This bar chart shows the different reasons for making journeys in the UK in 2006 and how males and females differed in this. Overall, the main reasons for both genders to travel were for commuting and shopping,
Typically, there were few major differences between males and females. In holidays, personal business and walking both sexes took approximately the same amount of journeys, while slightly more men travelled for educational purposes and more women visited friends. Notably, almost twice as many men as women travelled for entertainment reasons and, likewise, around 7% more men commuted to work. The two areas in which women travelled significantly more than men were shopping and the school run.
The major reasons for travelling were commuting and shopping, both being around 20 per cent of trips. The next most common reasons were visiting friends and doing the school run at 15%, closely followed by personal business at around 10%. Travelling for sport and entertainment (7%) was only just more common than journeys for educational purposes (6%). Finally, the fewest number of trips were travelling for holidays and walking, both of which accounted for around 3 per cent of all journeys.
This bar chart
shows
the
different
reasons
for making
journeys
in the UK in 2006 and how males and females differed in this.
Overall
, the main
reasons
for both genders to travel were for commuting and shopping,
Typically
, there were few major differences between males and females. In holidays, personal business and walking both sexes took approximately the same amount of
journeys
, while
slightly
more
men
travelled for educational purposes and more women visited friends.
Notably
, almost twice as
many
men
as women travelled for entertainment
reasons
and,
likewise
,
around
7% more
men
commuted to work. The two areas in which women travelled
significantly
more than
men
were shopping and the school run.
The major
reasons
for travelling were commuting and shopping, both being
around
20 per cent of trips.
The
next
most common
reasons
were visiting friends and doing the school run at 15%,
closely
followed by personal business at
around
10%. Travelling for sport and entertainment (7%) was
only
just
more common than
journeys
for educational purposes (6%).
Finally
, the fewest number of trips were travelling for holidays and walking, both of which accounted for
around
3 per cent of all
journeys
.