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Table 3 Relationships between traffic safety and walking to school

From: Parental safety concerns and active school commute: correlates across multiple domains in the home-to-school journey

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted†

 

N = 830

OR

95% CI

p

N = 830

OR

95% CI

p

Traffic safety (home)

           

Sidewalks on most of neighborhood streets

824

     

754

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.83

1.12

-

2.99

  

1.87

1.11

3.16

 

  Yes, many

 

2.38

1.53

-

3.71

  

2.69

1.66

4.35

 

Sidewalks in neighborhood well maintained

700

     

634

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.029

 

1.00

Ref.

 

.005

  Yes, a few

 

1.47

0.90

-

2.39

  

1.68

0.99

2.86

 

  Yes, many

 

1.88

1.17

-

3.02

  

2.20

1.30

3.71

 

Safe road crossings in your neighborhood

774

     

708

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.84

1.16

-

2.91

  

1.95

1.19

3.19

 

  Yes, many

 

2.50

1.51

-

4.13

  

2.61

1.51

4.49

 

People walk/bike in your neighborhood

812

     

743

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.356

 

1.00

Ref.

 

.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.35

0.66

-

2.74

  

1.45

0.68

3.08

 

  Yes, many

 

1.62

0.78

-

3.35

  

1.82

0.83

4.00

 

Traffic safety (en-route)

           

  Always a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

1.68

0.99

-

2.83

  

1.84

1.03

3.28

 

  Not a problem

 

2.69

1.64

-

4.42

  

2.86

1.64

4.99

 

Amount of traffic along route a problem

800

     

732

    

  Always a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

2.40

1.41

-

4.11

  

2.72

1.51

4.87

 

  Not a problem

 

3.66

2.17

-

6.17

  

3.87

2.19

6.86

 

Sidewalks or pathways a problem

795

     

728

    

  Always a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

1.58

0.85

-

2.95

  

1.62

0.84

3.12

 

  Not a problem

 

3.35

1.99

-

5.66

  

3.38

1.94

5.89

 

Safety at intersections & crossings a problem

801

     

736

    

  Always a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

2.89

1.52

-

5.49

  

2.65

1.37

5.11

 

  Not a problem

 

5.27

2.85

-

9.74

  

4.75

2.54

8.89

 

Crossing guards a problem

792

     

727

    

  Always a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

2.58

1.13

-

5.87

  

2.41

1.04

5.62

 

  Not a problem

 

5.17

2.45

-

10.89

  

4.90

2.29

10.46

 

Traffic safety (school)

           

Sidewalks on streets near child’s school

814

     

745

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.003

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.84

1.07

-

3.16

  

2.05

1.14

3.67

 

  Yes, many

 

2.41

1.41

-

4.10

  

3.07

1.71

5.50

 

Sidewalks well maintained

736

     

670

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.086

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Yes, a few

 

0.89

0.52

-

1.52

  

1.17

0.65

2.09

 

  Yes, many

 

1.39

0.83

-

2.34

  

1.88

1.06

3.35

 

Trees along streets near school

796

     

727

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.201

 

1.00

Ref.

 

.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.52

0.90

-

2.56

  

1.80

1.02

3.17

 

  Yes, many

 

1.60

0.91

-

2.79

  

2.07

1.12

3.82

 

Bike lanes/paths or trails near school

788

     

719

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.061

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.56

1.04

-

2.36

  

1.75

1.13

2.70

 

  Yes, many

 

1.59

0.87

-

2.91

  

1.46

0.74

2.86

 

Bike lanes/paths or trails well maintained

563

     

510

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.541

 

1.00

Ref.

 

.044

  Yes, a few

 

1.20

0.75

-

1.92

  

1.32

0.80

2.17

 

  Yes, many

 

1.34

0.76

-

2.37

  

1.43

0.76

2.68

 

Bike racks at or near school

763

     

699

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.662

 

1.00

Ref.

 

.004

  Yes, a few

 

1.16

0.77

-

1.74

  

1.38

0.89

2.14

 

  Yes, many

 

1.28

0.70

-

2.33

  

1.40

0.72

2.72

 

Safe road crossings

802

     

734

    

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.047

 

1.00

Ref.

 

<.001

  Yes, a few

 

1.86

1.11

-

3.13

  

2.15

1.22

3.78

 

  Yes, many

 

1.56

0.85

-

2.85

  

2.06

1.06

4.00

 
  1. Regression Analyses - (Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds Ratios): Texas 4th grade students, 2008-2010.
  2. †Adjusted for: Socio-demographic - student's ethnicity, any type of public assistance (family), car ownership (family).
  3. Boldface type indicates there was a significant difference with the reference group at 95 percent confidence interval in the adjusted model.
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