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Table 12 Adults (16+) - who walked or cycled in the previous seven days1: 1999
|
As means of transport (ie to go somewhere- eg work, shopping, or friends) | Just for pleasure or to keep fit2 |
Sample size per quarter (average) | |||||||
| Q 1 | Q 2 |
Q 3 | Q 4 | Q 1 |
Q 2 | Q 3 | Q 4 | ||
|
percentages of the population | n = | ||||||||
| Walking | |||||||||
| All people aged 16+ |
53.4 | 53.2 | 50.5 |
52.7 | 38.4 | 43.8 |
42.3 | 35.6 | 3,426 |
| by sex: | |||||||||
|
men | 53.2 |
51.9 | 48.8 | 51.4 |
41.3 | 46.9 | 45.5 |
41.6 | 1,475 |
| women |
53.6 | 54.2 | 52.0 |
53.7 | 36.0 | 41.2 |
39.7 | 30.7 | 1,951 |
| by age: | |||||||||
|
16 - 19 | 71.1 |
75.3 | 61.4 | 76.1 |
31.1 | 39.4 | 42.0 |
23.7 | 119 |
| 20 - 29 |
67.6 | 62.8 | 57.5 |
62.3 | 35.7 | 44.8 |
38.5 | 30.8 | 424 |
| 30 - 39 | 51.6 | 55.6 |
54.6 | 52.2 | 41.7 |
46.7 | 43.1 | 35.5 |
698 |
| 40 - 49 | 50.8 |
52.4 | 48.2 | 52.8 |
40.8 | 47.0 | 47.9 |
40.8 | 523 |
| 50 - 59 |
56.4 | 50.0 | 51.3 |
50.2 | 42.8 | 42.3 |
49.3 | 38.8 | 531 |
| 60 - 69 | 49.1 | 47.5 |
48.7 | 49.2 | 42.3 |
46.1 | 43.0 | 41.0 |
516 |
| 70 - 79 | 41.6 |
44.7 | 41.5 | 43.4 |
30.0 | 38.9 | 32.7 |
33.1 | 431 |
| 80 and over |
33.4 | 31.7 | 31.2 |
35.1 | 18.5 | 26.3 |
20.5 | 22.1 | 185 |
| by current situation$: | |||||||||
| Self-employed |
48.7 | 44.2 | 48.8 |
39.0 | 51.5 | 52.2 |
56.0 | 49.9 | 173 |
| Employed full-time |
54.2 | 54.5 | 48.4 |
51.2 | 40.7 | 45.5 |
45.6 | 36.6 | 1,101 |
| Employed part-time |
57.2 | 57.7 | 61.8 |
58.5 | 42.4 | 43.5 |
45.2 | 36.7 | 358 |
| Looking after home / family |
64.7 | 57.5 | 56.1 |
60.8 | 31.8 | 45.1 |
40.8 | 29.2 | 299 |
| Permanently retired from work |
45.5 | 44.8 | 44.6 |
45.2 | 36.7 | 41.1 |
37.0 | 36.6 | 983 |
| Unemployed and seeking work |
60.5 | 64.4 | 64.6 |
66.6 | 42.3 | 51.1 |
45.4 | 34.5 | 146 |
| Higher / further education |
75.6 | 76.9 | 61.2 |
81.4 | 37.9 | 48.5 |
39.9 | 26.4 | 92 |
| Permanently sick or disabled |
33.4 | 34.9 | 35.4 |
36.8 | 20.7 | 23.0 |
28.6 | 28.0 | 179 |
| Sample size n = | 2,451 | 3,726 |
4,009 | 3,597 | 2,451 |
3,726 | 4,009 | 3,597 | |
|
Cycling | |||||||||
| All people aged 16+ | 2.5 |
3.6 | 4.0 |
2.9 | 2.8 |
4.9 | 5.4 |
2.7 | 3,437 |
| by sex: | |||||||||
| men | 3.7 | 4.5 |
5.1 | 4.3 |
4.4 | 6.3 |
7.2 | 4.1 |
1,479 |
| women | 1.5 |
3.0 | 3.1 |
1.8 | 1.5 |
3.7 | 3.9 |
1.6 | 1,958 |
| by age: | |||||||||
| 16 - 19 |
5.5 | 6.7 |
9.1 | 3.6 |
1.9 | 7.1 |
8.9 | 1.9 |
119 |
| 20 - 29 | 2.9 |
4.9 | 6.7 |
4.1 | 4.1 |
4.7 | 8.0 |
3.0 | 424 |
| 30 - 39 |
2.8 | 4.3 |
5.5 | 3.9 |
3.5 | 7.3 |
8.4 | 3.8 |
699 |
| 40 - 49 | 1.3 |
3.2 | 2.3 |
3.1 | 3.9 |
6.3 | 5.1 |
2.9 | 524 |
| 50 - 59 |
1.6 | 3.6 |
2.9 | 2.4 |
2.0 | 4.7 |
3.5 | 3.0 |
531 |
| 60 - 69 | 3.4 |
2.0 | 3.3 |
1.8 | 1.1 |
2.5 | 3.8 |
2.6 | 517 |
| 70 - 79 |
2.0 | 3.0 |
2.5 | 2.1 |
2.1 | 1.5 |
2.2 | 1.4 |
435 |
| 80 and over | 1.9 |
0.7 | 1.0 |
0.9 | 2.0 |
1.2 | 0.6 |
0.4 | 188 |
| by current situation$: | |||||||||
| Self-employed |
3.2 | 2.8 |
5.6 | 3.3 |
4.2 | 5.7 |
5.9 | 1.7 |
174 |
| Employed full-time | 2.6 |
4.7 | 4.5 |
3.5 | 4.1 |
6.9 | 7.0 |
3.7 | 1,100 |
| Employed part-time |
1.1 | 5.0 |
5.0 | 2.9 |
2.5 | 7.4 |
4.6 | 2.8 |
357 |
| Looking after home / family | 1.8 |
2.7 | 2.3 |
2.3 | 1.4 |
2.5 | 4.3 |
2.2 | 300 |
| Permanently retired from work | 2.4 |
2.1 | 2.2 |
1.1 | 1.5 |
1.8 | 2.8 |
1.0 | 990 |
| Unemployed and seeking work | 3.4 |
5.1 | 9.0 |
6.1 | 1.4 |
5.1 | 10.3 |
3.7 | 146 |
| Higher / further education | 4.3 |
3.8 | 6.7 |
6.2 | 3.4 |
6.2 | 11.4 |
3.2 | 93 |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 0.0 |
1.0 | 0.8 |
0.7 | 0.0 |
0.7 | 1.0 |
1.0 | 183 |
|
Sample size n = | 2,451 | 3,726 |
4,009 | 3,597 | 2,451 |
3,726 | 4,009 | 3,597 | |
1A person is counted as having walked or cycled in the previous seven
days if, in that period, he or she made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile
by foot or by bicycle for the specified purpose.
2This category includes jogging
and walking a dog.
$There are also small numbers described as "at school",
"on Government work or training scheme", "unable to work due to short-term ill-health"
or "other"
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