This bar chart shows the different reasons for making journeys in the UK in 2006 and how males and females differed in this. 

It is immediately apparent that the almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest purposes for travelling were commuting and shopping, both being almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest 20 per cent of trips. The almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest common reasons were visiting friends and doing the school run at 15%, closely followed by personal business at around 10%. Travelling for sport and entertainment (7%) was almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest common than journeys for educational purposes (6%). Finally, almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest number of trips were travelling for holidays and walking, both of which accounted for around 3 per cent of all journeys.

Typically, there were almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest differences between males and females. In holidays, personal business and walking both sexes took almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest amount of journeys, while almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest men travelled for educational purposes and more women visited friends. Notably, almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest men as women travelled for entertainment reasons and, likewise, around 7% more men commuted to work. The two areas in which women travelled almost twice as manyapproximately the samearoundfew majormost commonnext mostonly just moresignificantly moreslightly morethe fewest than men were shopping and the school run.