8 Freight

8 Freight

  • The amount of freight lifted in Scotland continues to fall. Excluding road transport, freight lifted fell 3% to 64.9 million tonnes in 2012.
  • Two thirds of freight lifted in Scotland was transported by road in 2010 (the latest year for which road freight data is available). (A slight fall from a peak of 71% in 2007). Four per cent is carried by rail, 14 per cent by pipeline and the rest by water. These proportions have changed little over the last ten years.
  • Sixteen million tonnes of coastwise freight traffic was lifted in Scotland in 2011, a fall of 30 per cent from the peak in 2008.

Freight lifted in Scotland.

8.1 Road Freight data for 2011 has yet to be published by DfT, it will be released in December 2013.

8.2 The amount of freight lifted in Scotland has been falling in recent years. Volume peaked in 2007 at 250.8 million tonnes. In 2010, 198.6 million tonnes were lifted, a fall of 20.8 per cent.

8.3 The amount of freight lifted by methods other than road has also been falling. Volumes peaked in 2008 at 75 million tonnes and by 2011 had fallen back to 64.9 million tonnes, a reduction of 14 per cent, this included a fall of 3% between 2010 and 2011.

Road

8.4 There were 132 million tonnes of freight lifted by road in Scotland in 2010.

8.5 Caution is advised when comparing with figures prior to 2004-05 as DfT has improved the survey methodology and processing.

8.6 The 2010 figure continues a fall from a peak of 182 million tonnes in 2007. Over the longer-term, the amount of freight carried by road fluctuated between 1975 and 1987 (see Figure 19), rising to 172 million tonnes in 1976 and falling to 128 million tonnes in 1986. After 1988, it was more stable, varying between 149 million tonnes (in 1991) and 162 million tonnes (in 1996). Figures 26 and 27 show that, in terms of tonnes lifted, much more freight is carried by road than by any other mode of transport. Per head of population, the amount of freight which is lifted by road is slightly higher in Scotland than in Great Britain.

Rail

8.7 The volume of rail freight traffic lifted in Scotland fell from 29.8 million tonnes in 1960 to 5.4 million tonnes in 1994-95. Figure 20 shows that since then it increased to a peak of 14 million tonnes in 2005-06 before falling back again to 7.6 million tonnes in 2011-12 (a fall of 47%).

Coastal

8.8 Levels of Coastwise freight traffic lifted in Scotland have been falling since 2008, reaching 16.8 million tonnes in 2011. This is a fall of nine per cent on 2010 and 47 per cent on 2008. Per head of population, much more freight is lifted by coastwise shipping in Scotland than in Great Britain. [Table SGB3]

Inland Waterways

The annual amount of freight lifted for inland waterways has remained between about 9 and 12 million tonnes since 1982. Figure 20 shows the trends since 1980 (inland waterway) and 1987 (coastwise traffic). [Table S1]

Air

8.9 Fifty two thousand tonnes of freight was carried by air in 2012. This is 15 per cent higher than the amount carried in 2011 and the highest level for five years. It is still 37 per cent lower than the peak of 83 thousand tonnes in 2006. Air freight makes up less than 0.1 per cent of all freight transported in Scotland. [Table S1]

Pipelines

8.10 The amount of oil carried in Scottish pipelines rose rapidly to 28 million tonnes in 1979, and has remained at 28 million tonnes over the last ten years. Figure 20 shows the trends since 1975. Per head of population, the amount of freight which is lifted by pipeline is significantly greater in Scotland than in Great Britain.

Freight moved - tonne-kilometres

8.11 Figures 26 and 27 showed that, in terms of tonnes lifted, more freight is carried by road than by any other mode of transport. However, a different picture can be seen when account is taken of the distance that freight is carried. Table H2(b) shows that, in terms of tonne-kilometres, coastwise shipping accounted for the largest amount of freight moved in most years, with road coming second (in 2004 the position was reversed). Rail and pipeline still move smaller amounts of freight than road. However, they represent a higher proportion of the total when they are measured in tonne-kilometres, because of the greater distance (on average) for which freight is carried by rail and by pipeline.

Figure 19: Freight lifted: road and coastwise shipping

Figure 19 Freight lifted road and coastwise shipping

NB: breaks appear in the series due to changes in the survey methodology and processing.

Figure 20: Freight lifted: coastwise shipping, pipelines, inland waterway and rail

Figure 20 Freight lifted: coastwise shipping, pipelines, inland waterway and rail

NB: breaks appear in the series due to changes in the survey methodology and processing. The increase in pipeline figures between 1989 and 1990 is believed to be due to a change in coverage.

Table S1  Summary of Transport in Scotland
Numbers
   2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vehicles Licensed thousands
Private and Light Goods 1 2,058 2,104 2,158 2,231 2,259 2,313 2,347 2,362 2,364 2,369 2,395
All Vehicles 1   2,330 2,383 2,448 2,531 2,564 2,627 2,665 2,684 2,685 2,691 2,717
New Registrations 259 262 263 251 243 251 215 216 209 202 216
Local Bus Services2 millions
Passenger Journeys (boardings)3 471 478 460 466 476 488 484 459 431 439 ..
Vehicle Kilometres3 374 369 359 374 384 389 386 376 346 338 ..
Passenger Revenue  £ million
at latest year's prices3  .. .. .. .. 637 661 683 675 638 639 ..
Freight Lifted million tonnes
Road 4, 9 154.4 153.4 173.1 165.6 170.0 176.8 157.0 131.9 131.9 ..
Rail2 9.12 8.32 11.25 14.32 12.96 11.35 10.36 9.69 8.33 7.61 ..
Coastwise traffic 19.2 19.5 20.5 25.5 20.6 22.8 23.3 19.8 18.0 16.3 ..
One Port traffic 1.81 1.54 1.33 1.76 1.48 1.83 1.75 3.59 1.88 2.42 ..
Inland waterway traffic 10.01 10.06 9.97 10.19 10.16 10.50 12.19 10.10 10.89 10.70 ..
Pipelines5 28.0 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.8 27.5 27.6 27.6 27.6 27.8 28.2
Public Road Lengths  kilometres
Trunk (A and M)10 3,488 3,485 3,482 3,505 3,518 3,505 3,505 3,520 3,518 3,530 3,530
Other Major (A and M) 7,417 7,418 7,418 7,433 7,424 7,381 7,421 7,421 7,414 7,467 7,473
Minor Roads 43,687 43,659 43,693 43,911 44,029 44,303 44,420 44,594 44,696 44,771 44,871
All Roads10, 12 54,592 54,562 54,593 54,849 54,971 55,188 55,346 55,535 55,628 55,768 55,874
Road Traffic million vehicle-kilometres
Motorways11 5,730 5,856 6,094 6,151 6,433 6,577 6,683 6,633 6,503 6,570 7,140
A roads  21,533 21,826 22,114 21,904 22,465 22,408 22,127 22,327 21,992 21,996 21,713
All roads (incl. B, C, uncl.) 41,535 42,038 42,705 42,718 44,119 44,666 44,470 44,219 43,488 43,390 43,549
Reported Road Accident Casualties12
Killed 304 336 308 286 314  281  270  216  208 186 170
Killed and Serious 3,533 3,293 3,074 2,952 2,949  2,666  2,845  2,504  2,176 2,061 2,129
All (Killed, Serious, Slight) 19,275 18,756 18,502 17,885 17,269  16,238  15,591  15,043  13,338  12,770  12,575
Passenger Rail2,6 millions
  ScotRail passenger journeys6 57.4 57.5 64.0 69.4 71.6 74.5 76.4 76.9 78.3 81.1 83.3
  ORR data:
   Rail journeys in/from Scotland7 54.8 58.4 63.7 69.3 72.6 75.6 79.3 79.8 83.2 87.1 ..
   Passenger receipts (£2011 mill) 256.0 269.5 285.5 286.4 295.0 335.8 337.1 370.4 383.8 393.4 ..
Air Transport thousands
Terminal Passengers 19,783 21,084 22,555 23,795 24,437 25,132 24,348 22,496 20,907 22,065 22,207
Transport Movements 362.6 367.3 385.6 408.8 420.6 428.2 417.1 382.7 354.4 366.3 372.1
thousand tonnes
Freight 77.0 80.8 81.0 79.4 83.3 66.1 50.2 50.9 47.5 45.2 52.2
Ferries  (selected services8) thousands
Passengers 5,365 5,721 5,921 5,971 6,020 6,012 5,699 5,935 5,872 5,626 5,488
Vehicles 1,241 1,260 1,338 1,365 1,372 1,416 1,377 1,445 1,408 1,351 1,305

1 DfT has revised the figures for the light goods and goods body types back to 2001. DfT does not have the underlying data to revise earlier years' figures.

2 Financial years

3 The DfT have revised figures from 2004/05 onwards as a result of methodological improvements. Figures prior to this period are not directly comparable. See Chapter 2 for more detail.  Figures from 2006 include Government support for buses which is not available for the two previous years.

4 Freight lifted in Scotland by UK-registered hauliers, regardless of whether the destination is in Scotland, elsewhere in the UK or outwith the UK. The figures for 2004 onwards are not compatible with those for earlier years due to changes in methodology and processing system for the survey.

5 The estimated amounts of crude oil and products carried by pipelines over 50km in length. 2012 figures are provisional. 

6 ScotRail introduced a new methodology which better estimates Strathclyde Zonecard journeys from 2009/10. Figures from 2003/04 onwards present the impact of this on previously reported data to provide a more meaningful year on year comparison. Note that this has no impact on actual journeys undertaken.

7 The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) produce total passenger figures. These are not adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail figures.  There is a series break between 2007-08 and 2008-09 due to a change in the methodology. From 2008-09 estimates of PTE travel (zone cards) are included.

8 Those services for which figures are (at least) available back to 1975: Caledonian MacBrayne, P&O Scottish Ferries / NorthLink Orkney & Shetland, and Orkney Ferries. 

9 Domestic freight estimates for 2006 to 2009 were revised on 27 October 2011

10 Totals have been revised in  2012 to include slip roads on Trunk A roads which had previously excluded.    See Road Network chapter for more information. Data for 2012 are provisional.

11 Changes in the layout of the M74/M77/M8 during 2012 are likely to have affected the traffic data for motorways.

12 Figures for 2012 are provisional.

Table S2   Summary of Transport in Scotland - index numbers
Index 2002=100
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vehicles Licensed
Private and Light Goods1 100.0 102.2 104.9 108.4 109.7 112.4 114.1 114.8 114.9 115.1 116.4
All Vehicles1   100.0 102.3 105.1 108.6 110.1 112.7 114.4 115.2 115.2 115.5 116.6
New Registrations 100.0 101.2 101.3 96.8 93.6 96.7 82.9 83.3 80.5 78.0 83.4
Local Bus Services2
Passenger Journeys (boardings)3 100.0 102.1 104.7 103.9 98.5 92.5 94.2 ..
Vehicle Kilometres3 100.0 102.7 104.0 103.2 100.5 92.5 90.4 ..
Passenger Revenue
at latest year's prices (2006=100)3  100.0 103.3 102.1 96.6 96.7 ..
Freight Lifted
Road 4, 9 100.0 99.4 112.1 107.3 110.1 114.5 101.7 85.4 85.4 .. ..
Rail2 100.0 91.2 123.4 157.0 142.1 124.5 113.6 106.3 91.3 83.4 ..
Coastwise traffic 100.0 101.6 106.7 133.0 107.2 118.7 121.3 103.3 93.5 85.1 ..
One Port traffic 100.0 85.1 73.5 97.2 81.8 101.1 96.7 198.3 103.9 133.7 ..
Inland waterway traffic 100.0 100.5 99.6 101.8 101.5 104.9 121.8 100.9 108.8 106.9 ..
Pipelines5 100.0 98.8 98.6 98.4 99.1 98.1 98.4 98.4 98.4 99.1 100.6
Public Road Lengths
Trunk (A and M) 100.0 99.9 99.8 100.5 100.9 100.5 100.5 100.9 100.9 101.2 101.2
Other Major (A and M) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.2 100.1 99.5 100.1 100.1 100.0 100.7 100.7
Minor Roads 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.5 100.8 101.4 101.7 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.7
All Roads12 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.4 101.7 101.9 102.2 102.3
Road Traffic
Motorways 100.0 102.2 106.4 107.3 112.3 114.8 116.6 115.8 113.5 114.7 124.6
A roads  100.0 101.4 102.7 101.7 104.3 104.1 102.8 103.7 102.1 102.2 100.8
All roads (incl. B, C, uncl.) 100.0 101.2 102.8 102.8 106.2 107.5 107.1 106.5 104.7 104.5 104.8
Reported Road Accident Casualties10
Killed 100.0 110.5 101.3 94.1 103.3 92.4 88.8 71.1 68.4 61.2 55.9
Killed and Serious 100.0 93.2 87.0 83.6 83.5 75.5 80.5 70.9 61.6 58.3 60.3
All (Killed, Serious, Slight) 100.0 97.3 96.0 92.8 89.6 84.2 80.9 78.0 69.2 66.3 65.2
Passenger Rail2,6
  ScotRail passenger journeys6 100.0 100.1 111.6 121.0 124.8 129.8 133.2 134.1 136.4 141.3 145.1
  Rail journeys in/from Scotland7 100.0 106.6 116.2 126.5 132.4 138.0 144.7 145.6 151.8 158.9 ..
  Passenger receipts (£2011 mill) 100.0 105.3 111.5 111.9 115.2 131.2 131.7 144.7 149.9 153.6 ..
Air Transport
Terminal Passengers 100.0 106.6 114.0 120.3 123.5 127.0 123.1 113.7 105.7 111.5 112.3
Transport Movements 100.0 101.3 106.4 112.7 116.0 118.1 115.0 105.5 97.7 101.0 102.6
Freight 100.0 104.9 105.1 103.1 108.1 85.8 65.2 66.1 61.7 58.6 67.8
Ferries  (selected services8)
Passengers 100.0 106.6 110.4 111.3 112.2 112.1 106.2 110.6 109.4 104.9 102.3
Vehicles 100.0 101.5 107.8 110.0 110.6 114.1 111.0 116.4 113.4 108.9 105.2

1 DfT has revised the figures for the light goods and goods body types back to 2001. DfT does not have the underlying data to revise earlier years' figures.

