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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.150573
Personal Author:
Everett Jones, Sherry ; Sliwa, Sarah
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Description:
Introduction

Active school transport, such as by walking or biking, increases physical activity levels, which has health and academic benefits for children. We examined school demographic and other characteristics to determine their association with the percentage of students who walk or bike to school.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study. The response rate for the module containing questions about transportation was 70% (N = 577). Multivariate logistic regression models examined whether certain school characteristics were associated with a school having 26% or more of students who walk or bike to school in the morning on an average school day.

Results

In most (61.5%) schools, 10% or fewer students walked or biked to school in the morning on an average school day; in 22.7% of schools, 26% or more students did so. Although having crossing guards (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9–6.0), having bicycle racks (AOR = 2.7; 95% CI, 1.2–5.8), and providing promotional materials to students or families on walking or biking to school (AOR = 2.9; 95% CI, 1.7–5.1) were associated with having 26% or more students who walk or bike to school, only 47.7% of schools had crossing guards, 62.4% had bicycle racks, and 33.3% provided promotional materials.

Conclusion

Several low-cost or no-cost strategies were associated with having 26% or more students who walked or biked to school, but these strategies are not commonly used in schools.


Subjects:
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Adolescent Bicycling. Child Female Health Policy Humans Logistic Models Male Multivariate Analysis Original Research School Health Services Schools Students Transportation/methods Walking
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 13.
Pubmed ID:
27172258
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4867304
Document Type:
Journal Article
Name as Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Place as Subject:
United States
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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urn:sha256:0e68c7490f6418430fce0cfa1ee5028c132703922afaa521e8d4a9f343b0be90
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39667/cdc_39667_DS1.pdf
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