Transport and Travel in Scotland 2014

Table 19:[Driving licence] People aged 17+ that hold a full driving licence, 2014

Table 19:[Driving licence] People aged 17+ that hold a full driving licence, 2014
  17-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ All   17+ Sample size of group
  percentage of the relevant sub-group1  
All people aged 17+: 29.3 56.1 73.2 82.1 79.1 74.4 61.2 39.8 68.5  9,720
by gender:
Male 31.7 58.8 77.4 84.5 85.4 85.1 80.1 66.3 75.8  4,410
Female 27.1 53.5 69.1 80.0 72.8 64.8 46.1 22.9 61.8  5,320
by current situation:
Self employed ** ** 87.6 93.9 99.0 96.9 ** ** 93.6  540
Employed full time ** 70.0 83.6 89.0 87.6 85.5 ** ** 82.8  3,250
Employed part time ** 52.7 76.5 82.8 74.2 82.9 ** ** 73.0  1,010
Looking after the home or family ** 19.7 50.3 63.4 65.9 ** ** ** 49.9  460
Permanently retired from work ** ** ** ** 86.5 70.7 60.2 39.6 61.4  3,120
Unemployed and seeking work ** 32.7 41.7 56.3 45.0 ** ** ** 38.4  430
In further / higher education 28.5 47.8 ** ** ** ** ** ** 42.6  320
Permanently sick or disabled ** ** 26.5 35.0 37.2 44.0 ** ** 35.0  460
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. ** 40.0 44.3 48.4 56.3 59.1 54.2 30.6 47.3  1,300
over £10,000 - £15,000 ** 31.8 49.5 48.0 61.3 64.8 50.7 39.8 49.0  1,780
over £15,000 - £20,000 ** 57.4 50.1 72.5 66.4 71.3 59.2 38.8 59.9  1,540
over £20,000 - £25,000 ** 48.6 80.2 78.5 83.1 79.2 59.8 49.1 68.2  1,150
over £25,000 - £30,000 ** 60.0 73.2 83.9 84.1 80.5 67.0 ** 72.6  920
over £30,000 - £40,000 ** 75.0 85.8 89.2 85.2 81.5 82.5 ** 81.6  1,180
over £40,000 p.a. ** 82.2 92.7 96.8 92.7 92.0 100.0 ** 90.1  1,580
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 - Most Deprived 8.4 39.9 51.3 61.6 58.6 45.8 37.5 21.2 46.1  1,910
2 ** 53.7 73.7 74.3 65.7 65.1 48.8 33.0 61.5  1,990
3 ** 63.0 76.6 87.9 87.0 76.3 64.6 42.1 74.6  2,090
4 ** 69.9 85.4 90.8 87.4 84.4 72.6 44.0 79.4  2,100
5 - Least Deprived ** 62.6 85.4 92.3 92.4 90.6 81.3 52.5 80.8  1,640
by urban/rural:
Large urban areas 23.9 50.6 65.2 75.6 71.2 69.2 50.5 25.8 60.5  2,930
Other urban 24.5 57.5 72.7 81.1 80.7 70.4 60.2 45.1 68.2  3,210
Small accessible towns ** 64.1 87.2 87.8 77.5 79.2 68.6 28.4 72.6  930
Small remote towns ** 55.1 66.2 78.9 77.5 77.8 71.6 ** 67.8  590
Accessible rural ** 72.1 92.1 93.7 87.2 82.8 70.9 58.5 82.6  1,060
Remote rural ** 65.4 91.2 91.6 91.5 88.0 81.3 66.1 83.7  1,010
Sample size of age groups  220  1,160  1,370  1,600  1,680  1,680  1,290  730  9,720  

** Percentages based on a denominator of 50 respondents or fewer are not shown.
1 Denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held. Estimates based on smaller sample sizes may be subject to larger levels of variation and therefore may see relatively large fluctuations over time