Critical factors for active transportation to school among low-income and minority students - Evidence from the 2001 national household travel survey
Critical factors for active transportation to school among low-income and minority students - Evidence from the 2001 national household travel survey
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DOI：
10.1016/j.amepre.2008.01.004
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
McDonald, Noreen C.
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作者：
McDonald, Noreen C.
背景资料：步行上学可能是儿童生活中日常身体活动的重要来源，政府机构正在支持鼓励步行上学的计划（例如，安全路线上学和疾病预防控制中心的儿童步行计划）。然而，很少有研究着眼于不同种族/民族和收入groups.Methods的行为：这一横断面研究使用的数据从2001年全国家庭旅行调查文件率步行和骑自行车上学低收入和少数民族青年在美国（N= 14,553）。二元模型的决定，使用主动交通工具上学，同时调整行程，个人，家庭和邻里的相关性。所有分析都在2007年进行。结果：数据显示，低收入和少数族裔群体，特别是黑人和西班牙裔，使用积极的旅行方式上学的比率远远高于白人或高收入学生。然而，种族差异的出行模式是通过控制家庭收入，车辆访问，家庭和学校之间的距离，和住宅density.Conclusions：积极的交通上学可能是一个重要的战略，以增加和保持低收入和少数民族青年的身体活动水平。目前的政策干预措施，如安全上学路线，有机会为最有可能步行上学的低收入和少数民族学生提供福利。
Background: Walking to school may be an important source of daily physical activity in children's lives, and government agencies are supporting programs to encourage walking to school (e.g., Safe Routes to School and the CDC's KidsWalk programs). However, little research has looked at differences in behavior across racial/ethnic and income groups.Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the 2001 National Household Travel Survey to document rates of walking and biking to school among low-income and minority youth in the U.S. (N= 14,553). Binary models of the decision to use active transport to school were developed to simultaneously adjust for trip, individual, household, and neighborhood correlates. All analyses were conducted in 2007.Results: The data showed that low-income and minority groups, particularly blacks and Hispanics, use active travel modes to get to school at much higher rates than whites or higher-income students. However, racial variation in travel patterns is removed by controlling for household income, vehicle access, distance between home and school, and residential density.Conclusions: Active transportation to school may be an important strategy to increase and maintain physical activity levels for low-income and minority youth. Current policy interventions such as Safe Routes to School have the opportunity to provide benefits for low-income and minority students who are the most likely to walk to school.