2 Financial years

3 The DfT have revised figures from 2004/05 onwards as a result of methodological improvements. Figures prior to this period are not directly comparable. See Chapter 2 of Scottish Transport Statistics for more detail.  Figures from 2006 include Government support for buses which is not available for the two previous years.

4 Freight lifted in Scotland by UK-registered hauliers, regardless of whether the destination is in Scotland, elsewhere in the UK or outwith the UK. The figures for 2004 onwards are not compatible with those for earlier years due to changes in methodology and processing system for the survey.

5 The estimated amounts of crude oil and products carried by pipelines over 50km in length. 2012 figures are provisional. 

6 ScotRail introduced a new methodology which better estimates Strathclyde Zonecard journeys from 2009/10. Figures from 2003/04 onwards present the impact of this on previously reported data to provide a more meaningful year on year comparison.Note that this has no impact on actual journeys undertaken. 

7 The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) produce total passenger figures. These are not adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail figures.

8 Those services for which figures are (at least) available back to 1975: Caledonian MacBrayne, P&O Scottish Ferries / NorthLink Orkney & Shetland, and Orkney Ferries. 

9 Domestic freight estimates for 2006 to 2009 were revised on 27 October 2011

10 Figures for 2012 are provisional.

Table S3   Summary of Scottish Household Survey results1
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
column percentages
Place of work
Works from home 9.3 9.1 9.0 11.1 10.7 11.2 10.0 11.4 10.1 10.6 13.2
Does not work from home 90.7 90.9 91.0 88.9 89.3 88.8 90.0 88.6 89.9 89.4 86.8
Sample size (=100%) 6,597 6,681 7,058 6,841 6,845 5,888 6,092 6,103 5,862 6,189 4,734
Travel to work2
Walking 13.2 12.6 12.7 12.7 13.8 11.9 12.5 12.3 13.4 12.9 13.6
Car or Van  67.7 68.5 67.0 67.4 66.8 68.0 66.0 67.0 67.3 66.6 67.3
Driver 56.6 59.8 58.9 59.8 59.8 61.3 59.9 60.7 61.0 59.1 61.4
Passenger 11.0 8.7 8.1 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.1 6.4 6.3 7.5 6.0
Bicycle 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0
Bus 12.2 11.6 12.7 12.1 11.8 12.7 12.1 12.1 10.8 12.0 10.1
Rail, including underground 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.5 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.3
Other 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.6
Sample size (=100%) 5,973 6,033 6,359 6,044 6,068 5,175 5,437 5,371 5,221 5,508 4,103
Travel to school
Walking 55.5 52.4 51.2 52.5 51.1 52.8 48.8 50.0 49.7 50.6 51.4
Car or Van  19.0 21.7 21.6 21.0 21.7 21.9 23.6 24.4 23.0 23.4 24.1
Bicycle 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.8
Bus (school or service) 22.4 22.4 23.6 23.6 23.7 21.9 23.9 22.0 23.9 21.7 21.1
School bus 15.1 16.9 16.9 16.5 17.0 14.8 16.5 16.0 16.1 15.1 14.9
Service bus 7.3 5.5 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.1 7.3 5.9 7.8 6.6 6.2
Rail, including underground 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.4
Other 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.2
Sample size (=100%) 3,295 3,250 3,347 3,272 3,240 2,517 2,750 2,881 2,676 2,715 1,923
Household access to car/bike
No car 34.8 32.7 33.7 31.7 32.0 30.3 30.2 30.7 30.3 30.1 31.0
One car 44.4 44.5 43.0 44.5 43.6 44.3 43.9 43.7 44.0 44.5 43.0
Two Cars 18.2 19.8 19.9 20.5 20.5 21.4 21.8 21.5 21.6 21.0 21.3
Three or more cars 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.6
One or more cars 65.2 67.3 66.3 68.3 68.0 69.7 69.8 69.3 69.7 69.9 69.0
Two or more cars 20.8 22.8 23.3 23.8 24.4 25.3 25.8 25.6 25.7 25.4 26.0
1+ Bicycles which can be used by adults 34.9 34.4 35.0 35.0 35.3 36.9 36.8 35.4 34.3 35.1 35.0
Sample size 15,073 14,880 15,942 15,392 15,616 13,414 13,821 14,190 14,214 14,358 10,644
Driving (aged 17+) 
Those with a full driving licence
Male  76.7 76.5 75.8 75.7 75.5 75.8 76.0 76.2 75.6 75.6 75.6
Female 53.8 56.0 56.9 56.4 58.0 59.2 59.9 60.6 60.2 59.8 61.6
All 64.6 65.8 65.8 65.6 66.4 67.0 67.6 68.0 67.6 67.3 68.3
Frequency of driving 
Every day 45.5 43.3 41.4 41.8 40.9 45.2 44.9 43.4 41.4 40.7 42.0
At least three times a week 8.0 10.2 11.2 11.2 11.6 10.0 10.4 11.9 12.8 13.3 13.1
Once or twice a week 4.2 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.7 5.1 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.0
At least 2-3 times a month 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
At least once a month 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Less than once a month 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7
Holds full licence, never drives 3.5 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.4 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.5
Does not have a full driving licence 35.4 34.2 34.2 34.4 33.6 33.0 32.4 32.0 32.4 32.7 31.7
Sample size (=100%) 13,936 13,850 14,660 13,968 14,075 12,152 12,263 12,447 12,361 12,801 9,828
Frequency of use of local bus/train service (aged 16+)
Bus service
Every day or almost every day 11.0 10.5 11.1 11.9 12.0 12.3 12.6 11.3 11.0 11.1 9.3
2 or 3 times per week 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.7 12.2 11.8 11.7 12.5 11.0
About once a week 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.8 8.4 7.7 7.8 7.8
Once or twice a month 10.9 10.6 10.6 12.1 12.2 13.9 13.9 14.1 13.5 14.2 13.7
Not used in the past month 58.6 59.7 59.5 56.7 56.2 54.4 53.6 54.5 56.1 54.3 58.2
Train service
Every day or almost every day 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.5
2 or 3 times per week 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.4
About once a week 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.2
Once or twice a month 10.4 11.4 12.3 14.3 13.7 16.3 16.4 15.9 17.3 17.9 19.1
Not used in the past month 84.9 83.1 81.6 79.5 79.8 76.6 76.1 76.2 75.5 74.2 71.8
Sample size (=100%)  14,037 13,960 14,774 14,063 14,183 12,118 12,298 12,517 12,422 12,888 9,893

1. The apparent year-to-year fluctuations in some of the figures may be due to sampling variability.

2.  Employed adults (aged 16+) not working from home

3.  Those who had made a trip of more than quarter of a mile for the specified purpose on at least one of the previous seven days

Table S4   Summary of cross-border transport 
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Passenger journeys millions
to / from other parts of UK
Rail  4.86 5.02 4.89 5.22 5.56 5.81 6.13 6.64 7.42 7.58 ..
Air1 11.51 12.38 12.88 13.16 12.96 12.87 12.07 10.89 9.83 10.12 10.05
Ferry2 2.28 2.43 2.34 2.05 2.02 2.09 1.94 1.92 1.92 1.86 1.81
Total these modes 18.66 19.83 20.10 20.43 20.53 20.77 20.13 19.45 19.17 19.56 ..
to / from other countries
Air3 6.63 7.13 8.12 8.97 9.67 10.35 10.35 9.74 9.27 10.06 10.21
Ferry4 0.11 0.21 0.21 0.20 0.12 0.11 0.07 0.03 0.05 0 0
Total these modes 6.74 7.34 8.33 9.17 9.79 10.46 10.43 9.77 9.32 10.06 10.21
Total cross-border passengers 
Rail 4.86 5.02 4.89 5.22 5.56 5.81 6.13 6.64 7.42 7.58 ..
Air 18.14 19.52 21.00 22.14 22.63 23.23 22.42 20.63 19.10 20.18 20.26
Ferry 2.40 2.64 2.54 2.25 2.14 2.20 2.01 1.95 1.97 1.86 1.81
Total these modes 25.40 27.17 28.43 29.60 30.33 31.24 30.56 29.22 28.49 29.62 ..
Freight  millions of tonnes lifted
to other parts of UK
Road5, 9 15.2 14.8 14.3 12.5 14.2 16.4 12.3 12.6 14.8 .. ..
Rail 4.4 4.1 6.4 9.0 7.1 4.6 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.2 ..
Water 17.6 17.6 18.7 22.5 17.9 19.7 21.0 17.6 16.6 16.6 ..
Total these modes 37.1 36.5 39.4 44.0 39.3 40.6 37.1 33.4 34.5 .. ..
from other parts of UK
Road5, 9 18.3 20.9 17.6 17.4 18.9 21.9 17.7 16.0 17.9 .. ..
Rail 1.1 1.0 0.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.6 1.1 ..
Water 5.1 4.6 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.5 4.9 ..
Total these modes 24.4 26.6 23.9 25.3 26.6 29.4 24.8 22.1 25.0 .. ..
Total to / from other parts of UK
Road5, 9 33.5 35.7 31.9 29.9 33.1 38.3 30.0 28.6 32.7 .. ..
Rail 5.4 5.2 7.3 11.1 9.2 6.6 5.9 4.5 4.7 3.3 ..
Water 22.6 22.2 24.0 28.4 23.6 25.2 26.1 22.4 22.1 21.6 ..
Total these modes 61.5 63.0 63.2 69.3 65.9 70.0 61.9 55.6 59.5 .. ..
to other countries
Road5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 .. ..
Rail6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 ..
Water7 67.8 58.9 54.5 45.0 44.0 45.6 42.4 38.3 39.9 33.4 -
Total these modes 68.9 59.9 55.5 45.9 44.9 46.7 43.3 39.2 40.7 .. ..
from other countries
Road5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 .. ..
Rail8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 ..
Water7 11.4 9.5 15.0 17.0 17.9 14.6 16.1 13.5 13.2 14.2 -
Total these modes 12.3 10.2 15.8 17.8 18.6 15.3 16.9 14.2 13.8 .. ..
Total to / from other countries
Road 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 .. ..
Rail 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 ..
Water 79.2 68.4 69.4 62.0 61.9 60.2 58.5 51.9 53.1 47.6 ..
Total 81.1 70.2 71.3 63.7 63.5 62.0 60.2 53.3 54.4 .. ..
Total cross-border freight
Road 34.3 36.5 32.7 30.6 33.7 39.2 30.8 29.3 33.3 .. ..
Rail 6.6 6.1 8.3 12.1 10.2 7.5 6.7 5.3 5.5 4.1 ..
Water 101.8 90.6 93.5 90.4 85.5 85.4 84.6 74.3 75.2 69.2 ..
Total these modes 142.7 133.2 134.5 133.0 129.3 132.0 122.1 108.9 114.0 .. ..

