Table 19:[ Driving licence] People aged 17+ that hold a full driving licence, 2018

Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey

Table 19:[ Driving licence] People aged 17+ that hold a full driving licence, 2018

17-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ All 17+ Sample size of group
percentage of the relevant sub-group*
All people aged 17+: 29.2 56.7 73.2 79.1 78.6 76.7 69.6 47.5 69.5 9,650
by gender:
Men 33 58 76 82 85 86 83 68 76 4,280
Women 25 55 71 76 73 68 59 31 64 5,360
Identified in another way ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -
Refused ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -
by ethnicity:
White Scottish 33 64 79 80 77 76 68 45 71 7,590
White other British ** 61 77 86 89 83 82 61 78 1,240
White Polish ** ** 57 ** ** ** ** ** 49 110
Other white ** 27 50 63 ** ** ** ** 49 420
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British ** ** 59 ** ** ** ** ** 52 180
Other ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 44 120
by current situation:
Self employed ** ** 87 92 94 99 ** ** 90 590
Employed full time ** 71 80 88 88 89 ** ** 82 3,140
Employed part time ** 57 79 79 78 73 ** ** 75 990
Looking after the home or family ** 33 56 58 65 ** ** ** 53 380
Permanently retired from work ** ** ** ** 82 77 68 47 67 3,260
Unemployed and seeking work ** 21 27 63 59 ** ** ** 37 310
In further / higher education 33 44 ** ** ** ** ** ** 41 310
Permanently sick or disabled ** ** 16 26 32 39 ** ** 29 540
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. ** 34 29 52 49 63 53 32 45 930
over £10,000 - £15,000 ** 38 48 51 58 64 60 43 52 1,530
over £15,000 - £20,000 ** 49 56 61 62 69 63 47 57 1,480
over £20,000 - £25,000 ** 48 61 73 76 76 77 52 66 1,160
over £25,000 - £30,000 ** 70 65 79 81 82 70 59 70 880
over £30,000 - £40,000 ** 73 84 84 86 84 86 ** 81 1,270
over £40,000 - £50,000 ** 79 82 87 92 91 98 ** 84 920
over £50,000 p.a. ** 76 91 95 96 93 ** ** 90 1,080
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 - Most Deprived ** 41 59 54 57 57 42 27 50 1,830
2 ** 55 70 73 72 65 61 30 62 1,850
3 ** 56 77 84 82 82 71 53 73 2,140
4 ** 67 79 86 88 89 79 57 78 2,080
5 - Least Deprived ** 65 83 94 92 89 88 66 83 1,760
by urban/rural:
Large urban areas 27 48 65 74 71 69 59 43 61 2,960
Other urban 31 63 78 79 77 75 68 44 71 3,230
Small accessible towns ** 73 80 83 81 87 74 49 76 830
Small remote towns ** 60 62 69 88 70 70 59 66 580
Accessible rural ** 60 85 90 92 88 86 58 82 1,020
Remote rural ** 76 82 89 91 85 84 56 81 1,030
Sample size of age groups 190 1,040 1,420 1,360 1,680 1,660 1,480 820 9,650 9,650

* Percentage includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held

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

Estimates based on smaller sample sizes may be subject to larger levels of variation and therefore may see relatively large fluctuations over time

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