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| Statistical Bulletin : Trn/1999/2: Travel by Scottish residents: some National Travel Survey results |
| Table J: Average length of journey by purpose | |
| Scottish residents | Miles |
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
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| Commuting | 5.4 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
| Business | 19.4 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
18.2 |
| Education | 1.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| Escort education | 1.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
| Shopping | 2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
| Other personal business or other escort | 3.3 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
| Visting friends at home | 6.2 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
| Visiting friends elsewhere | 4.6 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
| Sport / entertainment | 5.2 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
7.1 |
| Holiday / day trip | 33.5 |
31.3 |
26.5 |
36.1 |
| Other (including "just walk") | 1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| All purposes | 4.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
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