Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 1.15 People who hold a full car driving licence 1 by age
Age group Sample size
(=100%)
17-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ All 17+ Men Women
percent of population number
1985/1986 28 57 62 64 51 37 23 49 68 34 1,854
1989/1991 39 63 72 71 63 50 29 58 73 46 1,895
1992/1994 46 73 77 73 57 49 29 60 77 46 1,627
1995/1997 38 66 76 74 66 61 33 63 77 51 1,729
1998/1999 40 74 77 79 67 63 29 65 76 55 1,120
2000/2001 26 66 79 81 72 69 35 67 79 57 1,212
2002/2003 37 65 79 83 73 68 39 67 77 59 3,041
2004/2005 32 65 80 80 75 65 43 67 78 58 3,236
2006/2007 32 62 76 80 79 69 45 67 76 58 3,189
2008/2009 39 60 81 81 81 70 47 69 79 60 2,923
2009/2010 35 60 79 82 82 70 48 69 78 60 2,889

1. Source: National Travel Survey. Because of the small size of its Scottish sample, the samples for two or three years must be combined to produce results, and even they may be subject to large sampling errors.