1 England, Wales or Northern Ireland - for the purposes of this table, UK offshore is not counted as another part of the UK. 

2 Scotland / Northern Ireland ferries

3 Figures for 1999 and earlier years are available on the website. They are approximate as they include an element of estimation.

4 The Rosyth / Zeebrugge service started in May 2002, there was a drop in the frequency of service from November 2005 and the passenger service ceased in December 2010. Figures for services between Lerwick and other countries are available from 1998.

5 Freight lifted by UK HGVs only - does not include freight carried by other HGVs or by other types of vehicle (such as light goods vehicles). The figures for 2004 onwards are not directly comparable with earlier years, due to changes to the survey's methodology & processing.

6 The Rail figures for "outwith UK" include freight  taken to Scottish, English or Welsh ports for export.

7 Figures relate only to exports/imports from major ports only.  Note these have increased over the years.

8 The Rail figures for "outwith UK" include freight  imported at an English or Welsh port, then brought into Scotland by rail.

9 Domestic freight estimates for 2006 to 2009 were revised on 27 October 2011

Table SGB1   Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or the UK) - numbers
Numbers
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vehicles Licensed  (all vehicles) thousand
Scotland 2,330 2,383 2,448 2,531 2,564 2,627 2,665 2,684 2,685 2,691 2,717
GB 30,557 31,207 32,259 32,897 33,070 33,651 33,883 33,958 34,120 34,229 34,522
Households with a Car1  (National Travel Survey) percent
Scotland .. 69 .. 69 .. 70 .. 70 .. 70 ..
GB .. 74 .. 75 .. 75 .. 75 .. 72 ..
Public Road Lengths  (all roads) thousand kilometres thousand kilometres
Scotland 54.6 54.6 54.6 54.8 55.0 55.2 55.3 55.5 55.6 55.8 55.9
GB2 391.6 392.3 387.7 388.0 398.4 398.9 394.5 394.4 394.3 394.3 394.9
Road Traffic billion vehicle kilometres
Motorway 
Scotland 5.73 5.86 6.09 6.15 6.43 6.58 6.68 6.63 6.50 6.57 7.14
GB  92.6 93.0 96.6 97.0 99.4 100.6 100.1 99.5 98.2 99.5 100.4
A roads 
Scotland 21.5 21.8 22.1 21.9 22.5 22.4 22.1 22.3 22.0 22.0 21.7
GB3 218.6 221.0 224.1 223.1 226.1 224.9 222.8 222.4 219.5 220.4 218.5
All roads (incl. B, C, unclassified)
Scotland 41.5 42.0 42.7 42.7 44.1 44.7 44.5 44.2 43.5 43.4 43.5
GB3 486.5 490.4 498.6 499.4 507.5 513.0 508.9 504.0 495.9 488.9 487.1
Reported Road Accident Casualties: Killed or Seriously Injured thousand
Scotland12 3.53 3.29 3.07 2.95 2.95 2.67 2.85 2.50 2.18 2.06 2.13
GB 39.4 37.2 34.4 32.2 31.8 30.7 28.6 26.9 24.5 25.0 24.8
Local bus passenger journeys2, 4 million
Scotland 471 478 460 466 476 488 484 459 431 439 ..
GB 4,550 4,681 4,631 4,721 4,915 5,165 5,272 5,214 5,203 5,233 ..
Rail passenger journeys4, 5, 6 million
Scotland 54.8 58.4 63.7 69.3 72.6 75.6 79.3 79.8 83.2 87.1 ..
GB11 775 791 808 827 984 1,018 1,074 1,065 1,160 1,230 ..
Air terminal passengers 
Scotland 19.8 21.1 22.6 23.8 24.4 25.1 24.3 22.5 20.9 22.1 22.2
UK 188.8 200.0 215.7 228.2 235.2 240.7 235.4 218.1 210.7 219.3 220.6
Freight Lifted  million tonnes
Road8, 9
Scotland 154 153 173 166 170 177 157 132 132 .. ..
GB 1,627 1,643 1,744 1,746 1,776 1,822 1,668 1,356 1,489 .. ..
Rail4
Scotland 9.12 8.32 11.25 14.32 12.96 11.35 10.36 9.69 8.33 7.61 ..
GB 87 89 100 105 108 102 103 87 90 102 113
Coastwise traffic
Scotland 19.2 19.5 20.5 25.5 20.6 22.8 23.3 19.8 18.0 16.3 ..
UK 59.5 58.5 59.8 65.1 56.7 57.6 58.1 54.6 50.5 49.3 ..
Pipelines7
Scotland 28.0 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.8 27.5 27.6 27.6 27.6 27.8 28.2
GB 58.4 54.9 56.1 55.4 54.5 53.1 53.3 53.6 53.5 53.7 54.3
Travel to Work   (Autumn: Labour Force Survey) percent
Car (or van, minibus, works van)
Scotland  70  70  69  68  69  69  69  70  71  68 ..
GB  71  71  71  71  70  69  70  70  70  68 ..
Public transport (bus, rail, underground)
Scotland  14  15  15  16  17  16  17  15  14  16 ..
GB  14  14  14  14  15  16  15  15  15  16  .. 

1 Figures are for combined years e.g. 2011 covers 2011/12. 

2 DfT  revised its methodlogy from 2004, causing a break in the series.

3 The GB figures relate to motor vehicle traffic only, and therefore exclude a small amount of pedal cycle traffic.

4 Financial years

5 Total passenger figures are produced by the ORR and have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised zonecard methdology. 

6 Figures are based on the origin and destination of trips and do not count stages of these trips separately. 

7 The estimated amounts of crude oil and products carried by pipelines over 50km in length. 2012 figures are provisional. 

8 These figures are for freight lifted by Heavy Goods Vehicles. The GB figures are for freight transported within GB; the Scottish figures include small amounts of freight destined for Northern Ireland and outside the UK. 

9 Domestic freight estimates for 2006 to 2009 were revised on 27 October 2011

10 Figures for 2012 are provisional.

11 Figs for 2008-09 onwards have been revised due to an error in the LENNON calculation of journeys between Edinburgh and Glasgow. 

Table SGB2   Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or UK) - index numbers
Index 2002=100
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vehicles Licensed  (all vehicles)
Scotland 100.0 102.3 105.1 108.6 110.1 112.7 114.4 115.2 115.2 115.5 116.6
GB 100.0 102.1 105.6 107.7 108.2 110.1 110.9 111.1 111.7 112.0 113.0
Public Road Lengths  (all roads)
Scotland 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.4 101.7 101.9 102.2 102.3
GB1 100.0 100.2 99.0 99.1 101.7 101.9 100.7 100.7 100.7 100.7 100.8
Road Traffic
Motorway 
Scotland 100.0 102.2 106.4 107.3 112.3 114.8 116.6 115.8 113.5 114.7 124.6
GB 100.0 100.4 104.3 104.8 107.3 108.6 108.1 107.5 106.0 107.5 108.4
A roads 
Scotland 100.0 101.4 102.7 101.7 104.3 104.1 102.8 103.7 102.1 102.2 100.8
GB2 100.0 101.1 102.5 102.1 103.4 102.9 101.9 101.7 100.4 100.8 100.0
All roads (incl. B, C, unclassified)
Scotland 100.0 101.2 102.8 102.8 106.2 107.5 107.1 106.5 104.7 104.5 104.8
GB2 100.0 100.8 102.5 102.7 104.3 105.4 104.6 103.6 101.9 100.5 100.1
Reported Road Accident Casualties Killed or Seriously Injured
Scotland9 100.0 93.2 87.0 83.6 83.5 75.5 80.5 70.9 61.6 58.3 60.3
GB 100.0 94.4 87.2 81.6 80.8 77.9 72.5 68.3 62.2 63.5 62.9
Local bus passenger journeys1, 3
Scotland 100.0 101.5 97.7 99.0 101.1 103.7 102.8 97.5 91.6 93.3 ..
GB 100.0 102.9 101.8 103.8 108.0 113.5 115.9 114.6 114.4 115.0 ..
Rail passenger journeys3,4,5
Scotland 100.0 106.6 116.2 126.5 132.4 138.0 144.7 145.6 151.8 158.9 ..
GB 100.0 102.1 104.3 106.7 126.9 131.3 138.5 137.4 149.7 158.6 ..
Air terminal passengers 
Scotland 100.0 106.6 114.0 120.3 123.5 127.0 123.1 113.7 105.7 111.5 112.3
UK 100.0 105.9 114.2 120.9 124.6 127.5 124.7 115.5 111.6 116.1 116.9
Freight Lifted 
Road6, 8
Scotland 100.0 99.4 112.1 107.3 110.1 114.5 101.7 85.4 85.4 .. ..
GB 100.0 101.0 107.2 107.3 109.2 112.0 102.5 83.3 91.5 .. ..
Rail3
Scotland 100.0 91.2 123.4 157.0 142.1 124.5 113.6 106.3 91.3 83.4 ..
GB 100.0 102.2 115.1 121.0 124.6 117.7 118.0 100.2 103.3 116.9 130.0
Coastwise traffic
Scotland 100.0 101.6 106.7 133.0 107.2 118.7 121.3 103.3 93.5 85.1 ..
UK 100.0 98.3 100.5 109.4 95.3 96.8 97.6 91.8 84.9 82.9 ..
Pipelines7
Scotland 100.0 98.8 98.6 98.4 99.1 98.1 98.4 98.4 98.4 99.1 100.6
GB 100.0 94.0 96.0 94.9 93.3 90.9 91.3 91.8 91.6 91.9 93.0

1 DfT  revised its methodology from 2004, causing a break in the series.

2 The GB figures relate to motor vehicle traffic only, and therefore exclude a small amount of pedal cycle traffic.

3 Financial years

4 Total passenger figures are produced by the ORR and have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised zonecard methdology. 

5 Figures are based on the origin and destination of trips and do not count stages of these trips separately. 

6 These figures are for freight lifted by Heavy Goods Vehicles.  The GB figures are for freight transported within GB; the Scottish figures include small amounts of freight destined for Northern Ireland and outside the UK. 

7 The estimated amounts of crude oil and products carried by pipelines of length 50+ km. Pipeline figures for 2012 are provisional.

8 Domestic freight estimates for 2006 to 2009 were revised on 27 October 2011

9 Figures for 2012 are provisional.

Table SGB3  Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or UK) - relative to the population
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vehicles Licensed (all vehicles) per 100 population
Scotland 46 47 48 50 50 51 52 52 51 51 51
GB 53 54 55 56 56 57 57 57 56 56 56
Public Road Lengths  (all roads) kilometres per 1,000 population
Scotland 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5
GB 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4
Road Traffic  vehicle kilometres per head
Motorway 
Scotland  1,134  1,158  1,200  1,207  1,257  1,279  1,293  1,277  1,245  1,250  1,344
GB  1,610  1,608  1,662  1,659  1,689  1,699  1,679  1,669  1,624  1,620  1,622
A Roads
Scotland  4,260  4,316  4,355  4,299  4,390  4,356  4,281  4,299  4,211  4,186  4,086
GB1  3,800  3,820  3,856  3,815  3,842  3,798  3,738  3,731  3,630  3,588  3,531
All roads (incl. B, C and unclassified)
Scotland  8,217  8,312  8,409  8,385  8,622  8,683  8,604  8,513  8,328  8,257  8,196
GB1  8,456  8,477  8,578  8,539  8,624  8,663  8,537  8,455  8,202  7,959  7,872
Road Accident Casualties Killed or Seriously Injured per 1,000 population
Scotland6 0.70 0.65 0.61 0.58 0.58 0.52 0.55 0.48 0.42 0.39 0.40
GB 0.68 0.64 0.59 0.55 0.54 0.52 0.48 0.45 0.41 0.41 0.40
Local bus passenger journeys2,3 per head
Scotland 93 94 91 91 93 95 94 88 83 84 ..
GB 79 81 80 81 84 87 88 87 86 85 ..
Rail passenger journeys3,4 per head
Scotland 10.8 11.5 12.5 13.6 14.2 14.7 15.3 15.4 15.9 16.6 ..
GB 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1 16.7 17.2 18.0 17.9 19.2 20.0 ..
Air terminal passengers per head
Scotland 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.2
UK 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5
Freight Lifted  tonnes per head
Road
Scotland 30.5 30.3 34.1 32.5 33.2 34.4 30.4 25.4 25.3 .. ..
GB 28.3 28.4 30.0 29.9 30.2 30.8 28.0 22.7 24.6 .. ..
Rail3
Scotland 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 ..
GB 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8
Coastwise traffic
Scotland 3.8 3.9 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.4 .. ..
UK  1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 .. ..
Pipelines5
Scotland 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3
GB  1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

