Scottish Household Survey: Travel Diary 2011

5. Why are people travelling?

• Over a quarter of all journeys in 2011 were for commuting purposes. The figure has risen by 2 percentage points from 2007.
• Twenty-one per cent of journeys were for shopping, a drop of 2 percentage points from 2010.

Figure 3: Reasons for travel, 2011

5.1 Leisure activities, including eating/drinking, sport/entertainment, holidays, and going for a walk, represented 17 per cent of all journeys. A further 18 per cent came from other journeys, such as those for the purpose of escorting or other personal business. [Table 3] [Figure 3]