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Last updated: 16 March 2022

Visits to the outdoors

Indicator Updated: 04 November 2021

Year	% Adults visiting outdoors each week (%)
2006	44.0
2007	44.0
2008	47.0
2009	46.0
2010	48.0
2011	46.0
2012	42.0
2013	46.2
2014	48.4
2015	48.6
2016	48.5
2017	52.4
2018	58.9
2019	56.0

This National Statistics indicator uses data from the annual Scottish Household Survey and reports the proportion of adults making one or more visits to the outdoors per week.

This indicator can be broken down by age, gender, urban/rural classification, self-perception of health, disability, ethnicity and religion. These breakdowns can be viewed on the Equality Evidence Finder.

Source: Scottish Household Survey. The figures in the table are provided in the SHS Data Explorer.

Update Frequency: Annual

Further Information: Visits to the outdoors indicator information is available on the National Performance Framework website.

Please note that figures for 2020 were published 28/1/22 and are available on the National Performance Framework website. However due to a change in how the data was collected because of Covid-19 restrictions, they are not comparable with the figures for earlier years and so they are not included in the table. Details on the reasons for the incomparability are available on the Scottish Household Survey website.

Access to green & blue space

Indicator Updated: 04 November 2021

Year	% Adults with access to space (%)
2013	67.6
2014	68.6
2015	67.2
2016	65.4
2017	64.7
2018	65.3
2019	65.6

This National Statistics indicator uses data from the annual Scottish Household Survey and reports the proportion of adults who live within a 5 minute walk of their local green or blue space.

Breakdowns of data by age, disability, ethnicity, gender, local authority, religion, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and urban/rural classification are available in the Scottish Household Survey Data Explorer.

Source: Scottish Household Survey. The figures in the table are provided in the SHS Data Explorer.

Update Frequency: Annual

Further Information: Access to green and blue space indicator information is available on the National Performance Framework website.

Active travel

Indicator Updated: 04 November 2021

Walking

Year	% of journeys made on foot (%)
2012	48.5
2013	47.3
2014	51.3
2015	45.1
2016	47.8
2017	45.3
2018	43.0
2019	47.6

Cycling

Year	% of journeys made by bike (%)
2012	1.5
2013	1.2
2014	1.8
2015	1.5
2016	1.6
2017	1.8
2018	1.8
2019	1.7

This National Statistics indicator uses data from the annual Scottish Household Survey and reports the proportion of short journeys less than 2 miles that are made by walking and the proportion of journeys under 5 miles made by cycling.

This indicator can be broken down by gender age, Scottish index of Multiple Deprivation, ethnicity, religion and disability. These breakdowns can be viewed on the Equality Evidence Finder.

Source: Scottish Household Survey analysed and published by Transport Scotland. The figures in the table are taken from the report Transport and Travel in Scotland 2019.

Update Frequency: Annual

Further Information: Active travel indicator information is available on the National Performance Framework website.

Please note that figures for 2020 were published 28/1/22 and are available in the report Transport and Travel in Scotland 2020. However due to a change in how the data was collected because of Covid-19 restrictions, they are not comparable with the figures for earlier years and so they are not included in the table. Details on the reasons for the incomparability are available on the Scottish Household Survey website.