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(Table 9)
6.1 In the second part of the SHS interview, one randomly-chosen adult member of each household is asked about his/her circumstances and views. Therefore, the results are based on smaller sample numbers than the earlier analyses. In addition, because the method of recording the answers to some questions changed (see section A.12 of the "Notes and Definitions"), in some cases results are given only for the second half of 1999.
6.2 In cases where, in the first part of the interview, the Highest Income Householder (or his/her spouse/partner) had said that the randomly-chosen adult either (a) had never held a full UK driving licence or (b) never drove nowadays, the interviewer asks why he/she does not drive nowadays. The figures in the second part of Table 9 relate only to such people who were aged 17 or over. The main reasons that they gave for not driving nowadays were that they had never learnt to drive (14% of this sub-group), that they did not hold a driving licence (12%) and that they had no interest in driving or had never wanted to drive (10%). However, 31% said that there was no particular reason why they did not drive. The percentage who said that it was too expensive was highest for those aged under 30, and the percentage giving a health-related reason tended to be higher for the older age-groups.
6.3 If the randomly-chosen adult was said never to have held a full UK driving licence, the interviewer asks why he/she never learnt to drive. The figures in the third part of Table 9 relate only to such people who were aged 17 or over. The main reasons that they gave for never learning to drive were that they had no interest in driving or had never wanted to drive (44% of this sub-group), they could not afford it (22%), they were too nervous or lacked confidence (18%) and that they had no car or could not afford a car (10%). 21% of the women in this sub-group said that they were nervous or lacked confidence compared with only 7% of the men.
6.4 The interviewer then asks all randomly-chosen adults what discourages them from using buses more often. The main reasons given by those who were aged 17 or over are shown in the final part of Table 9. 26% of people said that they used their own cars (30% of men and 23% of women), 25% felt that it would be inconvenient to go by bus, 17% thought that they had no need to use buses more often, 13% cited the lack of service, 11% referred to the cost, and 10% said that there was no direct route. Health reasons and the difficulty of access to buses were given mainly by older people.
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