The chart below gives information about the journey to school by children aged 11 to 16 in the UK in a year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows how UK

children

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aged between 11 and 16 years old went to school in one particular year.

Overall

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, most 11-to 16-year-old

children

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in the UK opted to walk or cycle for journeys to school under 2 miles,

whereas

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buses

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were the predominant choice for longer distances. For journeys less than 1 mile, walking was overwhelmingly popular, as 90% of

children

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aged 11 to 16 chose to do so, which was 40% higher than that of cycling.

Cars

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and

buses

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were less common, with less than 10% of

children

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using forms of transport. Meanwhile, the majority of students travelling between 1 and 2 miles to school chose to go by bicycle (75%) and on foot (60%),

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the figures for

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and

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were considerably lower, at 20% and 10%, respectively. In the 2 to 5-mile category,

buses

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topped the list at 50%, followed closely by bicycles at 47%.

Cars

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and walking were chosen less often, accounting for approximately 31% and 25%, in that order. For distances over 5 miles,

buses

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remained the top choice,at 70%, compared to 21% for

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,

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no data was recorded for walking and cycling.