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Do
only old people tour? This question was posed on the touring@phred.org
discussion list today (May 11, 2001).
Although
it certainly feels like there are more of us older folks loading up our
bikes and hitting the road, it's encouraging to see that touring seems
to appeal to a broad spectrum of our population.
If
we assume that membership in the province's two touring clubs indicates
either a history of touring or an interest in touring, then touring appears
to be distributed about equally throughout the population. There is an
interesting peak in the 55 - 64 age group, however. It's nice to see people
staying healthier longer, thanks to cycling. With such a small sample
size, much of this may simply be a result of random error. Membership
in the two clubs totals two one-hundredths of a percent (87 cyclists out
of a population of 374,045 or 0.0233%) of the population of Saskatoon
and Regina (where the clubs are based).
What
strikes me as most interesting about cyclists in Saskatchewan is how many
people use their bikes regularly. Compared to the national average, other
prairie cities, and even cities such as Vancouver, nearly twice as many
Saskatonians, per capita, ride their bikes to work.
Table
1: Touring Cyclists in Saskatoon and Regina
|
| Range |
Touring
Cyclists |
Regina
& Saskatoon |
Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon |
Regina |
| Total
- All persons |
87 |
374,045 |
990,235 |
193,645 |
180,400 |
| Age
0-4 |
2 |
27,085 |
70,275 |
14,485 |
12,600 |
| Age
5-14 |
8 |
55,310 |
158,315 |
28,415 |
26,895 |
| Age
15-19 |
7 |
26,850 |
76,595 |
13,700 |
13,150 |
| Age
20-24 |
4 |
30,635 |
64,760 |
16,900 |
13,735 |
| Age
25-54 |
33 |
162,360 |
393,725 |
83,820 |
78,540 |
| Age
55-64 |
13 |
27,870 |
80,960 |
13,950 |
13,920 |
| Age
65-74 |
0 |
23,415 |
75,980 |
11,720 |
11,695 |
| Age
75 and over |
0 |
20,525 |
69,635 |
10,655 |
9,870 |
| Average
age of the population |
38 |
n/a |
36 |
34 |
35 |
| Saskatoon,
Regina and Saskatchewan data adapted from: Statistics Canada's Internet
Site, Population
Statistics for Regina (City), Saskatchewan and Population
Statistics for Saskatoon (City), Saskatchewan, extracted May 11,
2001. Touring cyclists data adapted from Saskatchewan Cycling Association
membership database, May 11, 2001. |
Chart
1: Touring cyclists in Saskatchewan
Chart
2: Percentage of people who cycle to work:
Table
2: Mode of transportation to work (all)
|
| Location
|
Total
Labour Force |
Car,
truck or van |
Public
transit |
Walk |
Other
(1) |
As
driver |
As
passenger |
| Canada |
12,183,410 |
8,934,030 |
899,340 |
1,233,870 |
850,855 |
265,325 |
| |
100% |
73.30% |
7.40% |
10.10% |
7.00% |
2.20% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All
census metropolitan areas |
7,993,950 |
5,636,185 |
559,980 |
1,180,105 |
461,265 |
156,410 |
| |
100% |
70.50% |
7.00% |
14.80% |
5.80% |
2.00% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Winnipeg |
306,420 |
208,795 |
27,640 |
44,185 |
18,880 |
6,920 |
|
100.00% |
68.14% |
9.02% |
14.42% |
6.16% |
2.26% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Regina |
89,965 |
71,280 |
7,215 |
4,535 |
5,210 |
1,735 |
|
|
100.00% |
79.23% |
8.02% |
5.04% |
5.79% |
1.93% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Saskatoon |
98,770 |
76,805 |
7,175 |
5,060 |
6,340 |
3,390 |
|
100.00% |
77.76% |
7.26% |
5.12% |
6.42% |
3.43% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Calgary |
409,520 |
298,170 |
29,655 |
51,500 |
22,175 |
8,020 |
|
100.00% |
72.81% |
7.24% |
12.58% |
5.41% |
1.96% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Edmonton |
403,370 |
310,315 |
27,850 |
36,355 |
20,180 |
8,665 |
|
100.00% |
76.93% |
6.90% |
9.01% |
5.00% |
2.15% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vancouver |
831,275 |
587,190 |
54,465 |
119,205 |
48,520 |
21,895 |
|
100.00% |
70.64% |
6.55% |
14.34% |
5.84% |
2.63% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Victoria |
135,445 |
90,950 |
9,225 |
13,385 |
13,225 |
8,660 |
|
100.00%
|
70.64% |
6.55% |
14.34% |
5.84% |
2.63% |
| (1)
Includes bicycle, motorcycle, taxicab, and all other modes of transportation. |
This
table contains data selected from Catalogue No. 93F0027XDB96019
in the Nation Series.
