Table 12.7 Hours travelled per person per year by purpose
Scottish residents: average per head of population *
| 1985 / 1986 | 1989 / 1991 | 1992 / 1994 | 1995 / 1997 | 1998 / 2000 | 2002 / 2003 | 2004 / 2005 |
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Commuting | 61 | 62 | 58| | 68 | 71 | 65 | 65 |
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Business | 13 | 22 | 19| | 21 | 20 | 16 | 22 |
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Education | 25 | 18 | 19| | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
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Escort education | 3 | 5 | 4| | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Shopping | 50 | 66 | 69| | 68 | 69 | 57 | 56 |
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Other escort | 18 | 22 | 20| | 24 | 21 | 26 | 27 |
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Other personal business | 21 | 31 | 28| | 28 | 34 | 29 | 28 |
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Visting friends at home | 44 | 58 | 48| | 52 | 49 | 44 | 43 |
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Visiting friends elsewhere | 10 | 12 | 11| | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
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Sport / entertainment | 21 | 21 | 24| | 22 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
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Holiday / day trip | 20 | 31 | 29| | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
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Other (including "just walk") | 26 | 24 | 16| | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
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All purposes | 313 | 372 | 344| | 367 | 386 | 346 | 339 |
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Sample size (number of people) | 2,560 | 2,480 | 2,092 | 2,024 | 1,926 | 3,396 | 3,766 |
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* See footnotes for table 12.1