Table 14: [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2014-20181 (combined)
Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey
Table 14: [Travel to work reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used for travel to work, 2014-20181 (combined)
| Car/Van Driver/Passenger | |
|---|---|
| column percentages | |
| By whether they could use public transport | |
| Yes | 44.8 |
| No | 52.6 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 7,556 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |
| Takes too long | 45 |
| No direct route | 23 |
| Inconvenient | 20 |
| Prefer to use car | 16 |
| Need a car for work | 9 |
| Work unusual hours | 7 |
| Cost | 8 |
| Lack of service | 6 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 5 |
| Too infrequent | 5 |
| Too much to carry | 3 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 3 |
| Dislike waiting about | 1 |
| Uncomfortable | 1 |
| Health reasons | 1 |
| Prefer to walk | 1 |
| Collect/drop off children on the way | 1 |
| Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 3,237 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |
| No direct route | 35 |
| Lack of service | 23 |
| Takes too long | 21 |
| Inconvenient | 13 |
| Need a car for work | 13 |
| Work unusual hours | 11 |
| Prefer to use car | 7 |
| Too much to carry | 5 |
| Too infrequent | 5 |
| Public transport is unreliable | 5 |
| Long walk to bus stop | 2 |
| Cost | 2 |
| Other reasons are all less than 1% when rounded | |
| Sample size (=100%) | 1,402 |
1. Question asked every other year from 2012.