Table 11

Journeys reported by adults (16+) - distance: summary statistics: 1999/2000

Lower decile (km)

Lower quartile (km)

Median (km)

Upper quartile (km)

Upper decile (km)

Average (km)

Sample size (journeys) (=100%)

All journeys

0.6

1.4

3.7

9.8

22.6

9.7

57,062

by sex:

Male

0.7

1.6

4.2

11.2

26.1

11.1

25,548

Female

0.5

1.2

3.2

8.7

19.7

8.5

31,514

by age:

16-19

0.7

1.3

3.1

7.7

17.8

7.7

2,068

20-29

0.6

1.4

3.6

9.9

22.2

9.3

7,742

30-39

0.6

1.5

4.1

10.3

23.4

10.1

13,768

40-49

0.7

1.5

4.1

11.0

24.0

10.5

10,403

50-59

0.6

1.4

4.0

10.9

24.6

11.0

9,111

60-69

0.5

1.2

3.2

8.9

22.0

9.3

7,560

70-79

0.5

1.0

2.6

7.3

17.2

7.7

4,960

80 and over

0.3

0.7

2.0

5.1

12.6

6.0

1,448

by main mode¹:

Walking

0.2

0.5

0.9

1.7

3.2

1.8

11,702

Driver Car/Van

1.0

2.1

5.4

12.7

26.7

11.6

28,283

Passenger Car/Van

1.0

2.1

5.2

12.8

28.5

12.4

8,757

Bicycle

0.5

0.9

1.9

3.8

7.4

3.8

529

Bus

1.3

2.3

4.1

8.1

14.7

7.3

5,438

Taxi/Minicab

0.8

1.2

2.3

4.8

9.1

5.0

1,005

Rail

4.3

8.6

16.7

35.2

64.9

29.6

592

by purpose:

Commuting

0.8

2.0

5.1

11.9

23.2

10.0

12,203

Business

1.2

3.4

9.6

26.2

61.6

23.6

2,487

Education

0.6

1.2

2.9

8.4

19.4

7.6

1,357

Shopping

0.5

1.1

2.7

7.4

16.8

6.8

13,325

Visit hospital or other health

0.8

1.5

4.1

10.0

22.2

8.6

1,413

Other personal business

0.6

1.4

3.3

8.4

20.3

8.9

3,774

Visiting friends or relatives

0.6

1.2

3.3

9.1

21.8

9.6

7,187

Eating/drinking

0.5

1.1

2.7

7.6

15.4

7.0

1,795

Sport / Entertainment

0.7

1.5

3.6

9.4

20.5

9.1

3,302

Holiday / day trip

0.5

1.5

5.8

21.0

56.1

20.6

2,851

Other or not recorded

0.5

1.0

2.6

7.3

17.9

8.6

3,342

Escort

0.5

1.2

2.9

7.8

18.0

7.7

4,001

by current situation^$:

Self employed

0.7

1.8

5.4

14.0

32.7

14.0

3,228

Full time employment

0.8

1.8

4.8

12.2

25.9

11.4

22,785

Part time employment

0.5

1.2

3.0

7.6

16.7

7.7

7,156

Looking after home/family

0.4

1.0

2.5

7.7

17.4

7.7

4,540

Permanently retired from work

0.5

1.1

2.8

8.1

19.2

8.4

12,183

Unemployed and seeking work

0.5

0.9

2.4

6.7

16.2

7.0

2,041

Higher/further education

0.7

1.2

2.9

8.5

22.7

8.9

1,736

Permanently sick or disabled

0.5

1.0

2.4

7.0

15.2

6.8

1,947

by social class:

Professional occupations

0.8

1.8

4.9

11.8

28.6

11.7

2,366

Managerial and technical occs.

0.8

1.8

4.9

12.6

29.0

12.3

11,791

Skilled non-manual occupations

0.6

1.4

3.8

10.1

20.9

9.7

8,930

Skilled manual occupations

0.7

1.7

4.6

12.1

27.3

11.4

7,883

Partly skilled occupations

0.5

1.2

3.3

8.1

17.8

7.6

5,782

Unskilled occupations

0.5

1.0

2.6

7.0

16.5

7.1

2,103

by annual net household income:

up to £ 5,000 p.a.

0.5

1.0

2.5

6.9

19.5

8.3

3,559

over £5,000, up to £10,000

0.4

1.0

2.4

6.9

16.5

7.2

13,125

over £10,000, up to £15,000

0.5

1.3

3.2

8.7

20.1

8.6

11,685

over £15,000, up to £20,000

0.7

1.5

4.0

10.3

23.2

10.2

9,603

over £20,000, up to £25,000

0.8

1.7

4.3

11.3

24.7

10.6

7,149

over £25,000, up to £30,000

0.8

1.8

4.8

11.7

24.3

11.2

4,663

over £30,000, up to £40,000

0.9

1.9

5.3

12.5

28.6

12.2

4,096

over £40,000

0.8

1.7

5.1

13.9

32.1

13.4

2,134

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

0.6

1.3

3.0

6.3

13.1

7.1

18,629

Other urban areas

0.6

1.3

3.1

9.8

22.2

9.1

18,147

"Accessible" small towns

0.5

1.1

5.8

13.7

25.0

11.7

5,522

"Remote" small towns

0.4

0.8

1.6

8.4

30.8

10.1

2,736

"Accessible" rural areas

0.8

3.2

7.9

16.8

31.8

14.8

7,177

"Remote" rural areas

0.5

2.3

7.3

18.5

39.8

16.8

4,831