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

Table 15: Hours travelled per person per year by purpose
Scottish residents Hours
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
Commuting 61 62 58 68 71 68 71 71 66 69 71 70 69 68 65
Business 13 22 19 21 20 17 20 24 24 19 20 19 21 23 22
Education 25 18 19 21 22 24 21 21 20 19 20 17 17 19 20
Escort education 3 5 4 7 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 8
Shopping 50 66 69 68 69 60 61 61 63 61 59 60 59 59 60
Other escort 18 22 20 24 21 27 28 29 27 25 25 26 25 28 28
Other personal business 21 31 28 28 34 30 30 31 32 30 30 32 30 32 32
Visting friends at home 44 58 48 52 49 46 46 47 46 44 44 44 44 42 41
Visiting friends elsewhere 10 12 11 11 13 14 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 15 16
Sport / entertainment 21 21 24 22 28 25 26 26 22 23 24 22 24 27 29
Holiday / day trip 20 31 29 25 29 27 31 27 30 30 34 37 32 29 27
Other (including "just walk") 26 24 16 20 23 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 19 19
All purposes 313 372 344 367 386 361 369 371 365 359 368 367 357 365 367
Sample size (number of people) 2,560 2,480 2,092 2,024 1,926 3,396 3,657 3,766 3,723 3,618 3,472 3,270 3,214 3,061 3,065

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Source: National Travel Survey, Department for Transport