Travel by Scottish Residents: some National Travel Survey results for 2004/2005 and earlier years
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Table 1: Basic travel statistics
Scottish residents
Numbers / percentages
| 1975/1976 | 1985/1986 | 1989/1991 | 1992/1994 | 1995/1997 | 1998/2000 | 2002/2003 | 2004/2005 |
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Annual averages |
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Yearly averages: Number of trips (per head) | 883 | 972 | 1,112 | 1,040 | 1,054 | 1,102 | 1,035 | 1,014 |
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Miles travelled (per head) | 4,187 | 4,652 | 6,333 | 5,823 | 6,896 | 7,550 | 6,933 | 7,332 |
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Miles travelled by car only (per head) | 2,791 | 3,069 | 4,443 | 4,295 | 5,315 | 5,739 | 5,333 | 5,621 |
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Average length of trip (miles) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
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Hours travelled (per head) | 289 | 313 | 372 | 344 | 367 | 386 | 346 | 339 |
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Average time per trip (minutes) | 19.6 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 |
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Average speed (miles per hour) | 14.5 | 14.9 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 21.6 |
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Vehicles per household | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
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Cars per household | .. * | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1.02 |
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Cars per adult | .. * | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 |
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Individuals per household | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
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Annual mileage per 4-wheeled car (driver's estimate) | .. | 10,195 | 10,366 | 10,005 | 10,122 | 9,884 | 9,421 | 9,547 |
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Percentages |
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Percentages of: Households with bus service at least every 15 minutes | .. * | 32.3 | 36.8 | 44.0 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 42.4 | 40.9 |
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4-wheeled cars that are company cars | .. | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
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Percentage with concessionary fare pass Men (65+) | .. | 77.9 | 71.7 | 73.2 | 71.6 | 62.5 | 66.6 | 72.5 |
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Men (60+) | .. | 56.7 | 54.8 | 52.9 | 50.6 | 45.3 | 55.5 | 63.0 |
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Women (60+) | .. | 72.3 | 72.2 | 77.8 | 78.3 | 71.5 | 74.3 | 78.3 |
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All aged 60+ | .. | 65.9 | 65.0 | 67.8 | 66.2 | 59.6 | 66.0 | 71.5 |
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* Not available on the same basis as later years
Page updated: Friday, January 12, 2007