Table 14:[Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2012-20161
26 September 2017 - Transport and Travel in Scotland 2016
Table 14:[Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2012-20161
| Car/Van Driver/Passenger | |
| column percentages | |
| By whether they could use public transport | |
| Yes | 46.2 |
| No | 52.1 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 7,670 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |
| Takes too long | 42.4 |
| No direct route | 22.7 |
| Prefer to use car | 14.4 |
| Need a car for work | 10.2 |
| Work unusual hours | 6.9 |
| Cost | 8.1 |
| Lack of service | 6.1 |
| Nothing | ** |
| Public transport is unreliable | 3.4 |
| Too infrequent | 3.5 |
| Too much to carry | 2.5 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 2.6 |
| Dislike waiting about | 1.6 |
| Uncomfortable | 0.6 |
| Health reasons | 0.7 |
| Prefer to walk | 0.7 |
| Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 3,380 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |
| No direct route | 33.2 |
| Lack of service | 26.1 |
| Takes too long | 17.9 |
| Inconvenient | 12.9 |
| Need a car for work | 13.9 |
| Work unusual hours | 12.1 |
| Prefer to use car | 5.9 |
| Too much to carry | 5.5 |
| Too infrequent | 3.6 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 3.7 |
| Nothing | . |
| Long walk to bus stop | 1.9 |
| Cost | 1.5 |
| Live centrally / within walking distance | 0.5 |
| Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 1,380 |
1. Question asked every other year from 2012. 2016 data is latest available.