Table 43: In general, What discourages you from walking more often than you do? (2012-2016)

26 September 2017 - Transport and Travel in Scotland 2016

Table 43: In general, What discourages you from walking more often than you do? (2012-2016)

Table 43: In general, What discourages you from walking more often than you do? (2012-2016)

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Nothing	51.0	60.1	57.3	..	54.1
Takes too long	3.9	4.1	4.5	..	6.1
Health reasons / unable to walk far	15.9	15.9	15.3	..	15.8
Weather	20.3	11.1	14.7	..	17.5
Not safe	0.9	1.1	0.7	..	0.7
Lack of walking paths	0.7	1.0	0.4	..	0.9
Poor quality paths	0.4	0.8	0.5	..	0.7
Inconvenient	0.4	0.6	0.3	..	0.6
Too much to carry/awkward	0.5	0.5	0.3	..	0.7
Travelling with others	0.1	0.1	0.1	..	0.1
No need	2.6	1.5	1.8	..	1.6
Live too far away	0.4	1.0	0.4	..	0.6
Prefer to use other modes - car/bus/train	0.7	0.5	0.5	..	0.4
Given lifts	0.1	0.1	0.1	..	0.1
Laziness	4.4	4.8	4.4	..	4.4
Other	3.8	2.7	3.2	..	3.8
Sample size (=100%)	9,890	9,920	9,800	..	9,640