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Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition

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Table 12.4 Trips per person per year by purpose

Scottish residents: average per head of population *

1995 / 1997

1998 / 2000

2002 / 2003

2004 / 2005

2005 / 2006

Commuting

177

178

174

170

159

Business

39

33

28

35

36

Education

72

71

82

64

61

Escort education

36

26

31

29

28

Shopping

232

250

207

207

216

Other escort

89

81

98

104

100

Other personal business

102

115

107

102

107

Visting friends at home

139

136

119

118

119

Visiting friends elsewhere

37

42

44

36

37

Sport / entertainment

61

78

72

74

65

Holiday / day trip

22

28

29

31

35

Other (including "just walk")

50

65

44

44

51

All purposes

1,054

1,102

1,035

1,014

1,014

Sample size (number of people)

2,024

1,926

3,396

3,766

3,723

* See footnotes for table 12.1

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