Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition
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Table 11.7 Hours travelled 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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hours |
||||||
Commuting |
65 |
74 |
65 |
65 |
69 |
69 |
Business |
20 |
21 |
16 |
22 |
19 |
19 |
Education |
22 |
25 |
23 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
Escort education |
5 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
Shopping |
70 |
62 |
57 |
56 |
61 |
60 |
Other escort |
22 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
26 |
Other personal business |
33 |
33 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
32 |
Visting friends at home |
48 |
48 |
44 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
Visiting friends elsewhere |
13 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
Sport / entertainment |
29 |
27 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Holiday / day trip |
31 |
22 |
26 |
25 |
30 |
37 |
Other (including just walk) |
26 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
19 |
All purposes |
386 |
374 |
346 |
339 |
359 |
367 |
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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