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

Table 34: Trips to and from school by main mode1
Scottish residents: aged 5-16 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
Walk 69 64 64 53 52 52 52 54 51 47 46 45 43 45 47
Bicycle 1 0 2 0 0 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Car / van 6 13 12 25 21 19 21 23 23 27 27 25 25 25 26
Bus 23 21 22 20 25 26 24 20 23 23 23 26 27 24 22
Other transport 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3
All modes 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Average trip length (miles)
Aged 5-16 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4
Aged 5-10 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.5
Aged 11-16 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1
Sample size (number of people) 310 254 218 331 285 559 623 625 580 532 512 445 413 389 395

1 Education trips of under 50 miles only.
- = negligible (less than half the final digit shown)
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Source: National Travel Survey, Department for Transport