Table 28: [Bus and train use] Adults use of local bus and train services, in the past month, 2019

Table 28: [Bus and train use] Adults use of local bus and train services, in the past month, 2019

Bus     Train     Sample size (=100%)*
Every day, or almost every day 2 or 3 times per week About once a week About once a fortnight, or about once a month Not used in past month Every day, or almost every day 2 or 3 times per week About once a week About once a fortnight, or about once a month Not used in past month
        row percentages         row percentages  
All people aged 16+ 8.2 9.3 7.0 14.0 61.5 2.4 2.5 4.0 20.8 70.2 9,780 
by gender:                    
Men 8 8 7 15 63 3 2 4 20 71 4,360 
Women 9 10 7 13 60 2 3 4 22 70 5,410 
In another way ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   -   
Refused ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   -   
by age:                    
16-19 19 14 8 15 43 5 4 6 24 61 200 
20-29 12 8 8 15 58 4 5 5 27 59 1,020 
30-39 9 7 6 13 65 4 3 4 22 66 1,490 
40-49 6 6 5 14 70 2 2 3 22 70 1,380 
50-59 5 6 5 13 71 2 2 5 25 67 1,680 
60-69 7 14 10 17 52 0 2 4 18 76 1,690 
70-79 7 16 8 13 56 0 1 3 12 84 1,510 
80+ 9 12 9 10 59 0 1 1 7 92 820 
by ethnicity                    
White Scottish 8 9 7 14 62 3 2 4 21 70 7,640 
White other British 6 8 5 14 68 2 2 5 23 67 1,280 
White Polish 15 11 10 15 49 1 2 1 11 86 150 
Other white 13 11 8 14 54 2 4 5 18 71 400 
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British 11 10 14 19 47 2 4 3 14 77 190 
Other ethnic group 13 16 13 12 46 2 3 4 20 72 130 
by current situation:                    
Self employed 3 2 4 14 77 2 3 5 19 72 630 
Employed full time 9 4 5 13 69 4 3 5 26 62 3,210 
Employed part time 8 9 8 14 62 2 4 4 22 68 1,050 
Looking after the home or family 6 11 11 16 56 0 1 3 18 78 360 
Permanently retired from work 7 15 9 14 54 0 1 3 15 81 3,280 
Unemployed and seeking work 11 18 12 20 39 2 4 3 18 73 290 
In further / higher education 16 16 6 16 46 6 5 6 28 56 280 
Permanently sick or disabled 6 19 8 11 56 0 1 1 11 87 500 
by annual net household income:                    
up to £10,000 p.a. 11 16 12 13 49 1 2 4 15 77 900 
over £10,000 - £15,000 12 16 8 14 50 2 2 3 15 78 1,410 
over £15,000 - £20,000 9 11 9 16 55 1 3 4 14 79 1,470 
over £20,000 - £25,000 9 10 6 14 61 1 3 3 18 75 1,190 
over £25,000 - £30,000 8 9 9 14 61 3 1 4 20 72 910 
over £30,000 - £40,000 6 6 6 14 68 3 3 4 23 68 1,380 
over £40,000 - £50,000 8 5 4 15 68 4 2 4 26 64 910 
over £50,000 p.a. 4 5 5 13 73 4 4 6 30 57 1,210 
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:                      
1 - Most Deprived 13 14 9 13 51 2 3 4 20 71 1,750 
2 9 9 8 14 60 3 3 3 18 73 1,930 
3 7 8 6 14 66 3 2 4 21 72 2,180 
4 5 7 6 13 70 2 2 4 21 71 2,150 
5 - Least Deprived 8 9 7 16 60 2 3 5 25 64 1,780 
by urban/rural:                    
Large urban areas 15 14 10 15 46 3 4 4 20 69 2,920 
Other urban 6 8 7 14 65 3 2 5 25 66 3,350 
Small accessible towns 4 7 6 16 67 1 2 4 23 70 870 
Small remote towns 3 3 3 9 81 1 2 1 15 82 570 
Accessible rural 3 4 4 12 78 1 2 3 18 76 1,050 
Remote rural 2 3 3 12 80 0 0 1 10 88 1,020 
by frequency of driving†:                    
Every day 1 2 4 14 79 2 1 4 25 68 3,860 
At least three times a week 4 7 7 15 67 2 3 5 20 71 1,600 
Once or twice a week 9 10 10 14 58 4 4 4 19 68 670 
Less often 15 9 10 17 50 6 3 5 20 66 250 
Never, but holds full driving licence 20 18 9 11 42 4 4 5 18 69 440 
by driving licence:                    
Holds a full driving licence 4 5 6 14 71 2 2 4 23 69 6,820 
Does NOT hold a full driving licence 19 19 11 14 38 3 4 4 17 73 2,960 

* Sample size given is for train use as the bus use and train use numbers are comparable.

** Percentages based on a denominator of 50 respondents or fewer are not shown.

†Only includes those with a full driving licence

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