In 2021, according to the Active Lives Survey(ALS) in England, the number of adults who walked for leisure at least five times a week was more than twice the number of adults who walked for the purpose of traveling. 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 2021, by frequency
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Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK. (August 31, 2022). Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2021, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 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 2021, by frequency." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/
Department for Transport (UK), GOV.UK. (2022). Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2021, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 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 2021, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, 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 2021, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Proportion of adults who walked for travel and leisure in England in 2021, by frequency [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK, August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405323/england-adults-travel-leisure-walking-frequency/