Statistical Bulletin - National Travel Survey 2011/2012: Scotland Results

Table 8: Trips per person per year by trip length
Scottish residents1 Trips
1985/1986 1989/1991 1992/1994 1995/1997 1998/2000 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012
Under 1 mile 385 376 338 283 287 260 231 226 234 204 184 192 192 215 221
1 to under 2 miles 184 203 180 178 203 192 196 197 199 189 188 189 171 173 173
2 to under 5 miles 193 261 240 272 260 265 263 252 246 245 253 254 263 272 276
5 to under 10 miles 99 130 144 148 162 146 148 158 158 157 161 155 153 161 168
10 to under 25 miles 80 97 102 122 128 121 125 125 123 121 129 138 131 122 117
25 to under 50 miles 21 30 24 34 45 34 37 37 38 36 35 32 32 38 39
50 miles and over 10 15 12 17 17 16 18 18 17 16 16 17 16 15 16
All lengths 972 1,112 1,040 1,054 1,102 1,035 1,016 1,014 1,014 969 965 977 958 995 1,010
Percentage
1985/1986 1989/1991 1992/1994 1995/1997 1998/2000 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012
Under 1 mile 40 34 32 27 26 25 23 22 23 21 19 20 20 22 22
1 to under 2 miles 19 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 17 17
2 to under 5 miles 20 24 23 26 24 26 26 25 24 25 26 26 27 27 27
5 to under 10 miles 10 12 14 14 15 14 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 17
10 to under 25 miles 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 12 12
25 to under 50 miles 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
50 miles and over 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
All lengths 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

1 There is an apparent under recording of short walks in 2002/2003 and short trips in 2007/2008 compared to other years. See notes.
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Source: National Travel Survey, Department for Transport