Scottish Household Survey: Travel Diary 2011
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 20071,2 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| column percentages | |||||||||||
| Commuting | 23.5 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 26.8 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 26.5 | 25.8 |
| Business | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Education | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Shopping | 23.5 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 21.1 |
| Visit hospital or other health | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Other personal business | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Visiting friends or relatives | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.9 |
| Eating/drinking | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Sport/entertainment | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Holiday/day trip | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Other journey | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Escort | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Go home2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Just go for a walk2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3 |
| Sample Size (=100%) | 28,519 | 26,944 | 26,790 | 27,122 | 24,658 | 25,215 | 20,519 | 20,449 | 18,679 | 16,296 | 17,593 |
1 Prior to 2007 only journeys over 1/4 mile or 5 minutes on foot were recorded. Since 2007 all journeys are recorded.
This creates a discontinuity in the time series between 2006 and 2007.
2 From 2007 onwards two new categories, 'Go home' and 'Just go for a walk', have been added.
See the background note for more detail.