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Table 12.6 Average length of journey by purpose
Scottish residents
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1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
1997/99 | |||
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miles | ||||||||
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Commuting |
5.4 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
8.3 | |||
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Business |
19.4 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
18.2 |
20.3 | |||
|
Education |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.2 | |||
|
Escort education |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.1 | |||
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Shopping |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
4.6 | |||
|
Other personal business or other escort |
3.3 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
5.3 | |||
|
Visting friends at home |
6.2 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
8.1 | |||
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Visiting friends elsewhere |
4.6 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
4.8 | |||
|
Sport / entertainment |
5.2 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
7.1 |
7.6 | |||
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Holiday / day trip |
33.5 |
31.3 |
26.5 |
36.1 |
32.1 | |||
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Other (including "just walk") |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 | |||
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All purposes |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
6.8 | |||
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