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| Scottish residents | Miles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985/1986 | 1989/1991 | 1992/1994 | 1995/1997 | 1998/2000 | 2002/2003 | 2004/2005 | 2006/2007 | 2008/2009 | 2009/2010 | |
| Commuting | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Business | 19.4 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 17.7 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 22.6 |
| Education | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Escort education | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Shopping | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Other escort | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Other personal business | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Visiting friends | 5.9 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Visting friends at home | 6.2 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Visiting friends elsewhere | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Sport / entertainment | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Holiday / day trip | 33.5 | 31.3 | 26.5 | 37.1 | 32.0 | 30.4 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 28.4 |
| Other (including "just walk") | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| All purposes | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
Source: National Travel Survey
| 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005/2006 | 2007/2008 | 2009/2010 | Sample size (2009/2010) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles | |||||||
| Commuting | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8,195 |
| Business | 17.0 | 15.5 | 24.8 | 27.5 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 405 |
| Education | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 929 |
| Shopping | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 8,368 |
| Visit hospital or other health | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 1,077 |
| Other personal business | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 2,580 |
| Visiting friends or relatives | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4,043 |
| Eating/drinking | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1,288 |
| Sport / Entertainment | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 2,464 |
| Holiday / day trip | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 23.0 | 21.4 | 764 |
| Escort | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2,457 |
| Go home | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37.2 | 31.1 | 997 |
| Just go for a walk | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1,229 |
| All journeys | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 34,975 |
Source: Scottish Household Survey, published in Scottish Household Survey: Travel Diary (Table 15 in 2009/2010)