The bar chart compares the number of trips made by men and women in certain European country for five different purposes in a given year.
Overall, men made the highest number of trips for commuting to work, while shopping saw the reverse trend with women. Moreover, day trips were the least common activity for both males and females, while sports/entertainment and visiting friends saw consistent levels for both genders’ purposes.
Examining the major differences between men and women, men’s spending on travelling to work reached approximately the 325 trips mark—markedly much higher than women’s roughly 225 trips. In contrast, women tended to commute for shopping, with just over 275 trips, roughly 100 more trips than men.
Concerning the other purposes, these revealed modest, subtle differences or relative stability. Visiting friends was chosen by both women and men for their purposes, but women had the higher number of trips—just approximately 200 trips, compared to under this figure for men. Conversely, sports/entertainment also remained relatively constant, at around 175 trips for both genders, with men having a slightly higher number. Interestingly, day trips showed the lowest figures across the bar chart, at more or less 50 trips. Men and women did not have many differences in these purposes, although men marginally surpassed women. But the gap was also minimal compared to the categories observed in travelling to work and shopping.