In 2022, according to the Active Lives Survey(ALS) in England, the share of adults who walked for leisure at least five times a week was eight percentage points higher than the the share of adults who walked for the purpose of travel. This was observable in all the groups of walking frequency -according to the survey, adults tend to go on leisure walks twice as much as walking for travel purposes.
Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2022, by frequency
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Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK. (August 31, 2023). Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2022, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/
Department for Transport (UK), und GOV.UK. "Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2022, by frequency." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/
Department for Transport (UK), GOV.UK. (2023). Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2022, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/
Department for Transport (UK), and GOV.UK. "Proportion of Adults Who Walked for Travel and Leisure in England in 2022, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/
Department for Transport (UK) & GOV.UK, Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2022, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2022, by frequency [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/