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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 2004/2005 2006/2007 2008/2009 2009/2010
Commuting 61 62 58 68 71 65 65 69 69 69
Business 13 22 19 21 20 16 22 19 19 20
Education 25 18 19 21 22 23 19 19 17 17
Escort education 3 5 4 7 5 5 5 5 6 4
Shopping 50 66 69 68 69 57 56 61 60 60
Other escort 18 22 20 24 21 26 27 25 26 25
Other personal business 21 31 28 28 34 29 28 30 32 30
Visting friends at home 44 58 48 52 49 44 43 44 44 44
Visiting friends elsewhere 10 12 11 11 13 13 11 14 15 14
Sport / entertainment 21 21 24 22 28 24 23 23 23 24
Holiday / day trip 20 31 29 25 29 26 25 30 37 32
Other (including "just walk") 26 24 16 20 23 16 16 19 19 18
All purposes 313 372 344 367 386 346 339 359 367 358
Sample size (number of people) 2,560 2,480 2,092 2,024 1,926 3,396 3,766 3,618 3,270 3,214

Source: National Travel Survey