Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019 combined
Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019 combined
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| Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary: 4-11 | Secondary: 12-18 | All | |
| By whether they could use public transport | cell percentages* | ||
| Yes | 22 | 50 | 31 |
| No | 78 | 50 | 69 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 1,320 | 590 | 1,910 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 58 | 12 | 34 |
| Inconvenient | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| No service available | 16 | 26 | 21 |
| Too far to bus stop | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Cost, too expensive | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Prefer to use car | 14 | 35 | 25 |
| Others | 8 | 14 | 11 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 290 | 290 | 580 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 50 | 11 | 41 |
| No service available | 43 | 60 | 47 |
| Inconvenient | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Too far to bus stop | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Cost, too expensive | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 11 | 6 | 10 |
| Prefer to use car | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Others | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 1,030 | 300 | 1,330 |
*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. Table only includes those who have given a reason (question asked only of a sub-sample). Figures may not sum due to rounding.
1. Question asked every other year until 2016. It was missed in 2018, and will be asked in alternate years from 2019.