Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 11.13 Frequency of Walking in the previous seven days1 (people aged 16+)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
column percentages
As means of transport
None 46.4 44.9 45.1 45.6 45.8 46.0 46.0 48.0 47.5 41.0 38.0
1-2 days 18.3 19.1 18.3 17.5 16.8 15.3 15.8 17.9 17.2 17.5 18.9
3-5 days 20.5 21.6 22.1 21.9 21.3 22.0 21.3 19.8 21.7 22.4 24.3
6-7 days 14.7 14.5 14.6 15.0 16.0 16.7 17.0 14.3 13.6 19.1 18.8
1+ days 53.6 55.1 54.9 54.4 54.2 54.0 54.0 52.0 52.5 59.0 62.0
Just for pleasure or to keep fit 2
None 58.6 57.1 59.3 56.1 56.1 53.9 53.3 53.1 54.9 51.6 48.7
1-2 days 16.9 18.2 18.0 17.8 16.4 16.9 16.5 17.6 18.4 19.1 17.7
3-5 days 11.7 12.1 10.7 12.4 13.3 14.2 13.7 13.7 13.0 13.1 16.5
6-7 days 12.8 12.6 12.1 13.7 14.2 15.1 16.4 15.5 13.7 16.1 17.2
1+ days 41.4 42.9 40.7 43.9 43.9 46.1 46.7 46.9 45.1 48.4 51.3
Sample size (=100%) 14,516 14,643 14,041 13,925 14,713 6,993 7,111 6,121 6,209 6,119 6,136

1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.
3. This category includes jogging and walking a dog.