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Table 1: Basic travel statistics - National Travel Survey
Scottish residents Numbers / percentages
1975/1976 1985/1986 1989/1991 1992/1994 1995/1997 1998/2000 2002/2003 2004/2005 2006/2007 2008/2009 2009/2010
Yearly averages: Annual averages
Number of trips (per head) 883 972 1,112 1,040 1,054 1,102 1,035 1,014 969 978 957
No. of journeys (of length 1 mile+) 593 587 735 702
Miles travelled (per head) 4,187 4,652 6,333 5,823 6,896 7,550 6,933 7,332 6,997 7,233 7,010
Miles travelled by car only (per head) 2,791 3,069 4,443 4,295 4,979 5,597 5,127 5,422 5,150 5,267 5,049
Average length of trip (miles) 4.7 4.8 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.3
Hours travelled (per head) 289 313 372 344 367 386 346 339 359 367 358
Average time per trip (minutes) 19.6 19.3 20.1 19.8 20.9 21.0 21.0 21.9 22.2 22.5 22.4
Average speed (miles per hour) 14.5 14.9 17.0 16.9 18.8 19.6 19.2 19.8 19.5 19.7 19.6
No car/ van (percentage) 38 34 32 32 31 28 30
Vehicles per household 0.52 0.67 0.77 0.77 0.84 0.98 0.97 1.05 1.04 1.10 1.07
Cars / vans per household .. 0.64 0.75 0.75 0.81 0.96 0.95 1.02 1.01 1.06 1.03
Cars / van per adult (17+) .. 0.32 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.55 0.58 0.57
Individuals per household 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2
Annual mileage per 4-wheeled car (driver's estimate) .. 10,195 10,366 10,005 10,122 9,884 9,436 9,603 8,855 9,012 8,964
Percentages of: Percentages
Households with bus service at least every 15 minutes .. 32 37 44 36 36 42 41 47 47 48
4-wheeled cars that are company cars .. 8 8 8 6 6 5 6 4 4 5
Percentage with concessionary fare pass
Men (65+) .. 78 72 73 72 63 67 76 83 84 85
Men (60+) .. 57 55 53 51 45 56 69 79 81 81
Women (60+) .. 72 72 78 78 71 74 78 85 88 88
All aged 60+ .. 66 65 68 66 60 66 74 83 85 85

Source: National Travel Survey
NOTE: There is an apparent under recording of short walks in 2002-03 and short trips in 2007-08 compared to other years. See notes.