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

Annual averages

Yearly averages:
Number of trips (per head)

883

972

1,112

1,040

1,054

1,102

1,035

1,014

Miles travelled (per head)

4,187

4,652

6,333

5,823

6,896

7,550

6,933

7,332

Miles travelled by car only (per head)

2,791

3,069

4,443

4,295

5,315

5,739

5,333

5,621

Average length of trip (miles)

4.7

4.8

5.7

5.6

6.5

6.9

6.7

7.2

Hours travelled (per head)

289

313

372

344

367

386

346

339

Average time per trip (minutes)

19.6

19.3

20.1

19.8

20.9

21.0

20.0

20.1

Average speed (miles per hour)

14.5

14.9

17.0

16.9

18.8

19.6

20.0

21.6

Vehicles per household

0.52

0.67

0.77

0.77

0.84

0.98

0.97

1.05

Cars per household

.. *

0.64

0.75

0.75

0.82

0.96

0.95

1.02

Cars per adult

.. *

0.32

0.40

0.42

0.44

0.52

0.52

0.54

Individuals per household

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

Annual mileage per 4-wheeled car
(driver's estimate)

..

10,195

10,366

10,005

10,122

9,884

9,421

9,547

Percentages

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

4-wheeled cars that are company cars

..

8.0

8.3

7.8

6.1

6.4

5.4

5.9

Percentage with concessionary fare pass
Men (65+)

..

77.9

71.7

73.2

71.6

62.5

66.6

72.5

Men (60+)

..

56.7

54.8

52.9

50.6

45.3

55.5

63.0

Women (60+)

..

72.3

72.2

77.8

78.3

71.5

74.3

78.3

All aged 60+

..

65.9

65.0

67.8

66.2

59.6

66.0

71.5

* Not available on the same basis as later years

Page updated: Friday, January 12, 2007