TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of active commuting at urban and suburban elementary schools in Columbia, SC
AU - Sirard, John R.
AU - Ainsworth, Barbara E.
AU - McIver, Kerri L.
AU - Pate, Russell R.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2003.034355
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2003.034355
M3 - Article
C2 - 15671456
AN - SCOPUS:13144294989
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 95
SP - 236
EP - 237
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -