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Table 1a: Basic Travel Statistics - SHS and Other sources
Scottish residents Numbers / percentages
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Yearly averages: Annual averages
Average length of trip (miles)9 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.4 7.1 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.7
Average time per trip (minutes) 25.5 25.3 25.7 25.5 26.1 22.6 22.3 25.1 25.5
Average speed (miles per hour) 13.7 14.9 14.9 16.7 15.4 15.2 17.1 15.6 15.8
No car (percentage of households)1 35.8 35.3 34.8 32.7 33.7 31.7 32.0 30.3 30.2 30.7 30.3
Vehicles per household4,5 0.93 0.95 0.97 0.98 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.03 1.04 1.03
Cars / vans per household4,6 .. 0.91 0.93 0.94 0.96 0.98 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.00
Cars / van per adult (17+)6,7 .. 0.50 0.51 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56
Individuals per household 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Percentages of: Percentages
Households within 6 minutes of a bus stop8 85 85 86 85 87 85 85 85 86 84 85
Households with 5+ buses an hour8 19 19 22 24 24 25 23 24 25 25 24
Percentage with concessionary fare pass2,3
Men (60+) .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 79 80 83 83
Women (60+) .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 84 87 90 90
All aged 60+ .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 82 84 87 87

Source: Scottish Household Survey (unless otherwise stated.)
1. Data published in Scottish Transport Statistics 2011, Table 1.19
2. Data taken from Transport and Travel in Scotland, Table 31 and Household Transport for earlier years
3. The National Concessionary Travel Scheme was introduced in April 2006. 2006 figure is for April to December.
4. Source: Vehicle licensing data from DfT, published in Scottish Transport Statistics 2011 and National Record of Scotland household estimates
5. Vehicle types include private and light goods and motorcylces. This is likely to be an overestimate.
6. Vehicle types include private and light goods. This is likely to be an overestimate.
7. Source: Vehicle licensing data from DfT, published in Scottish Transport Statistics 2011 and National Records of Scotland population estimates
8. Source: Transport and Travel in Scotland, Table 26.
9. Source: Scottish Household Survey Travel Diary, Table 5