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Table 1 Percent of children who walk to school, by distance, from model predictions and 2009 NHTS data

From: Using an agent-based model to simulate children’s active travel to school

 

Summary statistics generated by the model (baseline scenario, with 20 simulations)

Values from NHTS data[12]

Distance (miles)

Mean percent

Percent range

Elementary school

Middle school

<0.25

64.3

50.0-75.4

53.1

65.5

0.25-0.5

38.2

33.5-43.6

25.5

49.9

0.5-1

16.6

14.9-18.4

13.9

18.5

1-2

5.4

4.5-6.6

2.6

7.2

> = 2

1.2

0.4-3.3

1.3

2.0