Table SUM1: Summary of Scottish Household Survey results

Table SUM1: Summary of Scottish Household Survey results

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2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019 
Modal share of all journeys3
Walking 21.8 22.0 22.1 26.0 23.3 25.0 21.6 23.5 21.3 19.8 22.1
Driver car/van 51.0 51.1 49.9 48.3 50.0 48.1 50.7 50.7 52.1 52.9 52.9
Passenger car/van 13.3 14.3 13.1 12.7 13.6 13.0 13.3 13.1 12.5 12.8 12.3
Bicycle 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.2
Bus 8.6 8.7 9.1 8.1 8.5 8.6 9.5 7.7 8.2 8.0 7.0
Taxi/minicab 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.2
Rail 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.3
Other 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.0
Sample size (=100%) 18,680  16,300  17,590  19,740  20,180  19,930  18,710  19,050  18,320  17,790  18,450 
  Place of work                    
Works from home 11.4 10.1 10.6 13.2 13.3 13.1 14.1 14.5 14.2 16.0 16.1
Does not work from home 88.6 89.9 89.4 86.8 86.7 86.9 85.9 85.5 85.8 84.0 83.9
Sample size (=100%) 6,100  5,860  6,190  4,730  4,850  4,810  4,670  4,720  4,820  4,720  4,890 
  Travel to work4,5
Walking 12.3 13.4 12.9 13.6 12.9 12.9 13.6 12.3 12.0 11.8 12.0
Car or Van  67.0 67.3 66.6 67.3 66.2 67.7 65.9 67.0 67.6 67.7 68.2
Driver 60.7 61.0 59.1 61.4 60.6 61.6 60.3 61.7 62.3 62.9 63.1
Passenger 6.4 6.3 7.5 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.4 4.8 5.1
Bicycle 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.7
Bus 12.1 10.8 12.0 10.1 11.3 10.1 11.2 10.4 9.8 10.1 9.6
Rail, including underground 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.4 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.4
Other 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1
Sample size (=100%) 5,370  5,220  5,510  4,100  4,160  4,130  3,950  3,970  4,070  3,910  4,050 
% Public and Active Travel6 30.7 30.1 30.8 30.1 30.7 29.9 31.4 30.7 30.1 30.3 29.8
% Journeys under 2 miles by walking .. .. .. 48.5 47.3 51.3 45.1 47.8 45.3 43.0 47.6
% Journeys under 5 miles by cycling .. .. .. 1.5 1.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7
Travel to school7
Walking 50.0 49.7 50.6 51.4 51.7 51.2 48.8 51.8 51.5 52.3 51.8
Car or Van  24.4 23.0 23.4 24.1 24.4 24.5 25.8 25.6 25.6 24.2 25.1
Bicycle 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.8 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.9 1.9
Bus (school or service) 22.0 23.9 21.7 21.1 19.9 20.3 20.9 19.2 19.8 19.0 19.3
School bus 16.0 16.1 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.5 15.2 12.9 14.2 13.9 14.3
Service bus 5.9 7.8 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.0
Rail, including underground 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.3
Other 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.7
Sample size (=100%) 2,880  2,680  2,720  1,920  1,980  1,980  1,880  1,890  1,830  1,720  1,920 
No car 30.7 30.3 30.1 31.0 30.2 30.8 30.0 29.3 28.1 28.6 27.6
One car 43.7 44.0 44.5 43.0 44.0 43.3 43.3 42.1 42.7 42.0 41.5
Two Cars 21.5 21.6 21.0 21.3 21.3 21.1 21.7 23.0 23.4 23.7 24.9
Three or more cars 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.9
One or more cars 69.3 69.7 69.9 69.0 69.8 69.2 70.0 70.7 71.9 71.4 72.4
Two or more cars 25.6 25.7 25.4 26.0 25.8 25.9 26.7 28.5 29.2 29.4 30.8
1+ Bicycles which can be used by adults 35.4 34.3 35.1 35.0 34.3 34.4 35.1 33.8 34.4 34.7 33.5
Sample size 14,190  14,210  14,360  10,640  10,650  10,630  10,330  10,470  10,680  10,530       10,580 
Driving (aged 17+) 
Those with a full driving licence
by gender:
Male  76.2 75.6 75.6 75.6 76.0 75.8 73.4 75.4 75.2 75.6 77.0
Women 60.6 60.2 59.8 61.6 61.4 61.8 63.1 63.1 64.3 64.0 65.9
Identified in another way .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. * *
Refused .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. * *
All 68.0 67.6 67.3 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.0 69.0 69.5 69.5 71.2
Frequency of driving 
Every day 43.4 41.4 40.7 42.0 41.9 40.9 40.9 42.2 41.9 41.4 43.0
At least three times a week 11.9 12.8 13.3 13.1 13.3 13.9 14.5 14.3 14.7 15.3 15.0
Once or twice a week 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.4
At least 2-3 times a month 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
At least once a month 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Less than once a month 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1
Holds full licence, never drives 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.4 4.0 4.2 4.4
Does not have a full driving licence 32.0 32.4 32.7 31.7 31.6 31.5 32.0 31.0 30.5 30.5 28.8
Sample size (=100%) 12,450  12,360  12,800  9,830  9,840  9,720  9,340  9,570  9,760  9,650  9,720 
Percentage of car / van stages delayed by traffic congestion9 11.0 10.5 11.2 9.9 9.7 11.7 12.4 11.7 12.8 13.0 11.9
Sample size (=100%) 8,690  7,610  8,330  9,830  10,200  9,820  9,690  9,810  9,960  9,390  9,880 
Frequency of use of local bus/train service (aged 16+)
Bus service
Every day or almost every day 11.3 11.0 11.1 9.3 11.3 9.7 11.7 9.3 9.7 9.6 8.2
2 or 3 times per week 11.8 11.7 12.5 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.6 10.6 10.6 10.3 9.3
About once a week 8.4 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.6 8.1 7.7 7.9 7.2 7.0
Once or twice a month 14.1 13.5 14.2 13.7 14.1 13.6 14.3 13.2 14.7 15.1 14.0
Not used in the past month 54.5 56.1 54.3 58.2 55.4 57.7 54.2 59.2 57.1 57.8 61.5
Train service
Every day or almost every day 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.4
2 or 3 times per week 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.5
About once a week 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.2 4.0 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.0
Once or twice a month 15.9 17.3 17.9 19.1 19.5 21.2 20.7 20.8 21.9 20.6 20.8
Not used in the past month 76.2 75.5 74.2 71.8 71.8 69.5 70.2 70.5 69.0 69.5 70.2
Sample size (=100%)  12,520  12,420  12,890  9,890  9,920  9,800  9,410  9,640  9,810  9,700  9,780 

1. The apparent year-to-year fluctuations in some of the figures may be due to sampling variability.

2. 1999 to 2007 results can be viewed by unhiding columns E to M.

3. The Travel diary methodology changed in 2007 and in 2012, creating a break in the time series.

4.  Employed adults (aged 16+) not working from home

5. Figures for 2017 travel to work by car or van an by train have been revised from 67.7 an 5.1.

6. Tram journeys were not included in publications before 2018. They have now been added, and the 2016 figure is 0.1% higher than previous published.

7. Figures for 2017 Travel to school by car or van have been revised from 25.5.

8. From 2012 Q4 the question was changed to ask about access to cars / vans instead of just cars.

9. Data published in 2015 erroneously included a value of 12.5 because of the exclusion of vans; this table contains the revised data.

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