2009/12/13 Bruce Napier <[email protected]>: > > On 13 Dec 2009, at 11:27, Adrian Stott wrote: > >> Poorer people generally don't drive >
At least this is one that can be settled with facts (though definitions of "poor" are clearly contested.) " The proportion of households without a car or van also varies geographically across Great Britain. In 2001, the rate of car ownership was higher than 50 per cent in all areas, with the exception of nine inner London boroughs and Glasgow city. Households in London and other urban areas were least likely to have a car, whereas households in rural areas, and particularly in the south, were the most likely. The areas where households with cars accounted for more than 85 per cent of all households were mainly found in the south of England." from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=7239 and there are lots more stats at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/Cci/nscl.asp?ID=8168 I would summarise as follows: Richer people are more likely to own cars than poorer people. Big city people are less likely to own cars than others. Many people on incomes well below average own cars. -- Nigel Stanley
