Tables 40a, 40b, and 40c

Tables 40a, 40b, and 40c

Table 40a: Frequency of use of ferry services: 2012-2013
2012 2013 2012-2013
Column percentages
Every day, or almost every day 0.1 0.1 0.1
2 or 3 times per week 0.2 0.1 0.2
About once a week 0.4 0.3 0.4
About once a fortnight, or about once a month 3.9 3.9 3.9
Not used in past month 95.4 95.5 95.5
Sample size (=100%) 9,893 9,918 19,811

Table 40b: Purpose of ferry use
2012 2013 2012-2013
Travel: Column percentages
To place of work 2.7 4.0 3.3
In the course of work 12.3 9.1 10.7
For Education 1.4 2.2 1.8
For Shopping 8.3 10.4 9.3
To hospital, doctor or other health service 4.2 5.7 4.9
To visit friends or relatives 32.1 27.1 29.6
for Holiday / day trip 43.3 52.2 47.7
for other recreational activity 9.4 8.9 9.2
Sample size (=100%) 725 700 1,425

Table 40c: Reason for choosing to travel by ferry
2012 2013 2012-2013
Column percentages
No feasible alternative 65.3 65.0 65.1
Cheaper 8.6 8.7 8.7
Quicker 8.6 8.7 8.7
Convenient 7.9 5.9 6.9
Can take my vehicle 10.2 11.0 10.6
Live close to terminal/ port 0.5 0.6 0.5
Service more frequent ** ** 0.2
Arrival/ departure time convenient ** ** **
Safety/ fear of flying ** ** 0.2
Travelling with others/ animals 2.3 1.7 2.0
Accessibility better 1.1 1.9 1.5
More comfortable 0.4 1.5 0.9
Other 7.0 5.0 6.0
Sample size (=100%) 725 700 1,425

** value supressed as cell contains less than 5 responses