SCT08183658301-61

Table 42a: In general, What discourages you from using the train? (only those who did not take the train at all in the past month) (2014, 2016)¹

	2014	2015	2016	2017
Nothing	39.0	..	34.4	..
No nearby station	16.1	..	18.7	..
Takes too long	0.7	..	1.5	..
Inconvenient	1.7	..	2.7	..
No direct route	3.0	..	3.5	..
Use my own car	3.7	..	4.1	..
Need a car for/at work	0.7	..	1.0	..
Cost	9.8	..	9.2	..
Work unsocial/unusual hours	0.1	..	0.2	..
Lack of service	1.9	..	1.8	..
Too infrequent	0.4	..	0.5	..
Health reasons	5.2	..	5.2	..
Difficult to access	0.4	..	0.8	..
Too much to carry/awkward	0.1	..	0.3	..
Uncomfortable	0.3	..	0.3	..
No need	22.6	..	24.3	..
Prefer to walk	0.1	..	0.2	..
Dislike waiting	0.0	..	0.1	..
Live centrally/within walking distance	0.2	..	0.2	..
Use other things - bus/underground/taxi	0.9	..	1.2	..
Smoking policy	.	..	**	..
Dirty/filthy	0.1	..	0.1	..
Given lifts	0.1	..	0.1	..
Too crowded	0.3	..	0.5	..
Not safe	0.2	..	0.1	..
Laziness	0.0	..	**	..
Other	1.6	..	3.7	..
Sample size (=100%)	7,160	..	7,080	..

1. Question asked in alternate years from 2014. 2016 data is the latest available.

** value supressed as cell contains fewer than 5 responses