Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2004-2013
Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2004-2013
| Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary: 4-11 |
Secondary: 12-18 |
All | |
| by whether they could use public transport | cell percentages | ||
| Yes | 25 | 54 | 34 |
| No | 75 | 46 | 66 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 2,923 | 1,295 | 4,218 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 56% | 8% | 33% |
| Inconvenient | 23% | 36% | 29% |
| No service available | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Too far to bus stop | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Cost,too expensive | 8% | 15% | 11% |
| Too short a distance,not worth it | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| Prefer to use car | 16% | 32% | 24% |
| Others | 11% | 22% | 16% |
| 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 | 44% | 66% | 48% |
| Inconvenient | 8% | 15% | 9% |
| Too far to bus stop | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Cost,too expensive | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Too short a distance,not worth it | 13% | 7% | 12% |
| Prefer to use car | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| Others | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Sample size (=100%) | 1,843 | 454 | 2,297 |
*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).