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Table 31: Distance travelled per person per year by age and sex
Scottish residents Miles
Children under 16 Men Women All adults All persons
16-29 30-59 60+ All adult men 16-29 30-59 60+ All adult women
1985/1986 2,873 7,016 8,120 3,233 6,757 5,334 4,076 2,119 3,927 5,223 4,652
1989/1991 4,118 7,750 10,455 4,281 8,251 6,668 7,126 3,256 5,866 6,965 6,333
1992/1994 3,587 8,315 9,296 3,986 7,716 6,870 5,876 3,493 5,333 6,432 5,823
1995/1997 3,611 8,942 10,790 6,002 9,265 6,122 7,776 4,107 6,383 7,759 6,896
1998/2000 4,062 8,304 11,414 7,126 9,702 8,288 8,138 4,708 7,157 8,349 7,550
2002/2003 4,590 6,435 10,645 5,811 8,519 6,603 7,863 4,306 6,616 7,503 6,933
2004/2005 4,712 8,301 10,711 6,287 9,175 7,069 8,127 4,252 6,865 7,972 7,332
2006/2007 4,748 6,070 10,406 6,303 8,302 6,649 8,023 4,658 6,713 7,478 6,997
2008/2009 4,589 7,090 10,291 6,769 8,677 7,528 8,231 4,633 7,032 7,823 7,233
2009/2010 4,526 6,933 10,158 6,875 8,589 6,840 7,857 4,150 6,530 7,494 7,010
Sample size (2009/10) 535 219 620 397 1,236 266 697 480 1,443 2,679 3,214

Source: National Travel Survey
1 Results based on small samples sizes should be treated with caution, in particular those of less than 300 people, e.g. 16-29 age category.