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Table 25b: [Cycling] Frequency of cycling in the previous seven days*, 2016 1
Cycling as a means of transport Cycling just for pleasure / to keep fit Sample size (=100%)
None 1-2 days 3-5 days 6-7 days None 1-2 days 3-5 days 6-7 days
row percentages
All people: 94.1 2.8 2.1 1.0 93.5 3.8 1.9 0.8 9,640
by gender:
Male 91.5 4.1 3.1 1.4 91.1 5.0 3.0 1.0 4,400
Female 96.6 1.6 1.1 0.7 95.8 2.6 1.0 0.6 5,240
by age:
16-19 92.5 4.7 1.7 1.0 91.0 3.7 5.0 0.2 250
20-29 91.6 3.4 3.3 1.7 92.8 4.1 1.7 1.3 1,100
30-39 91.4 3.6 3.5 1.6 91.5 4.8 2.8 1.0 1,370
40-49 93.0 3.7 2.4 0.8 91.2 5.2 2.6 0.9 1,510
50-59 94.4 3.0 1.5 1.1 92.6 4.9 1.6 0.8 1,620
60-69 96.4 1.6 1.6 0.4 95.7 2.2 1.7 0.5 1,700
70-79 98.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 98.0 1.3 0.3 0.4 1,370
80+ 99.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 99.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 710
by current situation:
Self employed 92.0 4.1 3.3 0.6 91.0 5.5 2.6 0.9 630
Employed full time 92.6 3.4 2.8 1.2 91.2 5.7 2.4 0.7 3,120
Employed part time 94.0 2.9 1.8 1.3 94.0 3.1 1.9 1.1 960
Looking after the home/family 96.3 2.0 1.1 0.6 95.5 2.5 1.2 0.9 460
Permanently retired from work 97.9 1.1 0.6 0.4 97.3 1.5 0.7 0.4 3,180
Unemployed/seeking work 91.3 4.1 3.1 1.5 93.1 3.4 2.3 1.2 320
In further/higher education 89.5 3.8 3.5 3.2 91.6 3.2 2.8 2.4 330
Permanently sick or disabled 99.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 99.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 430
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 93.3 3.1 1.4 2.1 94.4 2.3 1.7 1.5 1,150
over £10,000 - £15,000 95.7 2.4 1.2 0.7 96.0 2.8 0.7 0.5 1,620
over £15,000 - £20,000 96.1 1.0 1.8 1.1 96.1 1.5 1.5 1.0 1,420
over £20,000 - £25,000 95.3 2.8 1.3 0.6 94.0 4.4 1.1 0.5 1,170
over £25,000 - £30,000 93.2 4.4 1.8 0.6 93.8 3.1 2.3 0.8 900
over £30,000 - £40,000 95.0 1.9 2.7 0.4 93.5 3.5 2.7 0.2 1,280
over £40,000 p.a. 92.1 3.6 3.1 1.1 90.3 6.3 2.6 0.8 1,760
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:
1 (20% most deprived) 96.3 1.7 1.5 0.5 96.6 1.9 1.3 0.2 1,800
2' 94.5 2.9 1.6 1.0 94.8 2.3 2.0 0.9 1,980
3' 93.7 2.7 2.3 1.4 93.0 3.9 1.8 1.3 2,110
4' 93.4 3.2 2.6 0.9 92.1 4.9 2.5 0.5 2,050
5 (20% least deprived) 92.8 3.5 2.5 1.2 91.2 5.8 2.1 0.9 1,710
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 91.8 3.5 2.8 1.9 92.7 4.1 1.9 1.2 2,880
Other urban 95.6 2.2 1.6 0.5 94.8 3.2 1.5 0.5 3,280
Small accessible towns 95.5 2.1 2.2 0.3 94.1 3.5 2.2 0.3 930
Small remote towns 90.2 7.9 0.8 1.1 89.7 4.5 4.8 1.0 550
Accessible rural 96.1 1.4 1.9 0.5 93.8 3.0 2.6 0.6 1,050
Remote rural 95.2 2.4 1.8 0.6 91.3 6.6 1.9 0.2 960
by frequency of driving:
Every day 95.1 2.6 1.8 0.5 93.4 4.2 2.0 0.4 3,780
At least three times a week 93.0 3.6 2.4 1.0 92.0 5.5 2.0 0.5 1,510
Once or twice a week 89.6 3.8 4.0 2.5 90.1 5.6 2.5 1.8 580
Less often 91.2 2.0 3.2 3.6 91.8 2.5 3.7 2.0 280
Never, but holds full driving licence 91.6 2.2 2.4 3.7 90.9 3.8 2.0 3.3 380

*Only trips longer than a quarter of a mile are recorded.

Only includes those with a full driving licence.

1. Question asked in survey every other year. 2016 is the most recent data available.