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Table 14: [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2012-20161
Car/Van Driver/Passenger
column percentages
By whether they could use public transport
 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.