Table 14: [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2008-2012
Table 14: [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2008-2012
| Car/Van Driver/Passenger | |
|---|---|
| column percentages | |
| By whether they could use public transport | |
| Yes | 45 |
| No | 54 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 16,466 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |
| Takes too long | 49 |
| No direct route | 32 |
| Prefer to use car | 15 |
| Need a car for work | 14 |
| Work unusual hours | 9 |
| Cost | 9 |
| Lack of service | 8 |
| Nothing | 6 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 5 |
| Too infrequent | 5 |
| Too much to carry | 4 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 3 |
| Dislike waiting about | 2 |
| Uncomfortable | 1 |
| Collect/drop off children on way | 1 |
| Health reasons | 1 |
| Prefer to walk | 1 |
| Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 4,049 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot 2 | |
| No direct route | 43 |
| Lack of service | 25 |
| Takes too long | 22 |
| Inconvenient | 19 |
| Need a car for work | 17 |
| Work unusual hours | 16 |
| Prefer to use car | 8 |
| Too much to carry | 7 |
| Too infrequent | 6 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 3 |
| Nothing | 2 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 2 |
| Cost | 2 |
| Live centrally / within walking distance | 1 |
| Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 3,152 |
1. Question asked every other year from 2012. 2012 data is latest available.
2. Question not asked in 2008. Results in this section use 2009-2012