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Travel

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of leisure journeys by (a) rail, (b) car and (c) bus or coach were made by people aged (i) under 16, (ii) between 18 and 19, (iii) between 20 and 24, (iv) between 25 and 34, (v) between 35 and 44, (vi) between 45 and 59, (vii) between 60 and 64, (viii) between 65 and 69 and (ix) 70 years and over in each year since 1997. [253844]

Paul Clark: The figures provided as follows are from the National Travel Survey and reflect the percentage of leisure journeys made in Great Britain by age and main mode from 1996-98 to 2006. The National Travel Survey is readily available from:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/personal/mainresults/nt S2006/

Leisure trips by age and main mode, Great Britain, 1996 - 98 to 2006
Percentage/number
	Years
	0-16	17-19	20-24	25-34	35-44	45-59	60-64	65-69	70+	Total	Unweighted sample size (trips)
Surface rail
1996 to 2001	16	6	15	21	13	13	3	4	8	100	2,165
2002 to 2006	14	7	14	20	13	15	4	4	7	100	5,798
Car (driver and passenger)
1996-98	20	4	8	18	14	19	5	5	7	100	80,001
1997-99	20	4	7	18	14	20	5	5	7	100	77,714
1998-2000	20	3	6	17	15	20	5	5	8	100	78,801
1999-2001	21	3	6	16	15	20	6	5	8	100	82,776
2002	22	3	6	14	16	21	5	5	8	100	60,998
2003	22	3	5	14	16	20	6	5	8	100	68,477
2004	22	4	6	12	16	20	6	5	9	100	67,817
2005	23	3	6	13	15	19	6	5	9	100	72,046
2006	23	3	6	12	15	20	6	6	8	100	70,165
Bus and coach
1996-98	22	6	7	13	9	11	6	8	20	100	5,318
1997-99	21	6	7	13	10	11	7	7	18	100	5,040
1998-2000	20	8	7	11	9	12	7	8	18	100	5,057
1999-2001	20	8	8	11	9	14	7	7	17	100	5,237
2002	23	10	11	14	7	11	5	5	15	100	3,889
2003	23	8	10	11	9	12	6	5	15	100	4,874
2004	21	9	10	10	9	14	5	6	16	100	4,685
2005	20	8	11	12	9	13	6	6	14	100	4,703
2006	22	9	9	11	8	12	5	7	16	100	4,859
Notes: 1. Leisure includes: Visiting friends at private home, visiting friends elsewhere, entertainment/public activity, sport: participate, holiday: base, day trip and other inc. just walk. 2. The sample size of the National Travel Survey was increased from 2002 which enables single years to be presented. Prior to 2002 data are shown for three year periods because of the smaller sample sizes, and for surface rail a larger number of survey years have been aggregated due to the small number of these types of trips.

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