1 The GB figures relate to motor vehicle traffic only, and therefore exclude a small amount of pedal cycle traffic. 

2 Bus patronage figures are provisional and should be treated with caution. See note 1 of Table S1.

3 Financial Year

4 Rail patronage trend presented here does not incorporate Scotrail's revised methodology. See notes to Table S1. 

5 Pipeline figures for 2012 are provisional.

6 Figures for 2012 are provisional.

Table H1   Summary of passenger traffic
Year1 Car Bus Rail Air Ferry Car Bus Rail Air Ferry
vehicle passenger passenger terminal passengers
kilometres journeys journeys passengers on selected
on major on originating at ferry
roads  local in airports services4
(M and A) services2 Scotland3
million Index,  1985 = 100
1960 .. 1,664 64.9 1.20 .. .. 242 114 17 ..
1961 .. 1,633 63.4 1.41 .. .. 238 111 20 ..
1962 .. 1,579 72.3 1.59 .. .. 230 127 23 ..
1963 .. 1,561 71.7 1.82 .. .. 227 126 26 ..
1964 .. 1,506 73.0 2.07 .. .. 219 128 30 ..
1965 .. 1,417 71.0 2.29 .. .. 206 124 33 ..
1966 .. 1,344 65.8 2.56 .. .. 196 115 37 ..
1967 .. 1,297 65.9 2.76 .. .. 189 115 40 ..
1968 .. 1,220 67.0 2.69 .. .. 178 117 39 ..
1969 .. 1,169 68.4 2.91 .. .. 170 120 42 ..
1970 .. 1,057 70.7 3.10 .. .. 154 124 45 ..
1971 .. 1,019 66.5 3.20 .. .. 148 116 46 ..
1972 .. 998 61.2 3.64 .. .. 145 107 52 ..
1973 .. 975 60.5 4.07 4.82 .. 142 106 59 103
1974 .. 896 69.1 4.00 4.96 .. 131 121 58 106
1975 9,318 891 66.2 4.18 5.28 68 130 116 60 113
1976 9,438 881 60.1 4.78 5.17 69 128 105 69 111
1977 9,622 824 56.8 4.85 4.82 71 120 99 70 103
1978 9,749 794 59.7 5.90 4.64 72 116 105 85 99
1979 9,643 786 57.6 6.33 4.56 71 114 101 91 98
1980 10,262 763 61.5 6.37 4.48 75 111 108 92 96
1981 10,418 716 57.8 6.50 4.27 77 104 101 94 91
1982 10,733 694 49.5 6.37 4.19 79 101 87 92 90
1983 11,043 680 55.7 6.48 4.51 81 99 98 93 97
1984 12,794 669 51.3 6.99 4.67 94 97 90 101 100
1985 13,606 687 57.1 6.94 4.67 100 100 100 100 100
1986 14,012 660 53.1 7.24 4.85 103 96 93 104 104
1987 14,881 662 54.1 7.81 5.35 109 96 95 112 115
1988 15,946 662 54.0 8.51 5.66 117 96 95 123 121
1989 17,027 628 51.8 9.23 6.18 125 91 91 133 132
1990 17,476 600 52.8 9.86 6.54 128 87 92 142 140
1991 17,553 585 54.5 9.57 6.80 129 85 95 138 146
1992 18,068 545 59.3 10.38 6.63 133 79 104 150 142
1993 18,211 538 59.1 11.12 6.63 134 78 104 160 142
1994 18,683 526 54.4 11.79 6.65 137 77 95 170 142
1995 19,226 506 48.9 12.31 6.86 141 74 86 177 147
1996 19,888 478 49.8 13.21 5.59 146 70 87 190 120
1997 20,266 448 53.1 14.39 5.63 149 65 93 207 121
1998 20,456 424 55.1 15.19 5.33 150 62 96 219 114
1999 20,700 455 57.6 15.94 5.33 152 66 101 230 114
2000 20,566 458 57.3 16.79 5.29 151 67 100 242 113
2001 20,977 466 55.7 18.08 5.30 154 68 97 260 114
2002 21,760 471 54.8 19.78 5.37 160 69 96 285 115
2003 21,922 478 58.4 21.08 5.72 161 70 102 304 123
2004 22,308 460 63.7 22.55 5.92 164 67 112 325 127
2005 22,060 466 69.3 23.80 5.97 162 68 121 343 128
2006 22,610 476 72.6 24.44 6.02 166 69 127 352 129
2007 22,392 488 75.6 25.13 6.01 165 71 132 362 129
2008 22,221 484 79.3 24.35 5.70 163 70 139 351 122
2009 22,496 459 79.8 22.50 5.93 165 67 140 324 127
2010 21,998 431 83.2 20.91 5.87 162 63 146 301 126
2011 21,986 439 87.1 22.07 5.63 162 64 153 318 121
2012 22,170 .. .. 22.21 5.49 163 .. .. 320 118

1 The figures for Car and Air are for calendar years; latterly, the figures for Bus and Rail are for the financial years which start in the specified calendar years (eg the 1996 figures are for 1996-97) 

2 Pre-1975, the figures are the totals of passenger journeys for the Scottish Bus Group and the four city corporations.  Therefore, they include any non-stage (non-local) services run by these operators, and exclude other operators' stage (local) services. Glasgow Corporation's figures may have included passenger journeys on trolley buses and the Glasgow Underground. Figures from 2004 onwards have been subject to revision due to methodological improvements 

3 Figures from 1995 onwards were revised by ORR in 2013 due to improvements to methodology.  There is a series break between 2007-08 and 2008-09 due to a change in the methodology. From 2008-09 estimates of PTE travel (zone cards) are included.

4 Those routes for which figures are available back to 1973: Caledonian MacBrayne, P&O Scottish Ferries / NorthLink Orkney and Shetland Ferries, and Orkney Ferries. The figures from 1995 are affected by the reduction in traffic caused by the withdrawal of the Kyle-Kyleakin service when the Skye Bridge opened in October 1995.

Table H2  Summary of freight traffic1
(a)  freight lifted  - millions of tonnes
Year2 Air Road Rail Coastal Coast- Inland Pipeline3 Air Road Rail Coastal Coast- Inland Pipeline3
ship- wise water- ship- wise water-
ping ship- way ping ship- way
        ping                  
    lifted in lifted in see lifted in lifted in see   lifted in lifted in see lifted in lifted in see
    Scotland Scotland notes Scotland Scotland notes   Scotland Scotland notes Scotland Scotland notes
              millions of tonnes lifted             Index, 1985 = 100
1960   .. 29.8 .. .. .. ..   .. 248 .. .. .. ..
1961   .. 28.1 .. .. .. ..   .. 234 .. .. .. ..
1962   .. 24.7 .. .. .. ..   .. 206 .. .. .. ..
1963   .. 24.6 .. .. .. ..   .. 205 .. .. .. ..
1964   .. 25.4 .. .. .. ..   .. 212 .. .. .. ..
1965   .. 24.3 .. .. .. ..   .. 203 .. .. .. ..
1966   .. 21.4 .. .. .. ..   .. 178 .. .. .. ..
1967   .. 20.0 .. .. .. ..   .. 167 .. .. .. ..
1968   .. 20.9 .. .. .. ..   .. 174 .. .. .. ..
1969   .. 21.1 .. .. .. ..   .. 176 .. .. .. ..
1970   .. 20.8 .. .. .. ..   .. 173 .. .. .. ..
1971   .. 20.0 .. .. .. ..   .. 167 .. .. .. ..
1972   .. 18.1 .. .. .. ..   .. 151 .. .. .. ..
1973   .. 19.3 5.7 .. .. 8.0   .. 161 17 .. .. 27
1974   160.7 17.9 5.7 .. .. 7.5   123 149 17 .. .. 25
1975   164.6 16.1 4.9 .. .. 6.3   126 134 14 .. .. 21
1976 .. 172.0 16.2 7.0 .. .. 11.9 .. 132 135 20 .. .. 40
1977 .. 144.7 14.0 13.6 .. .. 23.2 .. 111 117 40 .. .. 78
1978 .. 149.5 13.8 18.6 .. .. 26.4 .. 115 115 54 .. .. 89
1979 .. 156.9 12.0 23.8 .. .. 27.9 .. 120 100 69 .. .. 94
1980 .. 134.7 11.7 33.5 .. 8.1 26.7 .. 103 98 98 .. 76 90
1981 .. 144.1 12.2 33.2 .. 7.3 24.1 .. 110 102 97 .. 69 81
1982 .. 135.4 10.4 34.5 .. 10.4 22.4 .. 104 87 101 .. 98 75
1983 .. 129.1 10.3 37.3 .. 12.1 26.5 .. 99 86 109 .. 114 89
1984 .. 128.3 6.4 35.6 .. 10.0 26.9 .. 98 53 104 .. 94 90
1985 .. 130.5 12.0 34.3 .. 10.7 29.8 .. 100 100 100 .. 100 100
1986 .. 128.0 9.7 32.3 .. 11.0 28.2 .. 98 81 94 .. 103 95
1987 .. 134.9 10.5 28.6 24.1 10.3 28.5 .. 103 88 83 .. 97 96
1988 .. 155.7 9.7 31.9 28.3 10.2 25.2 .. 119 81 93 .. 96 85
1989 .. 154.8 9.4 32.5 28.3 10.4 21.3 .. 119 78 95 .. 97 71
1990 .. 160.6 9.8 29.9 25.2 11.9 26.9 .. 123 82 87 .. 112 90
1991 .. 148.8 9.0 31.6 26.7 11.3 21.4 .. 114 75 92 .. 106 72
1992 .. 157.1 7.0 30.1 25.7 10.7 24.0 .. 120 58 88 .. 100 81
1993 .. 158.9 5.0 29.0 24.5 11.4 26.9 .. 122 42 85 .. 107 90
1994 .. 155.8 5.4 32.0 27.5 11.2 24.1 .. 119 45 93 .. 105 81
1995 .. 157.7 .. 35.9 31.9 11.2 25.6 .. 121 .. 105 .. 105 86
1996 .. 162.4 5.4 40.3 36.2 11.1 25.6 .. 124 45 117 .. 104 86
1997 .. 157.4 7.0 39.4 34.5 11.6 25.7 .. 121 59 115 .. 109 86
1998 .. 155.6 7.7 45.7 39.7 10.4 28.1 .. 119 64 133 .. 97 94
19994 .. 155.8 8.2 41.3 35.3 9.5 28.0 .. 119 69 120 .. 89 94
2000  0.08 158.5 8.3 30.9 24.7 12.2 28.1 .. 121 69 90 .. 115 94
2001  0.08 150.8 9.6 27.4 20.6 11.4 28.1 .. 116 80 80 .. 107 94
2002  0.08 154.4 9.1 24.5 19.2 10.0 28.0 .. 118 76 71 .. 94 94
20035  0.08 153.4 8.3 24.4 19.5 10.1 27.7 .. 118 69 71 .. 94 93
2004  0.08 173.1 11.3 25.8 20.5 10.0 27.6 .. 133 94 75 .. 94 93
2005  0.08 165.6 14.3 31.4 25.5 10.2 27.6 .. 127 119 92 .. 96 93
2006 6  0.08 170.0 13.0 25.7 20.6 10.2 27.8 .. 130 108 75 .. 95 93
2007 6  0.07 176.8 11.4 27.5 22.8 10.5 27.5 .. 136 95 80 .. 99 92
2008 6  0.05 157.0 10.4 28.3 23.3 12.2 27.6 .. 120 86 83 .. 114 93
2009 6  0.05 131.9 9.7 24.7 19.8 10.1 27.6 .. 101 81 72 .. 95 93
2010  0.05 131.9 8.3 23.9 18.0 10.9 27.6 .. 101 69 70 .. 102 93
2011  0.05 .. 7.6 22.6 16.3 10.7 27.8 .. .. 63 66 .. 100 93
2012  0.05 .. .. .. .. .. 28.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 95

1. The figures for 'road', 'rail', 'coastwise shipping' and 'inland waterways' are the total amounts lifted in Scotland. The category of 'coastal shipping' is shown for historical reasons.  It is defined in a different way:

  • the 'coastal shipping' figure is the total lifted in Scotland plus
  • the total lifted elsewhere in the UK which is delivered in Scotland.

The 'pipeline' figure is the estimated amount of crude oil carried by on-shore pipelines which are over 50km in length. 

