Daytrips by characteristics; 90/91-06/07

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Characteristics Day trips absolute Visit to amusement park, etc. Visit to place of interest Visit to (old) town/village (x 1 000) Day trips as a percentage Total number of day trips (%) Day trips as a percentage Spectator/assistant at sporting events (%) Day trips as a percentage Making trips (%) Day trips as a percentage Recreational shopping (%) Day trips as a percentage Visit to amusement park, etc. Visit to place of interest Visit to (old) town/village (%)
Total day trips 8,302 100 100 100 100 100
Winter 1,051 25 22 10 29 13
Spring 1,609 26 31 28 23 19
Summer 3,459 22 14 37 19 42
Autumn 2,182 27 33 25 29 26
Saturday 1,663 24 36 23 31 20
Sunday or (public) holiday 1,872 22 33 35 10 23
Other day 4,767 54 31 42 59 57
Time of departure: before 9 a.m. 931 6 8 11 4 11
Time of departure: 9 a.m.-13 p.m. 4,951 33 34 44 53 60
Time of departure: 13 p.m.-17 p.m. 2,317 29 31 38 38 28
Time of departure: 17 p.m.-21 p.m. 102 28 27 7 5 1
Time of departure: 21 p.m.- midnight 0 4 0 1 0 0
Province of destination: Groningen 431 4 4 7 4 6
Province of destination: Friesland 457 4 4 5 3 6
Province of destination: Drenthe 243 3 4 5 3 3
Province of destination: Overijssel 193 6 8 7 7 3
Province of destination: Flevoland 76 2 1 2 2 1
Province of destination: Gelderland 993 11 10 14 11 13
Province of destination: Utrecht 266 8 7 5 8 3
Province of destination: Noord-Holland 2,114 18 17 18 17 28
Province of destination: Zuid-Holland 1,314 21 19 16 21 17
Province of destination: Zeeland 435 2 1 3 2 6
Province of destination: Noord-Brabant 699 15 18 12 15 9
Province of destination: Limburg 429 7 8 7 7 6
Town of destination Amsterdam 1,504 36 34 31 37 70
Town of destination Rotterdam 155 26 38 42 29 7
Town of destination Den Haag 307 20 10 14 14 14
Town of destination Utrecht 196 17 17 13 20 9
Region of destination North 1,131 10 12 16 10 15
Region of destination East 1,262 19 19 22 20 16
Region of destination West 4,129 48 44 42 48 54
Region of destination South 1,128 23 25 20 22 15
Destination in own place of residence 1,464 48 47 14 34 18
Destination elsewhere in the Netherlands 6,186 50 52 81 63 75
Foreign destination 652 2 1 5 4 8
Bicycle 158 24 25 5 13 2
Car 4,831 58 63 59 67 58
Public transport 2,006 8 6 16 15 24
Other transport 0 1 0 15 0 0
No transport 1,306 10 6 6 5 16
< 5 km 155 31 34 7 19 2
5-15 km 684 29 26 9 31 10
15-30 km 1,358 18 18 16 23 19
30 km or more 4,799 22 22 68 26 69
Duration of day trip: 2-3 hours 2,400 50 52 31 51 29
Duration of day trip: 4-5 hours 1,202 27 28 27 28 14
Duration of day trip: 6-7 hours 1,045 11 10 15 11 13
Duration of day trip: >=8 hours or more 3,654 11 9 28 10 44
Group travel alone 1,210 18 23 8 13 15
Group travel with family 3,565 34 37 36 50 43
Group travel with family and others 1,780 17 15 19 10 21
Group travel with others 1,747 32 24 37 27 21
Men 4,695 49 64 52 32 57
Woman 3,607 51 36 48 68 43
0-14 yrs 627 20 16 7 14 8
15-24 yrs 578 16 17 12 15 7
25-44 yrs 1,419 26 33 22 29 17
45-64 yrs 3,327 25 28 32 29 40
>=65 yrs 2,351 13 5 27 13 28
One-person household 1,470 12 8 23 10 18
Member of one-parent family 365 4 3 3 4 4
Member of couple without children 3,156 29 20 37 31 38
Member of couple with children 3,125 55 68 37 54 38
Member of other type of household 186 1 1 1 1 2
Living in North Netherlands 1,056 10 11 17 11 13
Living in East Netherlands 1,504 19 20 19 21 18
Living in West Netherlands 3,722 47 43 43 45 45
Living in South Netherlands 2,020 24 26 21 23 24
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information on characteristics of daytrips in the Netherlands. Daytrips are characterised by activity, season and weekday of the trip, by time of departure, destination, means of transportation used, distance travelled, duration of the daytrip, composition of the travel party, and personal characteristics such as gender, age, household composition and region of residence.

Data available for 1990/'91, 1995/'96, 2001/'02, and 2006/'07.

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The figures in this table are definitive.

Changes as of 25 October 2016:
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Day trips absolute
Visit to amusement park, etc.
Visit to amusement park, interesting object/place, event.
Visit to place of interest
Visit to (old) town/village
Day trips as a percentage
Total number of day trips
Spectator/assistant at sporting events
Making trips
Trips by car, motorbike, bus, boat, etc.
Visit to amusement park, etc.
Visit to amusement park, interesting object/place, event.
Visit to place of interest
Visit to (old) town/village
Recreational shopping