Seven out of ten people (71%) made a journey on the travel reference day in 2013. The vast majority of people who didn't travel had no wish or need to travel or were fully occupied with home duties (63.4%). A further 8.6% were suffering from a short term illness, while approximately 8% chose not to travel due to weather conditions.
| Reasons for not travelling, 2013 | |
| No wish to travel/fully occupied | 63.4 |
| The weather | 7.9 |
| Short term illness | 8.6 |
| Other | 13.3 |
| Long term illness / mobility impairment | 6.8 |
Males were more likely not to have travelled due to having no wish or need to travel or being fully occupied with home duties, with 64.1% of males choosing not to travel for that reason. The corresponding figure for females was 62.8%. Females were more likely not to have made any journeys due to short term illness (9.8%) or long term illness/physical impairment (7.6%).
| X-axis label | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Had no wish or need to travel / fully occupied with home duties | 64.1 | 62.8 | 63.4 |
| Short term illness | 7.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 |
| Long term illness / mobility impairment | 6 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Lack of access to transport or cost or poor weather | 12 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| Other | 10.5 | 9.4 | 10 |
Table 6.3 shows the percentage distribution of persons travelling and not travelling by degree of urbanisation.
| Table 6.3: Percentage distribution of persons travelling and not travelling by degree of urbanisation, 2012 and 2013 | |||||
| Area | Travelled | Did not travel | |||
| 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
| % | % | % | % | ||
| Densely populated area | 73.7 | 71.3 | 26.3 | 28.7 | |
| Intermediate density area | 72.5 | 66.7 | 27.5 | 33.3 | |
| Thinly populated area | 72.4 | 68.1 | 27.6 | 31.9 | |
| All areas | 73.2 | 71.0 | 26.8 | 29.0 | |
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