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**Table 14:** [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2012-2016¹
By whether they could use public transport
	Car/Van Driver/Passenger
	column percentages
Yes	46.2
No	52.1
*Sample size (=100%)*	7,670
If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it
Takes too long	42.4
No direct route	22.7
Prefer to use car	14.4
Need a car for work	10.2
Work unusual hours	6.9
Cost	8.1
Lack of service	6.1
Nothing	**
Public transport is unreliable	3.4
Too infrequent	3.5
Too much to carry	2.5
Long walk to bus stop	2.6
Dislike waiting about	1.6
Uncomfortable	0.6
Health reasons	0.7
Prefer to walk	0.7
Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded
*Sample size (=100%)*	3,380
If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot
No direct route	33.2
Lack of service	26.1
Takes too long	17.9
Inconvenient	12.9
Need a car for work	13.9
Work unusual hours	12.1
Prefer to use car	5.9
Too much to carry	5.5
Too infrequent	3.6
Public transport is unreliable	3.7
Nothing	.
Long walk to bus stop	1.9
Cost	1.5
Live centrally / within walking distance	0.5
Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded
*Sample size (=100%)*	1,380

1. Question asked every other year from 2012. 2016 data is latest available.