The table gives information about the percentage of British people who took buses for different purposes in the years 2009, 2010, and 2011. Overall, the use of buses for shopping and work declined over time, while bus use increased for other purposes, and the greatest proportion of people used buses for shopping in all three years.
In 2009, 65% of people living in the UK took buses for shopping. The figure decreased over time, declining to 51% in 2011. Similarly, the percentage of people using buses to go to work declined, decreasing from 5% in 2009 to 0% in 2011.
The remaining categories saw an upward trend. 19% of people living in the UK used buses to visit their friends in 2009, the second highest figure in this year. The figure rose to 23% in the final year. Taking buses for day tour became more common, with 7% of people using the bus for this purpose in the first year and rising to 12% in the final year. Notably, British people used buses the least to study in the first year (only 4%). Although the number increased to 9% in 2011, it was the second lowest figure in 2011.