Table 13: [Travel to school] Pupils in full-time education at school - usual method of travel to school, 1999 - 2007
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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column percentages |
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Walking | 54.7 | 53.7 | 52.5 | 56.2 | 52.6 | 51.1 | 52.6 | 51.3 | 53.4 |
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Car or Van | 18.3 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 |
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Bicycle | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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Bus* | 24.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 21.4 |
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School bus | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 14.5 |
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Service bus | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
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Rail, including underground | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
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Other | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
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Sample size (=100%) | 2,636 | 3,475 | 3,463 | 3,295 | 3,250 | 3,347 | 3,272 | 3,240 | 2,517 |
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*Bus includes those who travel by private bus and works bus