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Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition

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Table 12.7 Hours 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

68

71

65

65

66

Business

21

20

16

22

24

Education

21

22

23

19

20

Escort education

7

5

5

5

5

Shopping

68

69

57

56

63

Other escort

24

21

26

27

27

Other personal business

28

34

29

28

32

Visting friends at home

52

49

44

43

46

Visiting friends elsewhere

11

13

13

11

13

Sport / entertainment

22

28

24

23

22

Holiday / day trip

25

29

26

25

30

Other (including "just walk")

20

23

16

16

18

All purposes

367

386

346

339

365

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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