Table 11.8 Average duration of travel per trip by purpose
Scottish residents: average per head of population *
| 1998 / 1999 | 2000 / 2001 | 2002 / 2003 | 2004 / 2005 | 2006 / 2007 | 2008 / 2009 |
|---|
minutes |
Commuting | 22.5 | 25.7 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 25.4 |
|---|
Business | 36.2 | 39.7 | 35.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 | 36.9 |
|---|
Education | 20.4 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 18.6 |
|---|
Escort education | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
|---|
Shopping | 16.2 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.2 |
|---|
Other escort | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
|---|
Other personal business | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.2 |
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Visting friends at home | 20.7 | 19.6 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 |
|---|
Visiting friends elsewhere | 17.6 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 20.5 |
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Sport / entertainment | 21.0 | 21.4 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 21.6 | 20.8 |
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Holiday / day trip | 64.5 | 53.5 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.1 | 53.6 |
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Other (including just walk) | 21.1 | 20.4 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 |
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All purposes | 20.4 | 20.3 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.5 |
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* See footnotes for table 11.1