Table 16: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons for transport choice to children's full time education establishment, 2014-2018 (combined)
Table 16: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons for transport choice to children's full time education establishment, 2014-2018 (combined)
| Usual method of travel to school | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Car or van | School bus | Service bus | |
| cell percentages* | ||||
| Close / Nearby / Not far away | 88 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Most convenient | 9 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
| Travel with friends | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Safest method | 2 | 18 | 19 | 8 |
| Quickest method | 4 | 20 | 9 | 15 |
| Only method available | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 |
| Too far to walk | 0 | 16 | 21 | 27 |
| No public transport | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Publ transp unsuitable (eg too infreq.) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Good exercise / fresh air | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No car / transport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cheapest method | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| It is free | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| On way to work | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Too young to travel any other way | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Relative meets child | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason(s) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 4,590 | 2,330 | 1,370 | 500 |
*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. Table only includes those who have given a reason (question asked only of a sub-sample).