Prevalence of active commuting at urban and suburban elementary schools in Columbia, SC

J.R. Sirard, B.E. Ainsworth, K.L. McIver and R.R. Pate

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 2, 236-237

Abstract: We directly observed the prevalence of walking and bicycling (active commuting) to 8 randomly selected urban and suburban elementary schools. When school was used as the unit of analysis, only 5.0% of the students actively commuted to or from school across all observed trips. Active commuting was not affected (P≥.18) by school urbanization level, school socioeconomic status, time of day, day of week, weather conditions, or temperature. These results indicate a need for school- and community-based interventions.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.034355

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