|
| Adapted
from: Statistics Canada's Internet Site, Employed
Labour Force by Sex, Showing Mode of Transportation to Work, for Census
Metropolitan Areas, 1996 Census (20% Sample Data) , extracted
May 11, 2001. |
Table
3: Mode of transportation to work (detail), includes Saskatoon
|
|
City:
|
Saskatoon |
Calgary |
Edmonton |
Vancouver |
Victoria |
| Total
workforce (number) |
98,770 |
409,520 |
403,370 |
831,275 |
135,445 |
| Car,
truck, van as driver |
76,805 |
298,170 |
310,320 |
587,190 |
90,945 |
| Car,
truck, van as passenger |
7,175 |
29,655 |
27,850 |
54,465 |
9,220 |
| Public
transit |
5,060 |
51,500 |
36,355 |
119,210 |
13,385 |
| Walked
to work |
6,340 |
22,175 |
20,180 |
48,520 |
13,225 |
| Bicycle |
2,005 |
4,320 |
4,450 |
13,725 |
6,645 |
|
Bicycle (percent)
|
2.03%
|
1.05% |
1.10% |
1.65% |
4.90% |
| Motorcycle |
100 |
355 |
310 |
1,430 |
555 |
| Taxicab |
140 |
790 |
770 |
1,105 |
150 |
| Other
method |
1,145 |
2,550 |
3,135 |
5,635 |
1,320 |
| Source:
Statistics Canada, 1996 Census Nation
tables. |
| Adapted
from: Statistics Canada's Internet Site, Employed
labour force with a usual place at work or no fixed workplace by mode
of transportation to work, 1996 Census, census metropolitan areas,
extracted May 11, 2001 |
Table
4: Mode of transportation to work (detail), includes Regina
|
|
City:
|
Windsor |
Sudbury
|
Thunder
Bay |
Winnipeg |
Regina |
| Total
workforce (number) |
122,320 |
67,165 |
54,990 |
306,415 |
89,965 |
| Car,
truck, van as driver |
100,875 |
52,225 |
44,520 |
208,795 |
71,275 |
| Car,
truck, van as passenger |
8,760 |
6,270 |
4,320 |
27,640 |
7,210 |
| Public
transit |
4,120 |
3,340 |
1,875 |
44,185 |
4,535 |
| Walked
to work |
6,255 |
4,305 |
3,210 |
18,875 |
5,210 |
| Bicycle |
1,440 |
345 |
540 |
4,245 |
965 |
|
Bicycle
(percent)
|
1.18% |
0.51% |
0.98% |
1.39% |
1.07% |
| Motorcycle |
70 |
15 |
55 |
150 |
80 |
| Taxicab |
240 |
140 |
85 |
620 |
135 |
| Other
method |
560 |
515 |
380 |
1,905 |
555 |
| Source:
Statistics Canada, 1996 Census Nation
tables. |
| Adapted
from: Statistics Canada's Internet Site, Employed
labour force with a usual place at work or no fixed workplace by mode
of transportation to work, 1996 Census, census metropolitan areas,
census metropolitan areas, extracted May 11, 2001 |
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