Table 1

Mode of travel to school in the Millennium Cohort Study in 2014/2015, age 14/15 years

NumberCar % (number)PT % (number)Active % (number)
GenderMale410224.2 (992)35.4 (1453)40.4 (1657)
Female433027.9 (1206)35.2 (1526)36.9 (1598)
CountryEngland540926.9 (1455)29.8 (1612)43.3 (2342)
Wales118225.5 (302)40.3 (476)34.2 (404)
Scotland95820.0 (192)40.5 (388)39.5 (378)
Northern Ireland88328.2 (249)57.0 (503)14.8 (131)
NS-SEC social classNot economically active201526.4 (532)

32.6 (657)
41.0 (826)
Lower171022.9 (392)
32.0 (547)
45.1 (771)
Intermediate205426.5 (544)
38.3 (787)
35.2 (723)
Managerial/professional265327.5 (730)37.2 (987)35.2 (934)
Household income groupLowest109226.1 (285)27.9 (305)46 (502)
Second lowest128623.2 (298)36.5 (469)40.4 (519)
Middle173725.2 (438)37.2 (646)37.6 (653)
Second highest212127.3 (578)35.7 (757)37.1 (786)
Highest219627.3 (599)36.5 (802)36.2 (795)
Ethnic groupWhite732925 (1832)36.5 (2677)38.5 (2820)
Mixed6417.2 (11)45.3 (29)37.5 (24)
Indian20834.6 (72)26.4 (55)38.9 (81)
Pakistani or Bangladeshi46842.7 (200)10.9 (51)46.4 (217)
Black or Black British24118.7 (45)49.4 (119)32.0 (77)
Other12231.1 (38)39.3 (48)29.5 (36)
Growth spurtNot yet/barely started295225.4 (750)35.9 (1060)38.7 (1142)
Begun or completed548026.4 (1448)35.0 (1919)38.6 (2113)
Breakfast consumption< 7 days per week382425.8 (985)35.0 (1339)39.2 (1500)
Every day460826.3 (1213)35.6 (1640)38.1 (1755)
Portions of fruit per day≤3577526.1 (1510)34.5 (1994)39.3 (2271)
≥2265525.9 (688)37.1 (985)37.0 (982)
Physical activity≤2 days per week234227.8 (650)34.3 (804)37.9 (888)
3–4 days per week290525.0 (725)37.6 (1092)37.5 (1088)
≥5 days per week318525.8 (823)34.0 (1083)40.2 (1279)
TV or computer use≤2 hours per day189726.4 (501)38.2 (724)35.4 (672)
≥3 hours per day653526.0 (1697)34.5 (2255)39.5 (2583)
Overall843226.1 (2198)35.3 (2979)38.6 (3255)
  • NS-SEC, National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification; PT, public transport.