Residents in selected cities in the UK cycled most for shopping, personal business, and social trip purposes in 2021. Furthermore, 31 percent of cycling trips were for work purposes, followed by leisure purposes with 25 percent of total cycling trips.
Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021
The survey was 'push to online survey ' involved sending letters containing access codes and login details to specific addresses within a stratified sample.
Also, an alternative paper version existed can be returned using prepaid postage.
Respondents were from 17 UK cities: Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin Metropolitan Area, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Greater Cambridge, Greater Manchester, Inverness, Liverpool City Region, Perth, Southampton City Region, Stirling, Tower Hamlets, Tyneside, and West Midlands Metropolitan Area.
The sampling process first divided the population into geographical areas and electoral divisions, after which specific quotas were set based on age, gender, and socio-economic status.
Data reflects responses to the question "Thinking about the different ways in which you travel around, how often do you…?’ Please give your best guess. "
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Sustrans. (May 1, 2022). Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans. "Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021." Chart. May 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans. (2022). Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans. "Share of Annual Cycling Trips by Purpose in Selected Cities in The United Kingdom in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
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Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph], Sustrans, May 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
