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Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion

New minority ethnic data on the attitudes and behaviours towards cycling in Scotland

Overview

Organisation:
Cycling Scotland

Media type:
Other evidence/studies

Topic:
Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion

Setting:
Community, Families / residential, Individuals, Town centres / Urban

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Access to bikes and confidence in using bikes stand out as significant barriers to cycling for minority ethnic groups.

Key statistics

18%
the percentage of people from minority ethnic backgrounds in Scotland that have access to a bike
Just 18% of Asian, Black and other minority ethnic groups in Scotland have access to a bike, compared with 37% of the general population, and higher proportiona said not being able to ride a bike was a limiting factor (28% compared with 18% in the general population).
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