Table 42a: In general, What discourages you from using the train? (only those who did not take the train at all in the past month) (2014-2016)

26 September 2017 - Transport and Travel in Scotland 2016

Table 42a: In general, What discourages you from using the train? (only those who did not take the train at all in the past month) (2014-2016)

Table 42a: In general, What discourages you from using the train? (only those who did not take the train at all in the past month) (2014-2016)
  2014 2015 2016
Nothing 39.0 .. 34.4
No nearby station 16.1 .. 18.7
Takes too long 0.7 .. 1.5
Inconvenient 1.7 .. 2.7
No direct route 3.0 .. 3.5
Use my own car 3.7 .. 4.1
Need a car for/at work 0.7 .. 1.0
Cost 9.8 .. 9.2
Work unsocial/unusual hours 0.1 .. 0.2
Lack of service 1.9 .. 1.8
Too infrequent 0.4 .. 0.5
Health reasons 5.2 .. 5.2
Difficult to access 0.4 .. 0.8
Too much to carry/awkward 0.1 .. 0.3
Uncomfortable 0.3 .. 0.3
No need 22.6 .. 24.3
Prefer to walk 0.1 .. 0.2
Dislike waiting 0.0 .. 0.1
Live centrally/within walking distance 0.2 .. 0.2
Use other things - bus/underground/taxi 0.9 .. 1.2
Smoking policy . .. **
Dirty/filthy 0.1 .. 0.1
Given lifts 0.1 .. 0.1
Too crowded 0.3 .. 0.5
Not safe 0.2 .. 0.1
Laziness 0.0 .. **
Other 1.6 .. 3.7
Sample size (=100%) 7,160 .. 7,080

** value supressed as cell contains fewer than 5 responses