This table does not show one port traffic to / from oil rigs and the sea bed.

2. The figures are all for calendar years except for the figures for "rail" from 1985, which are for the financial years which start in the specified calendar years (e.g. the rail figures for 1997 are for 1997-98).

3. The estimated amounts of crude oil and products carried by pipelines over 50km in length. 2012 figures are provisional. 

4. A new system for collecting port statistics was introduced in 2000. Data prior to that are on a different basis.

5. Changes to the methodology for collecting road freight data mean that previous figures are not comparable.

6.  Domestic freight estimates for 2006 to 2009 were revised on 27 October 2011

Table H2  Summary of freight traffic1
  (b)  freight moved  - millions of tonne-kilometres    
Year2 Road Rail Coastwise Inland Pipeline3,6
      shipping waterway  
  lifted in lifted in lifted in lifted in see
  Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland notes
          millions of tonne-kilometres
1960 .. ..   .. ..
1961 .. ..   .. ..
1962 .. ..   .. ..
1963 .. ..   .. ..
1964 .. ..   .. ..
1965 .. ..   .. ..
1966 .. ..   .. ..
1967 .. ..   .. ..
1968 .. ..   .. ..
1969 .. .. .. .. ..
1970 .. .. .. .. ..
1971 .. .. .. .. ..
1972 .. .. .. .. ..
1973 .. .. .. .. ..
1974 .. .. .. .. ..
1975 .. .. .. .. ..
1976 .. .. .. .. ..
1977 .. .. .. .. ..
1978 .. .. .. .. ..
1979 .. .. .. .. ..
1980 .. .. .. .. ..
1981 .. .. .. .. ..
1982 .. .. .. .. ..
1983 .. .. .. .. ..
1984 .. .. .. .. ..
1985 9,706 .. .. .. ..
1986 9,332 .. .. .. ..
1987 10,225 .. 19,810 262 ..
1988 11,520 .. 22,910 264 ..
1989 12,339 .. 23,020 268 ..
1990 12,309 .. 19,090 315 ..
1991 11,909 .. 22,850 298 ..
1992 12,121 .. 20,940 270 5,132
1993 12,426 .. 19,710 290 ..
1994 12,995 .. 19,740 290 5,279
1995 13,965 .. 25,110 300 5,693
1996 14,163 1,427 29,250 300 5,688
1997 14,236 2,145 26,280 310 5,717
1998 14,856 2,787 29,610 260 5,946
19994 14,988 2,891 26,850 240 5,905
2000 14,817 2,462 20,100 280 5,933
2001 14,425 3,099 15,600 280 5,929
2002 14,170 2,737 14,540 240 5,909
20035 14,432 2,519 14,850 240 5,832
2004 15,195 3,734 14,060 240 5,820
2005 13,507 4,304 17,457 251 5,869
2006 14,233 3,597 14,491 249 5,715
2007 15,349 2,883 16,909 268 5,726
2008 13,936 2,543 17,890 312 5,725
2009 12,348 2,549 15,321 244 5,725
2010 12,695 2,486 13,557 280 5,725
2011 .. 2,001 13,011 270 5,752
2012 .. .. .. .. 5,836

1. The figures for 'road', 'rail', 'coastwise shipping' and 'inland waterways' relate to freight lifted in Scotland; for 'pipeline' it is the estimated tonne-kilometres for crude oil carried by on-shore pipelines which are over 50km in length.  This table does not show the tonne-kilometres for one port traffic to / from oil rigs  and the sea bed or for coastal shipping (as defined in part [a] of this table).

2. The figures are all for calendar years except for the figures for rail, which are for the financial years which start in the specified calendar years (e.g. the rail figures for 1997 are for 1997-98).

3. Over 50km

4. A new system for collecting port statistics was introduced in 2000. Data prior to that are on a different basis.

5. Changes to the methodology for collecting road freight data mean that previous figures are not comparable.

6. Pipeline figures for 2012 are provisional.

Table H3: Traffic estimates
Year                     
  Motorways A roads All Minor All roads Motorways A roads All Minor All roads
      major roads       major roads  
      roads (B, C &       roads (B, C &  
      (M & A) unclassif.)       (M & A) unclassif.)  
          million vehicle kilometres         index 1985=100 
1962 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1963 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1964 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1965 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1966 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1967 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1968 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1969 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1970 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1971 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1972 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1973 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1974 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1975 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1976 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1977 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1978 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1979 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1980 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1981 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1982 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1983 1,742 12,443 14,185 .. .. 83 82 82 .. ..
1984 1,920 14,382 16,302 .. .. 91 95 95 .. ..
1985 2,104 15,115 17,219 .. .. 100 100 100 .. ..
1986 2,116 15,531 17,647 .. .. 101 103 102 .. ..
1987 2,541 16,226 18,767 .. .. 121 107 109 .. ..
1988 2,961 17,137 20,098 .. .. 141 113 117 .. ..
1989 3,141 18,262 21,404 .. .. 149 121 124 .. ..
1990 3,286 18,501 21,786 .. .. 156 122 127 .. ..
1991 3,200 18,747 21,947 .. .. 152 124 127 .. ..
1992 3,516 19,060 22,575 .. .. 167 126 131 .. ..
1993 4,000 18,666 22,666 12,509 35,175 190 123 132 .. ..
1994 4,147 19,153 23,300 12,700 36,000 197 127 135 .. ..
1995 4,318 19,670 23,987 12,749 36,736 205 130 139 .. ..
1996 4,586 20,253 24,839 12,938 37,777 218 134 144 .. ..
1997 4,852 20,600 25,452 13,130 38,582 231 136 148 .. ..
1998 5,072 20,812 25,885 13,284 39,169 241 138 150 .. ..
1999 5,164 21,021 26,185 13,585 39,770 245 139 152 .. ..
2000 5,405 20,531 25,936 13,625 39,561 257 136 151 .. ..
2001 5,567 20,775 26,342 13,722 40,065 265 137 153 .. ..
2002 5,730 21,533 27,262 14,272 41,535 272 142 158 .. ..
2003 5,856 21,826 27,682 14,356 42,038 278 144 161 .. ..
2004 6,094 22,114 28,209 14,496 42,705 290 146 164 .. ..
2005 6,151 21,904 28,055 14,663 42,718 292 145 163 .. ..
2006 6,433 22,465 29,898 15,221 44,119 306 149 174 .. ..
2007 6,577 22,408 28,986 15,680 44,666 313 148 168 .. ..
2008 6,683 22,127 28,810 15,659 44,470 318 146 167 .. ..
2009 6,633 22,327 28,961 15,258 44,219 315 148 168 .. ..
2010 6,503 21,992 28,495 14,992 43,488 309 145 165 .. ..
2011 6,570 21,996 28,565 14,825 43,390 312 146 166 .. ..
2012 7,140 21,713 28,853 14,696 43,549 339 144 168 .. ..

Table H4   Other vehicle related statistics
Year  Vehicles New Reported  Vehicles New Reported 
  licensed registr- road licensed registr- road
    ations casualties   ations casualties
    of     of  
    vehicles all severities   vehicles  
  thousand thousand number     index 1985=100
1962 775 86 26,703 51 48 98
1963 836 100 27,728 55 56 102
1964 900 117 30,527 59 65 112
1965 951 113 31,827 63 63 117
1966 991 113 32,280 65 62 118
1967 1,035 116 31,760 68 64 116
1968 1,065 119 30,649 70 66 112
1969 1,106 110 31,056 73 61 114
1970 1,124 117 31,240 74 65 114
1971 1,135 128 31,194 75 71 114
1972 1,181 161 31,762 78 89 116
1973 1,252 173 31,404 83 96 115
1974 1,274 143 28,783 84 79 105
19751 1,304 154 28,621 86 85 105
1976 1,314 159 29,933 87 88 110
1977 .. 155 29,783 .. 86 109
1978 1,308 179 30,506 86 99 112
1979 1,353 185 31,387 89 102 115
1980 1,398 176 29,286 92 97 107
1981 1,397 166 28,766 92 92 105
1982 1,416 171 28,273 94 95 104
1983 1,448 193 25,224 96 107 92
1984 1,489 183 26,158 98 101 96
1985 1,514 181 27,287 100 100 100
1986 1,546 181 26,117 102 100 96
1987 1,575 187 24,748 104 103 91
1988 1,657 200 25,425 109 111 93
1989 1,729 213 27,532 114 118 101
1990 1,788 194 27,228 118 107 100
1991 1,830 154 25,346 121 85 93
19922 1,884 154 24,173 124 85 89
1993 1,874 170 22,414 124 94 82
19943 1,900 170 22,573 125 94 83
1995 1,910 173 22,194 126 96 81
1996 1,966 183 21,716 130 101 80
1997 2,023 206 22,629 134 114 83
1998 2,073 210 22,467 137 116 82
1999 2,131 216 21,002 141 120 77
2000 2,188 220 20,518 145 122 75
20014 2,262 241 19,911 149 134 73
2002 2,330 259 19,275 154 144 71
2003 2,383 262 18,756 157 145 69
2004 2,448 263 18,502 162 145 68
2005 2,531 251 17,885 167 139 66
2006 2,564 243 17,269 169 134 63
2007 2,627 251 16,239 174 139 60
2008 2,665 215 15,592 176 119 57
2009 2,684 216 15,044 177 120 55
2010 2,685 209 13,338 177 116 49
2011 2,691 202 12,777 178 112 47
2012 2,717 216 12,575 179 120 46

1. The figures for vehicles licensed for 1974 to 1978 are on different bases, due to the effect on the annual "census" of the transfer of licensing records from local offices to the then DVLC 

2. For years up to 1992 estimates are taken from the DVLA annual vehicle census, from 1993 onwards estimates are taken from the Vehicle Information Database and are not consistent with previous years. The VID figure for 1992 was 1,840,000 compared with the DVLA figure of 1,884,000. 

3. New registration results to 1994 are taken from geographical analysis provided by DVLA.  Results for 1995 onwards are estimated using post town area data.  The vehicle taxation system was subject to major revisions from July 1995. 

4. DfT has revised the figures for the light goods and goods body types back to 2001. DfT does not have the underlying data to revise earlier years' figures.

Table 1: [Driving licence] People aged 17 or over - those who hold full driving licence, 1999 – 2012
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 sample size
                    cell percentages  
All aged 17+ 65.8 65.8 65.6 66.4 67 67.6 68 67.6 67.3 68.3 9,828
by gender:                      
Male 76.5 75.8 75.7 75.5 75.8 76 76.2 75.6 75.6 75.6 4,377
Female 56 56.9 56.4 58 59.2 59.9 60.6 60.2 59.8 61.6 5,451
by age:                      
17-19 27.8 26 20.8 30.2 28.1 32.5 24.8 26.6 25.9 27.5 210
20-29 58.1 60.6 59.6 58.5 57.7 56.4 58.4 57.8 54.1 58.3 1,154
30-39 79.9 78.6 78.7 76 78.4 78.5 76.8 76.3 77 74.9 1,466
40-49 80.5 79.2 79.2 79.3 80 82.6 80.1 80.8 80.3 79.8 1,626
50-59 74 74.3 74.8 76.1 76.4 77.8 78.1 77.9 78.1 79.3 1,641
60-69 64 65.2 65.4 68.2 69.1 70.1 74.6 72.3 73.9 73.5 1,752
70-79 44.8 47.5 48.9 50.8 55.2 53.4 54.6 54.2 57.5 59 1,261
80+ 27 28.3 26.6 28.7 35.4 30.8 37.4 36.5 35.4 37.2 718
Sample size (=100%) 13,850 14,660 13,970 14,075 12,152 12,267 12,447 12,361 12,801 9,828  

Table 2: [Fuel] Amount spent on fuel in the past month*, 2001-2012
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Amount spent on fuel in the past month               column percentages
£1 to £19 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.1 .. .. 2.7 2 1.6 1.1
£20 to £39 17.8 17.4 15.8 14.6 .. .. 13.8 11.5 7.5 7.9
£40 to £59 24.4 23.6 22.7 21.7 .. .. 20.4 18.3 14.7 15.3
£60 to £99 24.3 24.3 24.6 23.8 .. .. 22.9 20.9 20.3 21.2
£100 to £149 16.8 17.3 17.9 18.6 .. .. 18.9 20.3 22.6 19.8
£150 and over 12.5 13.5 15.2 18.2 .. .. 21.3 27 33.3 34.7
Median 60 60 60 70 .. .. 80 80 100 100
Average 78.2 81.1 85 92.1 .. .. 99.6 112.2 131 134.5
Sample size(=100%) 7,084 9,845 9,685 9,839 .. .. 9,103 9,098 9,275 4,579

*In 2001, the question referred to expenditure on fuel for "motor vehicles" of which around 95% were cars. From April 2003, the question refers to cars only.  The question was not asked at all in 2002, 2007 and 2008 or in the first quarter of 2003.

