Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 11.11 Frequency of Walking in the previous seven days ¹ (people aged 16+): 2010
	none	1-2 days	3-5 days	6-7 days	1 + days	none	1-2 days	3-5 days	6-7 days	1 + days
	As means of transport					Just for pleasure or to keep fit²					Sample size (=100%)
									row percentages
All people in 2010:	38	19	24	19	62	49	18	16	17	51	6,136
by gender:
Male	38	18	24	20	62	46	18	17	18	53	2,721
Female	38	20	25	17	62	51	17	16	16	49	3,415
by age:
16-19	24	23	25	29	77	50	19	14	17	50	190
20-29	31	19	27	23	69	49	17	19	14	50	691
30-39	33	21	27	19	67	42	23	18	17	58	910
40-49	33	22	27	18	67	43	18	19	20	57	1,085
50-59	43	18	23	16	57	46	20	15	18	53	902
60-69	42	15	23	20	58	48	15	16	21	52	1,090
70-79	50	16	19	15	50	60	14	13	13	40	770
80+	66	12	13	9	34	77	8	9	7	24	498
by current situation:
Self employed	48	17	20	15	52	45	16	17	23	56	332
Employed full time	33	22	26	19	67	42	22	19	18	59	1,921
Employed part time	32	17	30	20	67	43	20	20	17	57	617
Looking after the home/family	31	18	32	19	69	46	18	17	19	54	327
Permanently retired from work	50	15	20	16	51	58	13	13	16	42	2,000
Unemployed/seeking work	27	19	29	25	73	44	18	17	21	56	302
In further/higher education	19	23	30	28	81	49	18	19	14	51	209
Permanently sick or disabled	67	12	9	12	33	79	8	4	9	21	300
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a.	37	16	24	23	63	54	13	14	19	46	1,035
over £10,000 - £15,000	42	16	23	19	58	55	15	15	15	45	1,192
over £15,000 - £20,000	37	18	24	20	62	53	16	14	17	47	884
over £20,000 - £25,000	38	18	26	18	62	51	17	17	16	50	683
over £25,000 - £30,000	37	19	24	20	63	46	18	16	20	54	513
over £30,000 - £40,000	37	22	25	15	62	43	20	20	16	56	801
over £40,000 p.a.	37	22	23	17	62	39	24	18	19	61	792
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20 % most deprived)	37	17	27	19	63	56	14	16	14	44	1,182
2	37	18	23	21	62	52	17	14	17	48	1,206
3	40	19	23	19	61	48	18	16	18	52	1,306
4	40	19	24	17	60	43	19	19	20	58	1,308
5 (20% least deprived)	35	22	25	19	66	46	21	17	16	54	1,132
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas	33	19	27	21	67	51	17	17	14	48	2,120
Other urban	37	20	26	17	63	50	18	15	17	50	1,786
Small accessible towns	42	16	23	19	58	48	18	15	20	53	552
Small remote towns	32	21	24	23	68	48	17	14	21	52	377
Accessible rural	48	20	17	15	52	40	19	19	22	60	772
Remote rural	52	15	16	18	49	43	20	15	22	57	529

1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.