Table 25: [Walking] Frequency of walking in the previous seven days*, 2016 1

Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey

Table 25: [Walking] Frequency of walking in the previous seven days*, 2016 1

Walking as a means of transport Walking just for pleasure / to keep fit Sample size (=100%)
None 1-2 days 3-5 days 6-7 days None 1-2 days 3-5 days 6-7 days
row percentages
All people: 31.4 19.4 26.3 22.9 38.6 20.3 19.8 21.2 9,540
by gender 2:
Male 31 19 26 25 38 21 20 22 4,360
Female 32 20 27 21 39 20 20 21 5,180
by age:
16-19 23 16 37 24 41 21 20 17 250
20-29 19 20 31 30 36 23 22 19 1,080
30-39 25 22 28 25 33 24 23 20 1,360
40-49 30 22 25 23 33 20 21 25 1,500
50-59 35 18 27 20 36 20 20 24 1,610
60-69 35 19 24 23 39 18 18 25 1,690
70-79 43 17 21 18 49 18 17 16 1,360
80+ 56 16 14 15 69 11 9 12 700
by ethnicity:
White Scottish 33 19 26 21 39 20 20 21 7,690
White other British 28 18 26 28 36 20 20 24 1,170
White Polish 18 20 26 36 28 33 16 23 120
Other white 17 19 24 40 37 17 20 26 290
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British 27 21 33 19 43 28 19 9 150
Other 22 24 32 23 39 27 17 16 130
by current situation:
Self employed 28 17 26 28 30 21 19 30 620
Employed full time 28 21 28 23 34 24 20 21 3,100
Employed part time 29 20 28 23 34 21 23 23 960
Looking after the home/family 23 19 33 26 32 19 26 23 460
Permanently retired from work 41 18 21 20 48 16 17 19 3,150
Unemployed/seeking work 18 17 32 32 33 16 25 26 320
In further/higher education 16 20 32 32 32 24 23 22 320
Permanently sick or disabled 59 16 12 12 68 11 8 14 430
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 31 18 24 27 42 17 21 20 1,140
over £10,000 - £15,000 32 19 25 24 46 18 18 18 1,600
over £15,000 - £20,000 32 18 28 22 45 15 20 20 1,410
over £20,000 - £25,000 36 17 27 21 41 18 20 21 1,160
over £25,000 - £30,000 31 19 26 24 41 22 18 19 890
over £30,000 - £40,000 31 22 26 22 34 24 20 22 1,260
over £30,000 - £40,000 29 21 28 21 32 24 23 21 1,750
over £50,000 p.a. 29 22 26 24 29 25 19 27
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles3:
1 (20% most deprived) 32 18 30 21 46 17 20 17 1,860
2' 31 19 26 24 42 20 19 19 1,970
3' 34 19 25 21 37 19 20 24 2,050
4' 33 21 24 22 33 22 19 25 1,950
5 (20% least deprived) 27 20 26 27 34 24 20 23 1,720
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 25 18 28 29 41 19 19 20 2,840
Other urban 31 22 27 20 40 21 20 18 3,240
Small accessible towns 34 20 25 21 35 23 22 20 920
Small remote towns 31 19 30 20 43 18 15 23 550
Accessible rural 40 18 22 20 29 21 20 29 1,040
Remote rural 49 15 19 17 34 21 18 28 960
by frequency of driving†:
Every day 37 21 24 18 35 20 20 24 3,750
At least three times a week 29 24 27 20 31 25 25 19 1,500
Once or twice a week 29 19 28 25 36 24 17 23 570
Less often 28 18 24 30 42 21 18 20 280
Never, but holds full driving licence 24 14 29 32 44 13 19 24 370

*Only trips longer than a quarter of a mile are recorded.

†Only includes those with a full driving licence.

1. Question was asked in survey every other year until 2016, but missed in 2018. 2016 is the most recent data available. Figures will be available in alternate years from 2019.

2. In 2016 these were the only gender categories used.

3. Figures are slightly different from those previously published as the SIMD16 classification is now being used rather than SIMD2012

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