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Indicator: Distance travelled relative to income G5
Distance travelled relative to household income band: 1985-6 to 1999-2001  
Indicator Chart
Change since
dots 1970
cross 1990
curvey 1996-8

Coverage: Great Britain

Source: DfT

Objective: The link between rising prosperity and increased travel must be broken
  • Between 1989-91 and 1999-2001, distance travelled increased for all income groups, with the largest increase being for the lowest income group (20 per cent), and the smallest increase being for those with the highest incomes (2 per cent). However, those in the highest income group still travelled more than 3 times as far as those in the lowest.
  • There was relatively little change, and no clear pattern of change, in distances travelled for different income groups between 1996-8 and 1999-2001.


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