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| Statistical Bulletin : Trn/1999/2: Travel by Scottish residents: some National Travel Survey results |
| Table A: Basic travel statistics | |
| Scottish residents | Numbers / percentages |
| 1975/76 | 1985/86 | 1989/91 | 1992/94 | 1995/97 | |
| Yearly averages: | |||||
| Number of journeys (per head) | 883 |
972 |
1,112 |
1,040 |
1,028 |
| Miles travelled (per head) | 4,187 |
4,652 |
6,333 |
5,823 |
6,719 |
| Miles travelled by car (per head) | 2,791 |
3,069 |
4,443 |
4,295 |
4,885 |
| Average length of journey (miles) | 4.7 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
| Hours travelled (per head) | 289 |
313 |
372 |
344 |
350 |
| Average time per journey (minutes) | 19.6 |
19.3 |
20.1 |
19.8 |
20.4 |
| Average speed (miles per hour) | 14.5 |
14.9 |
17.0 |
16.9 |
19.2 |
| Vehicles per household | 0.52 |
0.67 |
0.77 |
0.77 |
0.84 |
| Cars per household | ..* |
0.64 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
0.82 |
| Cars per adult | ..* |
0.32 |
0.40 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
| Individuals per household | 2.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
| Annual mileage per 4-wheeled car (driver's estimate) | .. |
10,195 |
10,507 |
10,185 |
10,055 |
| Percentages of: | |||||
| Men (>17) with full car driving licence | 66.3 |
67.6 |
72.8 |
77.3 |
76.6 |
| Women (>17) with full car driving licence | 24.5 |
33.8 |
45.7 |
45.7 |
51.4 |
| Households with bus service | |||||
| at least every 15 minutes | * |
32.3 |
36.8 |
44.0 |
35.8 |
| 4-wheeled cars that are company cars | .. |
8.0 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
6.0 |
| * Not available on same basis as later years. |
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