Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2012, 2014 and 2016 combined 1
Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey
Table 17: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport is not used by school children, 2012, 2014 and 2016 combined 1
| Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary: 4-11 |
Secondary: 12-18 |
All | |
| By whether they could use public transport | cell percentages* | ||
| Yes | 21 | 51 | 31 |
| No | 79 | 49 | 69 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 990 | 440 | 1,420 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 54 | 11 | 31 |
| Inconvenient | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| No service available | 19 | 28 | 23 |
| Too far to bus stop | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cost, too expensive | 6 | 13 | 10 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Prefer to use car | 11 | 34 | 24 |
| Others | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 200 | 220 | 430 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 48 | 14 | 41 |
| No service available | 44 | 62 | 48 |
| Inconvenient | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Too far to bus stop | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Cost, too expensive | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Prefer to use car | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Others | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 790 | 210 | 1,000 |
*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. Table only includes those who have given a reason (question asked only of a sub-sample). Figures may not sum due to rounding.
1. Question asked every other year until 2016. It was missed in 2018, and will be available in alternate years from 2019. 2016 data is latest available.