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Table 19: Distance travelled: summary statistics, 2005/2006

Lower decile (km)

Lower quartile (km)

Median (km)

Upper quartile (km)

Upper decile (km)

Average (km)

Sample size (=100%)

row percentages

All journeys in 05/06:

0.7

1.6

4.1

10.8

24.9

11.0

48,932

by gender:

Male

0.8

1.8

4.8

12.8

29.6

13.2

21,527

Female

0.6

1.4

3.6

9.5

21.2

9.0

27,405

by age:

16-19

0.7

1.5

3.5

9.2

18.6

8.4

1,492

20-29

0.7

1.6

3.8

10.2

22.3

9.8

5,905

30-39

0.8

1.7

4.5

11.8

26.1

11.2

9,665

40-49

0.7

1.8

4.7

12.4

28.0

12.8

9,841

50-59

0.7

1.7

4.6

11.8

27.5

12.1

8,807

60-69

0.6

1.4

3.8

9.7

24.5

10.5

6,964

70-79

0.5

1.2

3.0

7.9

20.4

8.0

4,630

80 and over

0.4

0.9

2.4

6.1

15.5

6.1

1,628

by purpose:

Commuting

0.9

2.2

5.5

12.7

24.8

10.3

12,090

Business

1.3

3.9

12.9

46.4

115.9

44.2

1,982

Education

0.4

1.0

2.2

6.2

15.0

6.2

1,267

Shopping

0.6

1.3

3.1

8.0

19.0

7.5

10,679

Visit hospital or other health

0.8

1.6

4.1

9.4

22.6

8.7

1,420

Other personal business

0.6

1.4

3.6

9.9

26.7

9.9

3,657

Visiting friends or relatives

0.6

1.5

4.3

11.1

26.4

11.1

5,470

Eating/drinking

0.5

1.3

3.0

8.7

17.7

6.9

1,395

Sport / Entertainment

0.7

1.5

3.7

10.0

22.6

9.1

2,904

Holiday / day trip

0.7

2.0

8.1

26.4

53.4

22.1

1,918

Escort

0.6

1.4

3.7

8.9

18.4

8.6

4,348

by mainmode:

Walking

0.2

0.4

0.8

1.5

2.7

1.5

7,064

Driver Car/Van

1.0

2.2

5.5

13.4

28.1

12.8

26,902

Passenger Car/Van

1.1

2.3

5.6

14.2

29.8

12.9

7,156

Bicycle

0.8

1.2

2.3

4.3

7.2

3.8

386

Bus

1.3

2.2

3.9

7.5

14.3

7.4

5,312

Taxi/Minicab

0.8

1.3

2.4

5.0

10.4

4.9

866

Rail

5.0

10.0

18.8

37.9

58.7

29.9

744

Other

0.8

2.1

4.1

20.1

77.9

30.4

502

by current status:

Self employed

0.7

1.9

5.6

15.9

40.5

16.5

2,913

Employed full time

0.9

2.0

5.3

13.5

29.0

13.1

20,172

Employed part time

0.7

1.5

3.5

8.4

18.9

8.2

6,291

Looking after the home or family

0.5

1.0

2.9

7.9

16.7

8.3

2,931

Permanently retired from work

0.6

1.2

3.2

8.3

21.5

8.5

11,227

Unemployed and seeking work

0.5

1.1

2.5

8.7

16.6

7.8

1,227

In further/higher education

0.8

1.6

3.5

9.2

22.0

9.3

1,395

Permanently sick or disabled

0.5

1.1

2.5

7.0

20.1

7.4

1,862

by annual net household income:

up to £10,000 p.a.

0.6

1.2

2.8

7.2

19.5

8.0

8,948

over £10,000, up to £15,000 p.a.

0.5

1.3

3.1

8.1

18.8

8.2

8,851

over £15,000, up to £20,000 p.a.

0.6

1.5

3.8

10.2

22.7

9.6

7,169

over £20,000, up to £25,000 p.a.

0.7

1.7

4.6

11.4

26.1

11.8

5,948

over £25,000, up to £30,000 p.a.

0.8

1.9

4.8

12.6

27.0

12.4

5,244

over £30,000, up to £40,000 p.a.

0.8

1.8

5.2

13.2

30.4

13.4

7,026

over £40,000 p.a.

0.9

2.1

5.6

14.1

32.8

13.6

4,791

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

0.6

1.4

3.2

7.3

18.1

8.1

8,424

2

0.6

1.4

3.7

9.8

22.8

10.3

9,504

3

0.7

1.6

4.6

12.3

27.8

11.9

10,268

4

0.8

1.8

5.3

13.4

29.0

12.6

10,936

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

0.8

1.7

4.4

11.0

25.1

11.3

9,781

by urban/rural classification:

Large urban areas

0.7

1.5

3.3

6.8

14.4

7.7

16,575

Other urban areas

0.6

1.4

3.1

10.7

24.3

10.4

14,407

Accessible small towns

0.6

1.5

7.1

15.6

28.8

14.4

4,958

Remote small towns

0.4

0.8

1.7

12.9

35.4

12.2

2,491

Accessible rural areas

1.5

3.9

8.7

17.6

33.1

15.7

6,175

Remote rural areas

0.6

3.0

8.8

20.4

40.4

17.8

4,313

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