Frequency of walking in previous 7 days

Table 3 has not been updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table.

Table 4: [Public Transport] Adults views on satisfaction* of public transport, 2007-2012
Satisfaction with public transport          
  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Very satisfied 18.6 20.6 26.8 26.8 26.3 21.2
Fairly satisfied 50.7 52.2 48.2 47.5 49.7 51
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 13.8 12 10.6 12.1 9.9 13.8
Fairly dissatisfied 10.7 10 9 8.6 8.7 9.4
Very dissatisfied 6.2 5.2 5.4 5 5.4 4.7
sample size† (=100%) 8,600 7,743 8,106 7,590 8,215 8,333

* Excludes respondents who answered 'no opinion' in line with figures published in the SHS Annual Report and the National Indicator on improving people's perceptions of the quality of public services.  Approximately 15% of all respondents answered 'no opinion' in 2007-2011.

† Sample sizes relate to those who provided an opionion on public transport only and so will differ from that reported in the SHS Annual Report. 

Table 5: [Concessionary fare pass] Possession of a concessionary fare pass, 2003-2012
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
National Concessionary Travel Scheme                  
Adults aged 16+ 21.8 22.9 23 24.5 23.5 24.5 26.4 26.6 26.7 27
Adults aged 60+ 75.7 78.2 80.2 82.6 81.5 84.3 86.7 87.1 87.5 88.4
Adults aged 60-64 60 65.8 69.3 74.7 74.9 74.7 78.1 78.5 80.3 81.5
Adults aged 65+ 81 82.2 83.9 85.3 84 88.1 90 90.5 90.2 91
Sample size = (100%) 10,285 14,778 14,071 14,190 12,242 12,372 12,543 12,439 12,893 9,893

*Figures from 2003, relate to the period from April to December 2003, as the concessionary pass question was asked only from April. Figures from 2006, relate to April to December 2006, as a new concessionary fare scheme was introduced in April 2006. Prior to April 2006 the question only concerned off-peak concessionary passes.

Adults with limited mobility

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey, data for Table 6 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Table 7: [Travel to work] Employed adults not working from home -usual method of travel to work*, 2012
  Walking Driver Passenger bicycle bus rail Other Sample size (=100%)
All 13.6 61.4 6 2 10.1 4.3 2.6 4,103
by gender:                
Male 11.7 63.5 5.5 3 8.1 4.2 4 1,902
Female 15.5 59.2 6.5 1.1 12 4.5 1.1 2,201
by age:                
16 - 20 18.9 33.9 21.4 0 21.8 2.8 1.1 130
21 - 29 19.7 50.4 5.7 2.7 11.9 7.2 2.5 580
30 - 39 13.2 62.1 4.6 2.3 10.7 4.9 2.2 940
40 - 49 11.3 67.2 4.4 2.6 7.8 4.6 2.1 1,123
50 - 59 10.7 68.4 5.4 1.4 7.8 2.3 3.9 956
60 and over 13.8 63.2 6.8 0.9 9.9 2.6 2.9 374
by current situation:                
Self employed 8.7 71.9 4.1 0.1 5.6 2.2 7.4 220
Employed full time 11.8 63.5 5.4 2.5 9 5.1 2.7 2,943
Employed part time 20.7 51.8 8.3 1 14.6 2.4 1.2 940
by annual net household income:              
up to £10,000 p.a. 27.7 38.3 4.7 1.7 21.7 3.7 2.1 169
over £10,000 - £15,000 23 46.2 7.8 2 16.1 2.4 2.6 449
over £15,000 - £20,000 16.4 48.6 10.3 1.1 16.9 4.5 2.2 532
over £20,000 - £25,000 17.6 55.1 7.6 2.5 12.1 3.7 1.3 603
over £25,000 - £30,000 16.8 58.7 5.2 1.6 11.3 3.3 3.1 510
over £30,000 - £40,000 11.4 67.2 5.6 2 8.8 3.3 1.7 800
over £40,000 p.a. 6.2 73.3 3.9 2.4 4 6.4 3.8 1,018
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:            
1 - Most Deprived 15.9 49.4 9.1 1.6 16.7 5.3 1.9 654
2 15.9 56.8 7 1.7 12.8 4.2 1.6 848
3 15.8 59.3 6.4 1.4 10.1 3.1 4 870
4 9.6 72.2 4.6 1.8 5.5 3.2 3.1 983
5 - Least Deprived 11.6 66.2 3.5 3.6 6.8 6.1 2.3 748
by urban/rural:                
Large urban areas 16.9 51.2 5.4 2.8 15.9 5.8 2 1,344
Other urban 11.7 65.6 8 1.3 7 4.5 1.9 1,248
Small accessible towns 8.9 72.9 5.4 1.1 5.2 2.1 4.4 374
Small remote towns 27.5 51.5 4.3 3.2 6.8 2.5 4.1 254
Accessible rural 6.5 75.2 4.2 2.1 6 2.7 3.4 445
Remote rural 16 67.6 5.1 1.5 3.9 1.3 4.6 438
by number of cars:                
none 39.5 2.1 9.1 4 35.6 7.2 2.6 659
one 14.7 58.4 7.4 2.4 9.5 4.8 3 1,942
two + 4.3 83 3.6 1.1 2.7 3.1 2.2 1,502
Household type                
Single adult 18.5 55.4 3.1 2.4 13.7 4.1 2.8 978
Small adult 14.2 59.8 6.1 1.7 9.9 4.9 3.4 1,017
Single parent 18.1 55.2 3.2 1 15.4 4.8 2.4 280
Small family 10.5 66.5 4.7 2.7 8.5 5.3 1.8 765
Large family 10 66.8 4.8 3.3 9.9 2.1 3.1 280
Large adult 13.5 60.4 9.6 1.5 8.3 4.5 2.2 440
Older smaller 13.6 62.5 7.7 1.3 11 2.2 1.6 343

*Those in full-time employment, part-time employment and self-employed only.

Table 8: [Congestion] Effects of traffic congestion on travel to work journey, 2008-2012
(a) How often journey to work affected by traffic congestion  
  Driver car/van Passenger car/van Bus Other All
          column percentages
At least once a week 40 32 46 8 32
Less Often 23 21 21 8 19
Never 37 47 33 84 48
Sample size (=100%) 9,243 865 1,706 3,507 15,321
(b) How much extra time normally allowed for journey to work  
  Driver Passenger bus Other All
          column percentages
None 27 29 30 40 28
less than 5 mins 8 9 7 11 8
5-10 mins 26 26 23 21 25
11-30 mins 31 29 30 20 30
31-60 mins 6 5 7 7 6
more than 1 hr 2 2 3 3 2
Sample size (=100%) 5,411 411 1,110 548 7,480

Journeys carried out on way to/from work

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey, data for Table 9 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Table 10: [Travel to work] How random adult usually travelled to work a year ago by current main mode of travel
  Usual mode one year ago
  Walking Driver Passenger bicycle bus rail Other All
Current usual mode                
Walking 87 1 2 3 3 1 3 12
Driver 6 97 7 9 6 6 9 62
Passenger 2 1 88 0 3 1 2 6
bicycle 1 0 0 84 0 1 2 2
bus 3 1 3 2 85 5 2 11
rail 1 1 0 1 2 86 2 4
Other 1 0 0 1 0 2 80 2
Sample size (=100%) 1,820 8,751 707 316 1,494 495 302 13,885

Table 11: [car share] Car sharing journeys to work, 2008-2012
(a) Whether involved in any car sharing arrangement  
  column percentages
Yes  15
No 85
Sample size (=100%) 14,528
   
(b) How car sharing is organised  
  column percentages
Normally between ourselves 89
Through Employer 11
Other 1
Sample size (=100%) 2,061
   
(c) Reasons why not involved in a car share arrangement  
  column percentages
Nobody in my work lives near me 54
Don't work regular hours 27
Journey to work is not regular/work in different places 8
Wouldn't like to share with a stranger 7
Prefer to drive on my own 5
Prefer to drive than be a passenger 2
Make journey longer 1
Only work a few days a week 1
Other people would be unreliable / late 1
Other 1
Sample size (=100%) 12,466

Whether workplace has a travel plan

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey, data for Table 12 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Employed adults method of travel to work and whether they could use public transport, 2010

Table 13 has not been updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table.

Reasons why public transport cannot be used when travelling to work

Table 14 has not been updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table.

Table 15: [Travel to school] School children in full-time education, usual method of travel, 2012
  Walking Car or van Bicycle School bus* Service bus Rail (inc. Glas U/g) All other modes Sample size (=100%)
All 51.4 24.1 0.8 14.9 6.2 0.4 2.2 1,923
by gender:                
Male 51 23.3 1.1 15.2 5.9 0.3 3.2 1,025
Female 51.9 25 0.5 14.4 6.6 0.5 1.1 898
by age:                
age 4-5 65.1 29.8 0.1 3.9 0.4 0 0.6 165
age 6-7 61 28.4 0.6 5.6 2.9 0 1.5 330
age 8-9 51.9 33.7 2.1 7.7 0.6 0 3.9 303
age 10-11 60.3 25.4 0.9 9.7 1.1 0 2.6 270
All 4-11 58.8 29.3 1.1 7 1.4 . 2.3 1,068
age 12-13 41.7 21.6 0.4 23.8 10.2 0.9 1.4 290
age 14-15 43.5 11 1 26.9 13.6 1.3 2.8 328
age 16-18 42 22.3 0 21.2 12.3 0.3 1.9 237
All 12-18 42.5 17.8 0.6 24.3 12 0.9 2 855
by annual net household income:              
Up to £15,000 60.1 16.1 0.2 11.2 10.6 0 1.8 214
£15,000 - £20,000 53.7 18.5 1.3 12.1 9.2 0.7 4.6 253
£20,000 - £25,000 59.1 19.6 0.5 11.2 7 0.2 2.4 263
£25,000 - £30,000 49.7 27 1.5 14.5 3.5 0.3 3.5 248
£30,000 - £40,000 47.7 26 0.2 19.5 5 0 1.6 401
over £40,000 p.a. 46.3 29.8 1.1 16.2 4.6 0.8 1.1 517
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:              
1 - Most Deprived 56.9 16.6 0.6 11.5 10.4 0 4 379
2 54.3 24.8 0.7 11.7 5.8 0.3 2.4 364
3 47.9 20.9 0.5 20.4 7.7 0.4 2.3 381
4 44.1 28 0.8 21.8 3.4 0.2 1.7 426
5 - Least Deprived 53.9 29.7 1.5 9.1 4 1.2 0.6 373
by urban/rural:                
Large urban areas 54.6 25.2 0.3 6 10.5 1 2.4 598
Other urban 59.5 25.5 1.3 8.4 3.6 0.2 1.6 602
Small accessible towns and small remote towns 56.4 20 1 18.7 2.4 0 1.4 284
Accessible rural 30 24.7 0.7 36.9 4.4 0 3.4 229
Remote rural 27.9 19.2 1.5 40.1 7.9 0 3.3 210
by number of cars:                
None 70.1 4 1.2 8.2 11.9 0.5 4.1 351
One 52.8 23.5 1.1 15.1 5.3 0.3 2 791
Two + 41.3 34.1 0.4 17.8 4.5 0.4 1.6 781
Household type                
Single parent 57.6 19.5 1 8.5 9.5 0.4 3.5 433
Small family 49.7 28.1 0.8 14.3 4.8 0.3 2.1 796
Large family/Large adult 50 22.9 0.8 18.9 5.6 0.4 1.4 662

*Includes school bus, private bus and works bus.

Table 16: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons for transport choice to children's full time education establishment, 2002-2012
  Usual method of travel to school
  Walking Car or van School bus Service bus
Close / Nearby / Not far away 85% 3% 2% 4%
Most convenient 17% 51% 53% 47%
Travel with friends 5% 2% 4% 4%
Safest method 2% 17% 13% 7%
Quickest method 6% 17% 9% 14%
Only method available 2% 8% 21% 16%
Too far to walk 0% 16% 25% 27%
No public transport 1% 5% 3% 1%
Publ transp unsuitable (eg too infreq.) 0% 4% 2% 0%
Good exercise / fresh air 8% 0% 0% 0%
No car / transport 1% 0% 1% 2%
Cheapest method 1% 1% 3% 2%
It is free 1% 0% 8% 2%
On way to work 0% 6% 1% 0%
Too young to travel any other way 0% 7% 1% 1%
Relative meets child 0% 1% 0% 0%
Other reason(s) 1% 6% 4% 4%
Sample size (=100%) 11,097 4,828 3,709 1,385

*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 from 2005).

Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2002 - 2012*
  Age All ages
Primary:
4-11
Secondary:
12-18
by whether they could use public transport   column percentages
 Yes 25 55 34
 No 75 45 66
Sample size (=100%) 3,916 1,657 5,573
       
If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it    
Too young to travel on own 56% 8% 34%
No service available 5% 5% 5%
Too far to bus stop 3% 4% 3%
Cost,too expensive 7% 14% 10%
Too short a distance,not worth it 6% 4% 5%
Prefer to use car 22% 39% 30%
Others 31% 36% 34%
Sample size (=100%) 787 746 1,533
       
If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot    
Too young to travel on own 44% 7% 37%
No service available 46% 68% 51%
Too far to bus stop 4% 5% 4%
Cost,too expensive 1% 1% 1%
Too short a distance,not worth it 13% 8% 12%
Prefer to use car 5% 8% 6%
Others 4% 8% 5%
Sample size (=100%) 2,604 610 3,214

*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 from 2005).

Table 18a: [Bicycle access] Households with bicycles available for private use, 2012
  Bicycles that can be used by adults:
  None One Two Three + One + Two + Sample size (=100%)
All households in 2012 65 17 12 6 35 18 10,644
by household type:              
Single adult 72 23 4 2 28 5  1,883
Small adult 58 19 18 5 42 24  1,729
Single parent 70 21 5 4 30 9  610
Small family 42 19 28 12 58 40  1,242
Large family 36 19 24 21 64 45  610
Large adult 48 20 14 18 52 32  960
Older smaller 76 12 10 2 24 12  1,805
Single pensioner 94 5 1 1 6 1  1,805
by annual net household income:            
up to £10,000 p.a. 83 12 3 2 17 5  1,456
over £10,000 - £15,000 83 12 4 2 17 5  1,964
over £15,000 - £20,000 75 15 6 3 25 9  1,621
over £20,000 - £25,000 64 20 11 5 36 15  1,348
over £25,000 - £30,000 58 20 15 8 42 23  993
over £30,000 - £40,000 46 22 21 11 54 32  1,317
over £40,000 p.a. 33 20 30 17 67 47  1,562
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:            
1 - Most Deprived 80 13 5 2 20 8  2,030
2 72 16 8 3 28 12  2,209
3 64 17 13 6 36 19  2,288
4 55 19 16 10 45 26  2,285
5 - Least Deprived 52 18 18 11 48 29  1,832
by urban/rural classification:              
Large urban areas 72 15 9 5 28 13  3,524
Other urban 65 17 12 6 35 18  3,232
Small accessible towns 61 18 13 8 39 21  956
Small remote towns 64 17 13 6 36 19  621
Accessible rural 53 18 19 11 47 30  1,147
Remote rural 53 19 18 11 47 28  1,164

Table 18b: [Car access] Households with cars available for private use, 2012
  Cars available for private use:  
  None One Two Three + One+ Two+  Sample size (=100%)
All 31 43 21 5 69 26 10,644
by household type:              
Single adult 51 45 3 0 49 4  1,883
Small adult 20 43 33 4 80 37  1,729
Single parent 53 43 4 0 47 4  610
Small family 12 42 42 3 88 45  1,242
Large family/adult 11 32 37 20 89 57  1,570
Older smaller 17 57 23 2 83 25  1,805
Single pensioner 61 38 1 0 39 1  1,805
by annual net household income:          
up to £10,000 p.a. 64 30 5 1 36 6  1,456
over £10,000 - £15,000 51 40 8 1 49 9  1,964
over £15,000 - £20,000 37 53 9 1 63 10  1,621
over £20,000 - £25,000 21 57 19 3 79 22  1,348
over £25,000 - £30,000 13 55 26 6 87 32  993
over £30,000 - £40,000 7 47 38 8 93 46  1,317
over £40,000 p.a. 2 29 54 14 98 69  1,562
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:          
1 - Most Deprived 53 36 9 1 47 11  2,030
2 39 44 15 2 61 18  2,209
3 27 45 22 5 73 27  2,288
4 17 47 28 8 83 36  2,285
5 - Least Deprived 15 44 33 8 85 41  1,832
by urban/rural classification:            
Large urban areas 41 41 16 2 59 18  3,524
Other urban 30 43 23 5 70 27  3,232
Small accessible towns 23 47 25 5 77 30  956
Small remote towns 31 49 17 3 69 20  621
Accessible rural 14 42 34 10 86 44  1,147
Remote rural 17 48 27 7 83 35  1,164

Table 19:[ Driving licence] People aged 17+ that hold a full driving licence, 2012
  17-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ All   17+ Sample (=100%)
                percentage of the relevant sub-group**
All people aged 17+ in 2012: 28 58 75 80 79 73 59 37 68  9,828
                     
by gender:                    
Male 35 59 78 86 85 83 79 63 76  4,377
Female 19 57 71 74 75 65 43 22 62  5,451
by current situation:                    
Self employed 63 85 95 96 97 96 100 100 95  582
Employed full time 61 74 86 89 88 88 100 * 84  3,135
Employed part time 16 50 74 71 79 79 71 89 68  1,014
Looking after the home or family 19 31 61 58 69 68 58 100 55  476
Permanently retired from work * * * 100 78 70 59 37 60  3,201
Unemployed and seeking work 10 24 33 52 63 67 * * 39  485
In further / higher education 37 52 66 75 * 41 * * 50  308
Permanently sick or disabled * 16 27 43 41 45 17 * 38  506
by annual net household income:                    
up to £10,000 p.a. 19 38 44 55 50 60 43 29 45  1,385
over £10,000 - £15,000 13 37 54 54 64 63 50 33 50  1,869
over £15,000 - £20,000 25 50 52 66 74 69 59 42 59  1,528
over £20,000 - £25,000 15 63 75 72 80 76 75 61 70  1,254
over £25,000 - £30,000 23 64 84 81 79 79 78 53 75  897
over £30,000 - £40,000 41 79 85 92 87 87 87 51 84  1,171
over £40,000 p.a. 47 81 93 95 95 97 93 63 90  1,364
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:                    
1 - Most Deprived 12 47 56 52 57 49 29 22 47  1,874
2 29 55 74 72 69 61 50 30 61  2,063
3 17 58 77 84 78 78 62 36 70  2,135
4 36 68 87 90 92 85 71 46 80  2,102
5 - Least Deprived 46 71 85 96 96 90 78 47 84  1,654
by urban/rural:                    
Large urban areas 26 55 68 72 75 65 52 34 62  3,256
Other urban 23 59 76 80 75 70 57 35 67  2,961
Small accessible towns 24 67 79 88 85 79 62 52 75  889
Small remote towns 44 51 80 74 73 77 72 33 67  584
Accessible rural 28 80 90 92 93 88 69 36 83  1,046
Remote rural 47 44 87 89 90 88 74 47 79  1,092
Sample size of age groups  210  1,154  1,466  1,626  1,641  1,752  1,261  718  9,828  

* Cells with 100 respondents or less are not shown.
** Denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.

Table 20: [Frequency of driving] People aged 17+, frequency of driving, 2012*
  Every day At least 3 times per week 1 - 2 times per week At least 2 - 3 times per month At least once a month Less than once a month Has licence but never drives Does not have a full driving licence sample size (=100%)
All 42 13 6 1 0 2 4 32 9,828
by gender:                  
Male 48 14 7 1 0 2 4 24 4,377
Female 37 12 5 1 0 2 5 38 5,451
by age:                  
17-19 16 3 2 2 0 2 2 72 210
20-29 35 9 4 1 0 3 6 42 1,154
30-39 50 14 5 1 0 1 4 25 1,466
40-49 56 13 5 1 0 1 4 20 1,626
50-59 54 13 7 0 0 2 4 21 1,641
60-69 38 18 9 1 0 1 6 27 1,752
70-79 25 19 7 1 1 2 4 41 1,261
80+ 12 10 8 1 0 2 4 63 718
by current situation:                  
Self employed 65 18 8 1 0 1 1 5 582
Employed full time 62 12 5 1 0 1 3 16 3,135
Employed part time 46 14 3 0 0 1 3 32 1,014
Looking after the home or family 31 12 5 1 0 2 4 45 476
Permanently retired from work 26 18 9 1 0 2 5 40 3,201
Unemployed and seeking work 15 6 4 1 0 3 9 61 485
In further / higher education 18 9 6 1 1 4 11 50 308
Permanently sick or disabled 12 7 4 1 0 2 11 62 506
by annual net household income:                  
up to £10,000 p.a. 18 9 6 1 0 3 9 55 1,385
over £10,000 - £15,000 24 12 5 1 0 2 6 50 1,869
over £15,000 - £20,000 33 12 6 1 1 2 6 41 1,528
over £20,000 - £25,000 44 14 6 1 0 1 4 30 1,254
over £25,000 - £30,000 48 15 7 1 0 1 3 25 897
over £30,000 - £40,000 58 15 6 1 0 1 2 16 1,171
over £40,000 p.a. 67 15 6 1 0 1 1 10 1,364
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:                  
1 - Most Deprived 28 7 3 0 0 2 7 53 1,874
2 36 12 6 1 0 2 5 39 2,063
3 43 14 7 1 0 2 4 30 2,135
4 53 16 6 1 0 1 3 20 2,102
5 - Least Deprived 51 17 8 1 0 2 4 16 1,654
by urban/rural:                  
Large urban areas 34 12 6 1 0 2 6 38 3,256
Other urban 45 12 4 1 0 1 4 33 2,961
Small accessible towns 46 16 6 2 0 2 3 25 889
Small remote towns 40 13 8 1 1 1 4 33 584
Accessible rural 57 15 7 1 0 1 2 17 1,046
Remote rural 49 16 9 1 0 1 3 21 1,092

*The frequency of driving is shown only for those who hold a full driving licence

Table 21: [Park & Ride] Part driving/parking journeys, 2008 - 2012
(a) Whether made any journeys using part driving/parking in past month
  column percentages
Yes 20
No 80
Sample size (=100%) 33,132
   
(b) Where parked last time used part driving/parking  
  cell percentages
A specially designated Park and Ride facility 29
An ordinary car park at a bus station, train station or airport 29
A public car park 15
On the street near a station or bus stop 14
On the street elsewhere 12
Other 2
Sample size (=100%) 6,238
   
(c) Reasons for not using designated park and ride facility amongst those that made a part driving/parking journey 
  column percentages
No designated Park and Ride facility available 74
Journey would take longer 11
No need/car park in town 5
Other (specify) 3
Too much to carry 2
Costs too much 2
Concerns about vehicle / car park security 1
Sample size (=100%) 692

*Table only includes those who have given a reason.

Table 22: [Park & Ride] Mode of transport used in conjunction with driving by where parked, 2008 - 2012*
  Bus Train Walk Add in other? Sample size (=100%)
    row percentages    
All adults who used driving/parking in past month 30 48 17 6,316
by where parked:        
 A specially designated Park and Ride facility 50 48 3 1,797
 An ordinary car park at a bus station, train station or airport 9 80 4 1,749
 A public car park 29 28 35 957
 On the street near a station or bus stop 38 46 15   885
 On the street elsewhere 23 10 59   735

*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. 

Concerns with traffic growth

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey data for Table 23 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Incidents of road rage directed at respondents in past year

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey data for Table 24 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Frequency of walking in previous 7 days by gender, age, earnings etc.

Table 25 has not been updated - See TATIS 2011 for latest table.

Table 26: [Cycling] Reasons why do not cycle to work, 2009-2012 *
Reasons why do not cycle to work percentages
Too far to cycle 36
Weather too cold / wet / windy 19
Do not have a bike 14
Too many cars on the road 14
Traffic travels too fast 12
Prefer to drive 10
Inconsiderate drivers 9
Concerns for personal safety on dark / lonely roads  9
No way to carry luggage / shopping 9
Nowhere at work to shower / change 8
Don't have time to cycle 8
Too hilly 7
Not fit enough 6
Can't be bothered 6
Road surfaces are dangerous 5
Not enough safe places to lock bike 3
Can’t ride a bike 2
Health reasons 2
Difficult taking bike onto other forms of transport** 2
Inconsiderate pedestrians in towns\cities 1
Worried about pollution from traffic 1
Nowhere to keep a bicycle at home 1
Too many bikes stolen 1
Sample size (=100%) 9,293

* The survey routing was updated in 2012 to ensure that only those with at least one bike in their household were asked this question. To ensure comparability, responses from previous years have only been included in this table where the respondent's household had a bike.

