Work related journeys comprised a greater percentage of total journeys for males (30.5%) than was the case for females (20.3%). This follows the same pattern as in 2012 and 2013. However, females were nearly twice as likely as males to make a journey for the purpose of accompanying another person (17.7%). Also, over one quarter of all journeys made by females in 2014 were for the purpose of shopping. Over one in ten journeys by both males and females were for the purpose of visiting family or friends.
Distribution of journeys by, purpose 2014 | Females |
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Work | 20.3 |
Education | 5.3 |
Shopping | 25.1 |
Visit family/ friends | 11.1 |
Entertainment/ leisure/ sports | 9.5 |
Companion/ escort journey | 17.7 |
Other incl eat/drink, personal business | 11 |
Distribution of journeys by, purpose 2014 | Males |
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Work | 30.5 |
Education | 3.6 |
Shopping | 22.7 |
Visit family/ friends | 10.5 |
Entertainment/ leisure/ sports | 10.2 |
Companion/ escort journey | 9.3 |
Other incl eat/drink, personal business | 13.3 |
Table 3.2 shows the distribution of journeys by degree of urbanisation. Where a person lives does not seem to have any significant effect on the reasons for making journeys.
distribution of journeys by purpose and degree of urbanisation | Densely populated area | Intermediate density area | Thinly populated area |
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Work | 25.7 | 25.1 | 23.6 |
Education | 4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
Shopping | 24 | 22.9 | 24.8 |
To eat or drink | 1.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
Visit family / friends | 10.8 | 11.8 | 10 |
Entertainment / leisure / sports | 10.4 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
Personal business | 4.4 | 5.8 | 6 |
Companion / escort journey | 14.2 | 14.5 | 12.4 |
Other | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
Table 3.3: Percentage distribution of journey purpose by distance, 2012 , 2013 and 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purpose | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Unweighted 2014 sample (journeys taken by persons aged 18 years or over) | |||||||||||||||
<2 kms | 2<4 kms | 4<6 kms | 6<8 kms | 8+ kms | <2 kms | 2<4 kms | 4<6 kms | 6<8 kms | 8+ kms | <2 kms | 2<4 kms | 4<6 kms | 6<8 kms | 8+ kms | |||||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||
Work | 13.6 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 24.5 | 32.0 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 32.9 | 15.2 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 33.4 | 2,222 | |||
Education | 7.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 336 | |||
Shopping | 27.6 | 24.7 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 30.3 | 25.4 | 22.1 | 21.2 | 18.0 | 31.4 | 29.3 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 18.3 | 2,485 | |||
To eat or drink | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 179 | |||
Visit family/friends | 8.6 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 1,069 | |||
Entertainment/leisure/sports | 6.2 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 1,019 | |||
Personal business | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 529 | |||
Companion/escort journey | 22.6 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 21.0 | 13.6 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 1,447 | |||
Other | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 585 | |||
All purposes | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,871 | |||
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values. |
In 2014, just over 15% of all journeys of less than two kilometres were work related, while nearly one third (31.4%) were for the purpose of shopping and nearly one fifth (18.8%) were companion/escort journeys. One third of journeys of eight kilometres or more were for the purpose of work.
Table 3.4: Percentage distribution of journey purpose by duration, 2012 , 2013 and 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Purpose | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Unweighted 2014 sample (journeys taken by persons aged 18 years or over) | ||||||||||||||
15 mins or less | 16-30 mins | 31-45 mins | 46-60 mins | >60 mins | 15 mins or less | 16-30 mins | 31-45 mins | 46-60 mins | >60 mins | 15 mins or less | 16-30 mins | 31-45 mins | 46-60 mins | >60 mins | ||||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||
Work | 17.5 | 28.5 | 40.4 | 31.9 | 25.4 | 19.7 | 30.3 | 40.5 | 33.5 | 26.6 | 20.2 | 30.1 | 41.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 2,222 | ||
Education | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 336 | ||
Shopping | 24.6 | 19.7 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 26.9 | 20.6 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 28.9 | 20.6 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 2,485 | ||
To eat or drink | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 179 | ||
Visit family/friends | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 18.3 | 1,069 | ||
Entertainment/leisure/sports | 7.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 18.1 | 15.5 | 1,019 | ||
Personal business | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 529 | ||
Companion/escort journey | 23.7 | 14.6 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 17.8 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 1,447 | ||
Other | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 585 | ||
All purposes | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,871 | ||
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values. |
Nearly 30% of all journeys that took 15 minutes or less to complete were for the purpose of shopping while one fifth (20.2%) were work related and about 18% were companion/escort journeys. Over 28% of journeys that took more than one hour were for the purpose of work while over 18% were visiting family or friends.
Over one quarter of journeys by car (either as a driver or passenger) for persons living outside of Dublin were for the purpose of work compared with 22.6% for Dubliners. On the other hand, nearly 40% of journeys by public transport for persons living in Dublin were work related compared with just over one fifth of journeys by people residing outside of Dublin. Nearly 30% of all journeys by walking or cycling for persons living in Dublin were for the purpose of shopping.
In 2014, the proportion of journeys which were undertaken for work related reasons was highest amongst 18-34 year olds (31.1%). Journeys made for the purpose of education showed a similar pattern with 10.9% of all journeys made by 18-34 year olds for this purpose. Companion/escort journeys by the 35-54 age group were twice those taken by the 18-34 year age group. Over one fifth of all journeys (20.1%) made by 35-54 year olds were companion/escort journeys. Over one quarter (26.2%) of all journeys undertaken by persons aged 55 years and over were for the purpose of visiting family or friends or for entertainment, leisure or sports.
distribution of journeys by purpose and age classification | 18 - 34 | 35 - 54 | 55+ | All ages |
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Work | 31.1 | 28.2 | 13.1 | 25 |
Education | 10.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
Shopping eating or drinking | 21.7 | 23.2 | 34.4 | 25.7 |
Visit family friends or entertainment leisure | 20.8 | 17.5 | 26.2 | 20.7 |
Personal business or other purpose | 5.1 | 7.9 | 19.7 | 10.3 |
Companion escort journey | 10.5 | 20.1 | 6.1 | 13.8 |
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