Question reference: S5W-24790
- Asked by: Adam Tomkins, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 16 August 2019
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 September 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what demographic assessment it has made of the people who use cycling as a form of active travel.
Answer
As part of the Scottish Household Survey, Transport Scotland routinely gathers demographic information about the people who cycle as a form of active travel. The information contains data on age, gender, income, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), economic status and Urban Rural classification. The survey has a representative sample of around 10,000 Scottish residents each year, and asks questions every two years on people who cycle.
As a further source of demographic data, Cycling Scotland delivers an annual Cycling Monitoring Report which reports on a suite of national indicators to inform cycling participation in Scotland.