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SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 20

Table 12.6 Average length of journey by purpose
Scottish residents

  

1985/86

1989/91

1992/94

1995/97

1997/99

miles

Commuting

5.4

6.2

6.5

7.8

8.3

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

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

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

Holiday / day trip

33.5

31.3

26.5

36.1

32.1

Other (including "just walk")

1.3

1.0

0.8

1.0

1.0

All purposes

4.8

5.7

5.6

6.5

6.8

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