Table TD2: [Main mode] Percentage of journeys made by main mode 1 of travel 2008-2018 2
Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey
Table TD2: [Main mode] Percentage of journeys made by main mode 1 of travel 2008-2018 2
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 3 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| column percentages | |||||||||||
| Walking | 22.2 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 26.0 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 23.5 | 21.3 | 19.8 |
| Driver car/van | 49.8 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 49.9 | 48.3 | 50.0 | 48.1 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 52.1 | 52.9 |
| Passenger car/van | 13.8 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| Bicycle | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Bus | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Taxi/minicab | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Rail | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Other | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 20,450 | 18,680 | 16,300 | 17,590 | 19,740 | 20,180 | 19,930 | 18,710 | 19,050 | 18,320 | 17,790 |
1. Where a journey involves more than one mode of transport (e.g. a bus, then a train), the main mode is defined as the one used for the longest (in distance) stage.
2. 1999 to 2007 results can be viewed by unhiding columns B to J.
3. The questionnaire was changed in 2012 and as a result more walking journeys are recorded so there is a break in the time series between 2011 and 2012.