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 | |
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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.