Does commuting mode choice impact health?
Does commuting mode choice impact health?
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DOI：
10.1002/hec.4184
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发表时间：
2020-11-03
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影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Roberts, Jennifer
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作者：
Jacob, Nikita;Munford, Luke;Roberts, Jennifer
世界各地的政府都在鼓励人们从久坐不动的出行方式转向更活跃的出行方式，包括步行和骑自行车。这些计划的目的是改善人口健康和减少排放。关于后者有大量证据，但关于前者的证据相对较少。本文探讨了交通方式选择对身心健康的影响。利用英国家庭纵向研究的数据，我们利用通勤模式的变化，以确定健康结果的反应。改变模式的人与模式保持不变的人相匹配。总的来说，我们发现模式转换会影响身心健康。当从汽车转向积极旅行时，我们看到女性的身体健康和两性的心理健康都有所增加。相比之下，从积极旅行转向汽车的男性和女性的身体健康和健康满意度都显着下降，当他们从积极旅行转向公共交通时，他们的心理健康也会下降。
Governments around the world are encouraging people to switch away from sedentary modes of travel towards more active modes, including walking and cycling. The aim of these schemes is to improve population health and to reduce emissions. There is considerable evidence on the latter, but relatively little on the former. This paper investigates the impact of mode choice on physical and mental health. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, we exploit changes in mode of commute to identify health outcome responses. Individuals who change modes are matched with those whose mode remains constant. Overall we find that mode switches affect both physical and mental health. When switching from car to active travel we see an increase in physical health for women and in mental health for both genders. In contrast, both men and women who switch from active travel to car are shown to experience a significant reduction in their physical health and health satisfaction, and a decline in their mental health when they change from active to public transport.