Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

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Table 11.7 Hours travelled per person per year by purpose

Scottish residents: average per head of population *

1998 / 1999

2000 / 2001

2002 / 2003

2004 / 2005

2006 / 2007

2008 / 2009

hours

Commuting

65

74

65

65

69

69

Business

20

21

16

22

19

19

Education

22

25

23

19

19

17

Escort education

5

7

5

5

5

6

Shopping

70

62

57

56

61

60

Other escort

22

24

26

27

25

26

Other personal business

33

33

29

28

30

32

Visting friends at home

48

48

44

43

44

44

Visiting friends elsewhere

13

12

13

11

14

15

Sport / entertainment

29

27

24

23

23

23

Holiday / day trip

31

22

26

25

30

37

Other (including just walk)

26

19

16

16

19

19

All purposes

386

374

346

339

359

367

Sample size (number of people)

1,224

1,395

3,396

3,766

3,618

3,270

* See footnotes for table 11.1

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