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Table 33: Frequency of walks of 20 minutes or more by age and then by sex

Scottish residents: 2009/2010	Children under 16	16-29	30-59	60+	Men 16+	Women 16+	All adults	All persons
	column percentages
3 or more times a week	49	44	43	31	40	40	40	41
Once or twice a week	25	25	23	19	21	23	22	23
Less than once a week, more than twice a month	4	6	5	3	4	4	4	4
Once or twice a month	5	9	7	4	7	6	7	7
Less than once a month, more than twice a year	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3
Once or twice a year	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Less than once a year or never	12	11	18	39	22	22	22	21
All	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Sample size (number of people)*	494	554	1,410	882	1,328	1,518	2,846	3,340

Source: National Travel Survey
* The results in this table are based on the "interview" sample, which is larger than the diary sample which is used as the basis for (almost) all the other tables (see section 4.2.3)

Walking as a means of transport

	Men 16+	Women 16+	All Adults
3 or more times in last seven days	44	42	43
Once or twice in last seven days	18	20	19

Walking for pleasure / to keep fit

	Men 16+	Women 16+	All Adults
3 or more times in last seven days	35	32	33
Once or twice in last seven days	18	17	18

Source: Scottish Household Survey, Published in Transport and Travel in Scotland 2010, Table 24