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

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

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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.

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  • Sirard, J.R. & Ainsworth, B.E. & McIver, K.L. & Pate, R.R., 2005. "Prevalence of active commuting at urban and suburban elementary schools in Columbia, SC," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(2), pages 236-237.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2003.034355_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.034355
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    1. Alemu, Dubbale Daniel & Tsutsumi, Jun-ichiro Giorgos, 2011. "Determinants and spatial variability of after-school travel by teenagers," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 19(4), pages 876-881.
    2. Mitra, Raktim & Buliung, Ron N., 2014. "The influence of neighborhood environment and household travel interactions on school travel behavior: an exploration using geographically-weighted models," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 69-78.
    3. Ergler, Christina R. & Kearns, Robin A. & Witten, Karen, 2013. "Seasonal and locational variations in children's play: Implications for wellbeing," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 178-185.

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