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- Reviewing progress
- List of indicators
- Indicator 56
Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world
56. Getting to school
How children get to school, 1989-91 to 2006
| Children walking or cycling to school since: | 1995-7 |
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2003 |
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- Walking or cycling are still the main ways for children to get to school. The percentage of trips to school which are made on foot or by bicycle has fallen since the 1980s but has changed little over the last ten years, as 49 per cent in 1995-7, and 48 per cent in 2006.
- Similarly, the proportion going to school by private motor vehicle has seen little change since 1995-7, accounting for 30 per cent of trips in 2006. The percentage of children travelling to school by public transport also remained stable over this period at about 21 per cent.
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Updated: 30 July 2009