Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2012-2016
26 September 2017 - Transport and Travel in Scotland 2016
Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2012-2016
| Age | |||
| Primary: 4-11 |
Secondary: 12-18 |
All | |
| By whether they could use public transport | cell percentages | ||
| Yes | 20.8 | 51.3 | 30.5 |
| No | 79.2 | 48.7 | 69.5 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 990 | 440 | 1,420 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 54.1 | 11.1 | 31.0 |
| Inconvenient | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| No service available | 18.5 | 27.6 | 23.4 |
| Too far to bus stop | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Cost, too expensive | 5.6 | 13.0 | 9.6 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 6.9 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Prefer to use car | 11.2 | 34.2 | 23.6 |
| Others | 6.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 200 | 220 | 430 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 48.4 | 13.8 | 40.7 |
| No service available | 44.1 | 62.5 | 48.2 |
| Inconvenient | 5.5 | 12 | 6.9 |
| Too far to bus stop | 2.8 | 11.1 | 4.6 |
| Cost, too expensive | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 10.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 |
| Prefer to use car | 4.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| Others | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 790 | 210 | 1,000 |
*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). Figures may not sum due to rounding.