** Asked from 2012 only (sample of 1,607)

Households' bus availability

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey data for Table 27 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Table 28: [Bus and train use] Adults use of local bus and train services, in the past month, 2012
      Bus         Train      
  Every day, or almost every day 2 or 3 times per week About once a week About once a fortnight, or about once a month Not used in past month Every day, or almost every day 2 or 3 times per week About once a week About once a fortnight, or about once a month Not used in past month Sample size(=100%)*
All people aged 16+ in 2012: 9 11 8 14 58 2 2 4 19 72 9,893
by gender:                      
Male 8 10 7 13 62 3 3 4 19 72 4,408
Female 11 12 8 14 55 2 2 5 19 72 5,485
by age:                      
16-19 20 18 9 19 34 3 4 8 27 57 275
20-29 13 11 7 15 54 6 5 6 24 59 1,154
30-39 7 9 6 14 63 4 2 4 21 68 1,466
40-49 7 7 6 12 68 3 3 3 22 69 1,626
50-59 6 7 7 14 66 2 2 4 19 74 1,641
60-69 10 14 11 14 51 0 1 4 15 80 1,752
70-79 9 18 9 13 50 0 1 2 10 87 1,261
80+ 8 14 10 10 59 0 0 1 5 93 718
by current situation:                      
Self employed 3 4 3 9 80 1 3 3 19 74 582
Employed full time 9 5 5 13 69 4 2 5 24 64 3,137
Employed part time 12 12 7 15 54 1 3 4 21 71 1,015
Looking after the home or family 7 12 11 15 54 1 1 5 16 76 476
Permanently retired from work 9 16 11 13 51 0 1 3 11 85 3,201
Unemployed and seeking work 8 21 14 21 37 2 3 5 18 72 488
In further / higher education 20 15 10 11 44 8 9 7 28 47 314
Permanently sick or disabled 5 18 9 12 55 1 1 1 8 89 506
by annual net household income:                      
up to £10,000 p.a. 12 18 12 14 44 1 2 4 14 79 1,392
over £10,000 - £15,000 13 17 10 12 47 1 2 3 14 81 1,874
over £15,000 - £20,000 11 13 10 13 53 2 2 3 15 78 1,537
over £20,000 - £25,000 10 8 8 16 57 2 3 4 19 72 1,258
over £25,000 - £30,000 8 9 7 12 63 2 2 5 20 71 904
over £30,000 - £40,000 7 7 6 14 67 3 2 5 21 69 1,186
over £40,000 p.a. 4 5 3 14 73 5 4 6 28 58 1,381
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:                      
1 - Most Deprived 15 17 9 12 46 2 2 4 15 77 1,882
2 13 12 8 13 54 2 2 4 20 73 2,076
3 8 8 7 13 63 2 3 4 18 74 2,145
4 5 8 6 13 68 2 2 4 20 72 2,119
5 - Least Deprived 6 10 8 16 59 4 3 6 23 63 1,671
by urban/rural:                      
Large urban areas 15 14 10 15 45 4 3 6 20 67 3,273
Other urban 8 11 7 13 61 2 2 4 21 71 2,989
Small accessible towns 4 11 7 16 63 2 2 3 22 71 892
Small remote towns 2 5 6 13 73 1 2 2 13 82 589
Accessible rural 5 6 5 11 73 2 2 3 16 78 1,052
Remote rural 3 4 4 10 80 0 1 2 10 87 1,098
by frequency of driving†:                      
Every day 1 2 4 12 81 2 2 4 23 70 3,894
At least three times a week 3 9 8 14 65 2 3 5 19 72 1,378
Once or twice a week 8 12 10 15 56 5 3 3 20 69 579
Less often 13 12 12 22 42 6 4 6 21 64 261
Never, but holds full driving licence 19 21 10 15 36 4 3 6 17 70 491
by driving licence:                      
Holds a full driving licence 4 6 6 13 71 2 2 4 21 70 6,603
Does NOT hold a full driving licence 21 21 12 14 32 3 3 4 15 75 3,290

* Sample size given is for train use as the bus use and train use numbers are comparable. 

†Only includes those with a full driving licence

Table 29: [Users' views on local bus services] Adults (16+) who have used the bus in the previous month, views on their local bus services, 2012
  Strongly agree Tend to agree Total agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree No opinion Sample size (=100%)
Buses run to timetable 26 48 74 7 12 5 2 4,068
Bus service is stable and not regularly changing 28 50 78 6 10 3 3 4,068
Buses are clean 27 53 80 10 7 3 1 4,068
Buses are environmentally friendly 17 39 56 18 9 3 14 4,068
Feel safe/secure on bus during the day 47 46 93 3 2 1 1 4,068
It is simple deciding what type of ticket I need 47 42 89 4 2 1 4 4,068
Finding out about routes and times is easy 38 46 84 6 6 3 2 4,068
Easy to change from buses to other forms of transport 28 47 75 10 4 2 9 4,068
Bus fares are good value 27 28 55 9 15 16 6 4,068
Feel safe/secure on bus during the evening 24 38 62 10 9 4 15 4,068

Table 30: [Users' views on local train services] Adults (16+) who have used the train in the previous month, views on their local train services, 2012
  Strongly agree Tend to agree Total agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree No opinion Sample size (=100%)
Trains run to timetable 42 50 92 3 3 1 1 2,437
Train service is stable and not regularly changing 41 48 89 5 2 1 3 2,437
Trains are clean 38 51 89 5 3 1 1 2,437
Feel safe/secure on trains during the day 56 41 97 2 0 0 1 2,437
It is simple decide what type of ticket I need 44 43 87 4 5 3 2 2,437
Finding out about routes and times is easy 46 45 91 4 3 1 1 2,437
Easy to change from trains to other forms of transport 36 46 82 8 4 1 6 2,437
Train fares are good value 17 34 51 11 21 16 2 2,437
Feel safe/secure on trains during the evening 37 40 77 8 6 2 7 2,437

Table 31: [Concessionary fare pass] Possession of concessionary fare pass for all adults aged 16+, 2012
        How often uses free travel pass      
  Every day Almost every day 2 or 3 times a week Once a week Once a fortnight Once a month Not used No pass Sample size (=100%)
All adults aged 16+ 1 3 5 3 2 3 10 73 9,893
16 - 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 98 2,895
40 - 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 97 1,626
50 - 59 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 95 1,641
60 - 64 3 8 15 9 8 10 28 19 882
65 - 69 2 9 19 10 10 9 32 9 870
70 - 74 3 8 19 7 6 13 37 8 687
75 - 79 3 10 20 10 6 13 33 6 574
80 + 2 6 17 8 6 6 42 12 718

Table 32: [Concessionary fare pass] Possession of concessionary fare pass for all adults aged 60+, 2012
        How often uses free travel pass      
  Every day Almost every day 2 or 3 times a week Once a week Once a fortnight Once a month Not used No pass Sample size (=100%)
All 3 8 18 9 7 10 34 12  3,731
by gender:                  
Male 2 7 15 8 8 11 35 15  1,590
Female 3 9 20 10 7 10 33 9  2,141
by current situation:                  
employed 2 8 11 7 9 8 32 24  484
Permanently retired 2 8 19 9 7 11 34 9  3,100
by annual net household income:                  
up to £10,000 p.a. 3 11 19 8 7 8 31 12  724
£10,000 - £15,000 3 8 22 9 6 10 32 9  1,036
£15,000 - £20,000 2 7 19 11 8 9 35 9  714
over £20,000 p.a. 2 8 12 8 8 12 37 14  1,074
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:                
1 - Most Deprived 6 13 21 8 5 7 31 8  612
2 4 11 19 8 7 9 32 10  767
3 1 6 17 9 7 11 36 14  846
4 1 5 14 8 7 11 40 15  835
5 - Least Deprived 2 8 19 10 11 12 29 11  671
by urban/rural classification:                  
Large urban areas 5 13 23 11 7 7 24 10  1,106
Other urban 2 9 18 9 8 10 36 9  1,135
Small accessible towns 1 5 16 8 9 15 38 8  351
Small remote towns 3 1 8 7 6 13 49 12  234
Accessible rural 1 4 13 5 8 11 40 18  406
Remote rural 0 2 6 6 7 14 47 19  499
by frequency of driving†:                  
Every day 0 2 7 7 11 13 43 16  1,030
At least once a week 0 5 18 10 8 14 35 10  940
Less often 7 13 23 11 6 5 25 10  325
by whether they hold a full driving licence                
Holds a full driving licence 1 4 13 9 9 12 38 13  2,266
Does NOT hold a full driving licence 5 15 25 9 4 6 27 9  1,465
by whether has disability/illness                  
Yes, disability 1 5 18 8 5 11 38 14  266
Yes, illness or health problem 3 9 15 9 8 9 35 11  606
Yes, both disability and illness or health problem 2 6 17 6 4 8 39 16  358
No, neither 3 8 17 9 9 11 33 10  1,367

†Only includes those with a full driving licence

Table 33: [Access to services] Access to services that respondents thought were very or fairly convenient, 2012
  Post office Doctors surgery Small food shopping Cash machine Banking Chemist Hospital outpatients Petrol station Public transport Dentist Sample size (=100%)
All 85 84 93 87 74 88 60 74 84 75 9,893
by gender:                      
Male 85 84 94 87 75 88 60 77 84 74 4,408
Female 85 85 93 87 74 88 61 71 84 76 5,485
by age:                      
16 - 39 87 84 95 90 77 89 63 73 87 75 2,895
40 - 49 87 87 95 90 74 91 63 80 85 79 1,626
50 - 59 84 84 94 88 72 88 59 78 80 77 1,641
60 + 82 83 91 81 72 85 56 69 81 72 3,731
by urban/rural classification:                      
Large urban areas 86 86 95 90 76 92 65 73 92 79 3,273
Other urban 84 85 94 89 78 90 63 79 88 79 2,989
Small accessible towns 91 88 96 93 78 93 49 72 82 79 892
Small remote towns 90 90 96 94 87 91 72 86 79 75 589
Accessible rural 80 77 86 74 59 77 51 65 65 62 1,052
Remote rural 83 80 88 77 61 73 46 67 58 54 1,098
by annual net household income:                      
up to £10,000 p.a. 84 80 92 81 70 86 55 59 85 68 1,392
£10,000 - £15,000 85 84 92 85 72 86 57 63 86 74 1,874
£15,000 - £20,000 85 84 93 86 73 88 59 71 84 74 1,537
over £20,000 p.a. 85 86 94 89 76 89 63 81 83 78 4,729
by licence possession:                      
Holds a full driving licence 85 86 94 88 75 89 63 84 82 77 6,603
Does NOT hold a full driving licence 84 82 92 85 72 87 56 52 88 73 3,290
by number of cars available:                      
none 84 80 92 84 72 87 54 44 89 69 2,986
one + 85 86 94 88 75 89 62 84 82 77 6,907

How adults normally travel to a doctors surgery

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey data for Table 34 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

How adults normally travel to a hospital outpatients department

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey data for Table 35 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

How adults normally travel to a dentist

Following changes to the Scottish Household survey data for Table 36 is no longer collected - Please see TATIS 2011 for the most recently produced version of the table.

Table 37: [Confidence limits] 95% confidence limits for estimates, based on SHS sub-samples sizes
Sub-sample size (=100%) Estimate
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%  
or or or or or or or or or  
95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50%
            percentage points  ( + / - )
100 5.1 7.1 8.4 9.4 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.8
200 3.6 5.0 5.9 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.3
300 3.0 4.1 4.8 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.8
400 2.6 3.5 4.2 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.9
500 2.3 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.3
600 2.1 2.9 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8
700 1.9 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4
800 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2
900 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9
1,000 1.6 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7
1,200 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4
1,400 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1
1,600 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9
1,800 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8
2,000 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6
2,500 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4
3,000 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1
3,500 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0
4,000 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9
5,000 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7
6,000 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5
7,000 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
8,000 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
9,000 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
10,000 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2
12,000 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
14,000 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
16,000 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
18,000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
20,000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
25,000 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
30,000 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
35,000 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
40,000 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
45,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
50,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

e.g. an estimate of 55% that is based on a sample of 800 has 95% confidence limits of 55% ± 4.1% points