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Indicator: People finding access difficult J1
Percentage of people with a car finding access to amenities difficult: 1997-8 to 2001-2  
a) With a car  
Indicator Chart
Change since
dots 1970
dots 1990
cross 1997-8

Coverage: England

Source: ODPM

b) Without a car  
Indicator Chart

Coverage: England

Source: ODPM

Objective: Need better access to services
  • In a 2001-2 survey, more households without a car reported access difficulties to amenities than those who had a car - 47 per cent had difficulty getting to a hospital, compared with 26 per cent with a car.
  • Compared with 1997-8, 9 per cent more households said that access to hospitals was difficult, with or without a car, and households with difficulties accessing supermarkets without a car increased from 17 to 23 per cent.

Page last modified: 21 April 2004  |  Page published: 21 April 2004