§ Mr. TruswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the socio-economic breakdown of bus users in London. [174715]
§ Mr. McNultyThe National Travel Survey provides the information for people aged 16 and over living in households in Great Britain for the period 1998–2000, according to their area of residence.
The table shows the percentage of users in each socio-economic group, both inside and outside London. Note that tourists are not included in this breakdown:
All persons aged16 and over Bus users1 socio-economic group(SEG) Inside London Outside London Inside London Outside London Professional/managerial 18 14 16 8 Intermediate non-manual 12 9 12 8 Junior non-manual 13 12 13 13 Skilled manual 10 12 8 8 Other manual/other SEGs 11 14 12 17 Retired 21 27 23 30 Other economically inactive 15 12 16 15 All persons 100 100 100 100 1Use a local bus more than twice a year (in London this is 72 per cent. of all persons aged 16 and over and outside London it is 43 per cent.).