Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition

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Table 12.14 Frequency of Walking in the previous seven days 1,2 (people aged 16+)

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

column percentages

As means of transport (i.e. To go somewhere- e.g. work, shopping or friends)

None

..

..

..

48.2

46.9

45.4

45.7

46.4

46.6

47.1

46.8

1-2 days

..

..

..

18.7

18.4

19.1

18.2

17.2

16.6

15.2

15.6

3-5 days

..

..

..

17.9

20.4

21.4

21.9

21.7

21.1

21.7

20.9

6-7 days

..

..

..

15.1

14.3

14.1

14.2

14.7

15.7

16.0

16.6

1+ days

..

..

..

51.8

53.1

54.6

54.3

53.6

53.4

52.9

53.2

Just for pleasure or to keep fit 3

None

..

..

..

60.3

58.7

57.4

59.3

56.4

56.4

54.1

53.4

1-2 days

..

..

..

15.8

16.6

17.9

17.7

17.4

16.1

16.6

16.3

3-5 days

..

..

..

10.5

11.7

12.0

10.8

12.4

13.2

14.2

13.8

6-7 days

..

..

..

13.5

12.9

12.7

12.1

13.8

14.3

15.1

16.4

1+ days

..

..

..

39.7

41.3

42.6

40.7

43.6

43.6

45.9

46.6

Sample size (=100%)

..

..

..

13,769

14,533

14,643

14,042

13,936

14,737

7,001

7,111

1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.
2. A few of these figures differ slightly from those published in "Main Transport Trends" in August 2007. The figures here exclude those who said "don't know" and count those who said "unable to walk" as walking on none of the previous seven days. Missing values were also counted as 0 days.
3. This category includes jogging and walking a dog.

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