Mode of Commuting TO and FROM School: A Similar or Different Pattern?

Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel Escabias, Francisco B. Ortega, Noreen C. McDonald and Palma Chillón
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Manuel Herrador-Colmenero: PROFITH’ PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity’ research group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18011, Spain
Manuel Escabias: Department of statistics and Operation Research, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
Francisco B. Ortega: PROFITH’ PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity’ research group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18011, Spain
Noreen C. McDonald: Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3140, USA
Palma Chillón: PROFITH’ PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity’ research group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18011, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: Aims: The aims of this study were: a) to analyse the association between the mode of commuting to go and come back from school and b) to analyse the association between the usual mode of commuting and weekly counts of school trips by mode of commuting to and from school. Methods: A total of 5960 students (7–20 year old) participated in the study fulfilling the Mode and Frequency of Commuting to and from School Questionnaire. This is a self-reported questionnaire that included questions about personal data and the usual and weekly mode of commuting to go and come back from school. Results: There were differences between the modes of commuting to and from school in commuting by car and on foot in children and adolescents and by bus only in adolescents (all p ≤ 0.001). Reporting a usual mode of commuting indicated 7.7 travels/week (the maximum number of journeys is 10) using that same mode. Conclusion: Our results show the importance of assessing the mode of commuting in both directions and only one recall period (i.e., usual or the weekly mode of commuting).

Keywords: transportation; active commuting; physical activity; youths; health behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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