Transport and Travel in Scotland 2014

Table 40a: Frequency of use of ferry services: 2012-2014
	2012	2013	2014	2012-2014
				Column percentages
Every day, or almost every day	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
2 or 3 times per week	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2
About once a week	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4
About once a fortnight, or about once a month	3.9	3.9	3.4	3.7
Not used in past month	95.4	95.5	95.9	95.6
Sample size (=100%)	9,890	9,920	9,800	29,610

Table 40b: Purpose of ferry use 2010-2014
	2012	2013	2014	2012-2014
Travel:				Column percentages
To place of work	2.7	4.0	2.9	3.2
In the course of work	12.3	9.1	15.2	12.1
For Education	1.4	2.2	0.3	1.3
For Shopping	8.3	10.4	9.6	9.4
To hospital, doctor or other health service	4.2	5.7	5.7	5.2
To visit friends or relatives	32.1	27.1	25.2	28.2
for Holiday / day trip	43.3	52.2	46.0	47.2
for other recreational activity	9.4	8.9	11.3	9.8
Sample size (=100%)	730	700	620	2,050

Table 40c: Reason for choosing to travel by ferry 2012-2014
	2012	2013	2014	2012-2014
				Column percentages
No feasible alternative	65.3	65.0	67.6	65.9
Cheaper	8.6	8.7	6.0	7.9
Quicker	8.6	8.7	11.0	9.4
Convenient	7.9	5.9	4.5	6.2
Can take my vehicle	10.2	11.0	8.8	10.1
Car parked at other end	.	.	0.4	0.1
Live close to terminal/ port	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5
Service more frequent	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2
Arrival/ departure time convenient	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.2
Safety/ fear of flying	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.2
Travelling with others/ animals	2.3	1.7	0.9	1.7
Accessibility better	1.1	1.9	0.2	1.1
More comfortable	0.4	1.5	0.3	0.7
Other	7.0	5.0	5.8	5.9
Sample size (=100%)	730	700	620	2,050