A bar chart below demonstrates journeys made by men and women in the United Kingdom in 2006 according to their purpose.
Overall, the most common purposes all over the period given were commuting and business, shopping and school run, while the lowest percentage of purposes were education, walking and holiday.
The most widely spread purpose over the period given – shopping, 26% women’s journeys goals were it and around 20% for man’s purposes. Likewise, second’s famous purpose was commuting and business, that was more than 20% regards men and 15% women. Visit friends was the third highest rated, it amount about 15% percent of women and the same score of man. Also, school run was widely spread purpose for journeys, it amounted slightly high 15% women and about 10% men.
On other hand, the lowest percent had holiday and walking goals, it included less than 5% people. Education amounted around 5% of women and over 5% of men. Sport and entertainment in middle between major and minor purposes, it amounted only 5% of women and almost 10% of men.