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Transport and Travel in Scotland 2010
Summarises a broad range of transport statistics including road vehicles, traffic, casualties, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport and personal travel as well as providing some comparisons with GB figures. Further breakdowns of Scottish Household Survey transport data including households' access to cars and bikes, frequency of driving, modes of travel to work and school, use and opinions of public transport and access to services are also presented.
Table 13: [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2007-2010
| Car/Van Driver/Passenger | |
|---|---|
| column percentages | |
| By whether they could use public transport | |
| Yes | 42 |
| No | 57 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 13,951 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |
| Takes too long | 56 |
| No direct route | 34 |
| Need a car for work | 13 |
| Prefer to use car | 13 |
| Work unusual hours | 9 |
| Cost | 8 |
| Lack of service | 8 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 6 |
| Too infrequent | 6 |
| Too much to carry | 5 |
| Nothing | 5 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 3 |
| Dislike waiting about | 2 |
| Uncomfortable | 2 |
| Collect/drop off children on way | 1 |
| Health reasons | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 2,762 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |
| No direct route | 42 |
| Takes too long | 23 |
| Lack of service | 22 |
| Inconvenient | 21 |
| Need a car for work | 20 |
| Work unusual hours | 18 |
| Prefer to use car | 9 |
| Too much to carry | 7 |
| Too infrequent | 6 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 3 |
| Nothing | 2 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 2 |
| Cost | 1 |
| Health reasons | 1 |
| Other | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 2,945 |
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