Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

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Table 11.4 Trips per person per year by purpose

Scottish residents: average per head of population *

1998 / 1999

2000 / 2001

2002 / 2003

2004 / 2005

2006 / 2007

2008 / 2009

trips

Commuting

173

174

174

170

161

164

Business

34

31

28

35

31

31

Education

64

83

82

64

59

54

Escort education

24

34

31

29

28

29

Shopping

259

234

207

207

203

199

Other escort

87

92

98

104

90

94

Other personal business

119

112

107

102

99

100

Visting friends at home

140

146

119

118

111

106

Visiting friends elsewhere

46

40

44

36

40

43

Sport / entertainment

84

76

72

74

62

65

Holiday / day trip

29

25

29

31

35

41

Other (including just walk)

74

57

44

44

50

50

All purposes

1,133

1,106

1,035

1,014

969

978

Sample size (number of people)

1,224

1,395

3,396

3,766

3,618

3,270

* See footnotes for table 11.1

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