of people in the car/van

Average number
of people in the
car/van

Sample size (=100%)

1: driver only

2: i.e. one passenger

3

4

5+

row percentages

All journeys in 05/06:

60

27

8

3

1

1.58

28,849

by gender:

Male

60

29

7

4

1

1.58

14,645

Female

61

25

9

3

1

1.58

14,204

by age:

17 - 19

65

26

7

2

0

1.48

242

20 - 29

65

23

8

3

1

1.52

2,742

30 - 39

56

25

12

5

2

1.73

6,593

40 - 49

60

25

9

5

2

1.63

7,110

50 - 59

67

25

6

2

0

1.44

5,862

60 - 69

61

33

5

1

0

1.48

3,939

70 - 79

47

47

4

1

0

1.60

1,925

80 and over

60

38

1

1

0

1.43

429

by current status:

Self employed

64

24

7

4

1

1.56

2,523

Employed full time

65

23

8

3

1

1.53

14,437

Employed part time

58

26

12

4

1

1.65

4,030

Looking after the home or family

38

33

18

8

3

2.05

1,246

Permanently retired from work

52

41

5

1

0

1.55

5,004

Unemployed and seeking work

54

34

6

5

1

1.66

308

In further/higher education

65

22

6

6

2

1.58

410

Permanently sick or disabled

52

38

7

3

1

1.65

648

by annual net household income:

up to £10,000 p.a.

61

31

5

3

0

1.51

3,124

over £10,000, up to £15,000 p.a.

57

32

8

2

1

1.58

4,166

over £15,000, up to £20,000 p.a.

59

30

7

3

1

1.57

4,140

over £20,000, up to £25,000 p.a.

59

27

9

3

1

1.61

4,095

over £25,000, up to £30,000 p.a.

60

26

9

4

1

1.59

3,797

over £30,000, up to £40,000 p.a.

62

25

9

3

1

1.58

5,240

over £40,000 p.a.

64

22

8

5

1

1.58

3844

by purpose:

Commuting

85

11

3

1

0

1.20

8,062

Business

82

14

2

1

0

1.22

2,008

Education

47

27

19

6

1

1.88

520

Shopping

46

40

10

4

1

1.74

5,452

Visit hospital or other health

47

35

13

4

1

1.75

606

Other personal business

55

32

9

3

2

1.64

2,190

Visiting friends or relatives

50

32

11

5

2

1.78

3,047

Eating/drinking

25

49

12

11

3

2.17

469

Sport / Entertainment

53

28

10

7

2

1.78

1,637

Holiday / day trip

32

37

17

11

3

2.18

881

Other

57

30

8

3

1

1.62

856

Escort

44

37

12

5

2

1.86

3,121

by start time of journey:

Before 7am

80

15

3

2

1

1.27

847

7am to 9:30am

72

19

6

2

1

1.40

5,239

After 9:30am to before 12noon

56

31

8

3

1

1.61

3,928

12noon to 2 pm

53

32

10

4

1

1.68

4,618

After 2pm to before 4:30pm

56

30

9

4

1

1.65

5,118

4:30pm to before 6:30pm

64

25

7

4

1

1.53

4,882

6:30pm onwards

55

30

8

5

2

1.69

4,197

by day of travel:

Monday to Friday

64

25

7

3

1

1.52

23,223

Saturday or Sunday

48

34

10

5

2

1.79

5,626

by distance travelled:

Under 1km

61

28

8

3

0

1.53

2,921

1 to under 5km

61

28

8

3

1

1.56

10,079

5 to under 10 km

62

26

8

3

1

1.56

5,669

10 to under 20km

61

26

8

4

1

1.59

4,803

Over 20km

57

28

8

5

1

1.65

5,321

Page updated: Wednesday, April 16, 2008