SCT08183658301-62

Table 43: In general, What discourages you from walking more often than you do? (2012-2014, 2016)1
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Nothing 51.0 60.1 57.3 .. 54.1 ..
Takes too long 3.9 4.1 4.5 .. 6.1 ..
Health reasons / unable to walk far 15.9 15.9 15.3 .. 15.8 ..
Weather 20.3 11.1 14.7 .. 17.5 ..
Not safe 0.9 1.1 0.7 .. 0.7 ..
Lack of walking paths 0.7 1.0 0.4 .. 0.9 ..
Poor quality paths 0.4 0.8 0.5 .. 0.7 ..
Inconvenient 0.4 0.6 0.3 .. 0.6 ..
Too much to carry/awkward 0.5 0.5 0.3 .. 0.7 ..
Travelling with others 0.1 0.1 0.1 .. 0.1 ..
No need 2.6 1.5 1.8 .. 1.6 ..
Live too far away 0.4 1.0 0.4 .. 0.6 ..
Prefer to use other modes - car/bus/train 0.7 0.5 0.5 .. 0.4 ..
Given lifts 0.1 0.1 0.1 .. 0.1 ..
Laziness 4.4 4.8 4.4 .. 4.4 ..
Other 3.8 2.7 3.2 .. 3.8 ..
Sample size (=100%) 9,890 9,920 9,800 .. 9,640 ..

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