Prevalence of Active Commuting at Urban and Suburban Elementary Schools in Columbia, SC | Zendy

John R. Sirard | Zendy; Barbara E. Ainsworth | Zendy; Kerri L. McIver | Zendy; Russell R. Pate | Zendy

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Prevalence of Active Commuting at Urban and Suburban Elementary Schools in Columbia, SC

Author(s) -

John R. Sirard,

Barbara E. Ainsworth,

Kerri L. McIver,

Russell R. Pate

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2003.034355

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , urbanization , geography , urban community , environmental health , trips architecture , unit (ring theory) , demography , psychological intervention , socioeconomics , medicine , psychology , sociology , mathematics education , transport engineering , population , economic growth , engineering , psychiatry , economics

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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