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Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition

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Table 12.5 Average distance travelled per person per year by purpose

Scottish residents: average per head of population *

1995 / 1997

1998 / 2000

2002 / 2003

2004 / 2005

2005 / 2006

Commuting

1,401

1,470

1,323

1,369

1,306

Business

683

738

656

820

816

Education

178

230

208

219

223

Escort education

73

63

55

64

57

Shopping

978

1,132

982

1,011

1,033

Other escort

505

472

516

587

556

Other personal business

472

598

501

506

537

Visting friends at home

1,135

1,039

1,030

1,140

1,092

Visiting friends elsewhere

188

222

229

217

238

Sport / entertainment

429

624

516

496

447

Holiday / day trip

803

885

875

856

1,023

Other (including "just walk")

51

77

43

47

48

All purposes

6,896

7,550

6,933

7,332

7,376

* See footnotes for table 12.1

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