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Table 4 Relationships between personal safety and walking to school

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

 

Crude

Adjusted†

 

N = 830

OR

95% CI

P

N = 830

OR

95% CI

p

Personal safety (home)

            

Do you feel safe walking in neighborhood ‡

824

     

754

     

  Never

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.986

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.003

  Some of the time

 

1.03

0.59

-

1.83

  

1.23

0.66

-

2.29

 

  Most/all of the time

 

1.04

0.64

-

1.72

  

1.42

0.82

-

2.47

 

Do you feel safe riding a bike in neighborhood ‡

826

     

756

     

  Never

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.777

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.009

  Some of the time

 

0.86

0.48

-

1.53

  

0.90

0.49

-

1.67

 

  Most/all of the time

 

0.84

0.52

-

1.36

  

0.98

0.58

-

1.64

 

Safe for child to walk/bike in neighborhood

802

     

737

     

  Never/not very often

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.007

 

1.00

Ref.

  

 < .001

  Some of the time

 

1.41

0.86

-

2.31

  

1.61

0.95

-

2.74

 

  Most/all of the time

 

2.01

1.28

 

3.17

  

2.42

1.47

-

3.99

 

Afraid when out alone after dark in community

792

     

730

     

  Disagree

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.643

 

1.00

Ref.

  

015

  Unsure

 

0.79

0.48

-

1.32

  

0.78

0.45

-

1.32

 

  Agree

 

0.99

0.66

 

1.50

  

1.03

0.67

-

1.60

 

Personal Safety (En-route)

            

Adults, other children to walk/bike with

785

     

720

     

  Not a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

0.46

0.29

-

0.74

  

0.49

0.30

-

0.79

 

  Always a problem

 

0.17

0.09

-

0.34

  

0.16

0.08

-

0.33

 

Violence or crime a problem

799

     

732

     

  Not a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.010

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

0.60

0.39

-

0.93

  

0.56

0.35

-

0.89

 

  Always a problem

 

0.44

0.20

-

0.94

  

0.46

0.21

-

0.99

 

Stray or dangerous animals a problem

808

     

740

     

  Not a problem

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

 

1.00

Ref.

  

<.001

  Sometimes a problem

 

0.40

0.26

-

0.62

  

0.42

0.27

-

0.66

 

  Always a problem

 

0.75

0.39

-

1.46

  

0.69

0.34

-

1.39

 

Personal safety (school)

            

Near child’s school…

            

Attractive buildings and natural things to see

            

  No

819

1.00

Ref.

  

.708

749

1.00

Ref.

  

.002

  Yes, a few

 

0.86

0.59

-

1.25

  

1.05

0.70

-

1.58

 

  Yes, many

 

1.02

0.52

-

2.01

  

1.71

0.82

-

3.56

 

Abandoned houses or vacant lots

            

  No

822

1.00

Ref.

  

.947

752

1.00

Ref.

  

.005

  Yes, a few

 

1.06

0.74

-

1.53

  

1.03

0.69

-

1.51

 

  Yes, many

 

1.02

0.49

-

2.12

  

0.69

0.29

-

1.63

 

Condoms, drug-related paraphernalia (needles, syringes, etc.)

809

     

741

     

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.704

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.008

  Yes, a few

 

0.73

0.32

-

1.65

  

0.88

0.38

-

2.06

 

  Yes, many

 

1.25

0.26

-

6.07

  

1.63

0.32

-

8.33

 

Well-maintained homes, apartments & gardens

817

     

748

     

  No

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.799

 

1.00

Ref.

  

.005

  Yes, a few

 

0.82

0.43

-

1.55

  

0.88

0.44

-

1.75

 

  Yes, many

 

0.80

0.41

-

1.54

  

0.97

0.47

-

1.99

 
  1. Regression Analyses - (Crude 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. ‡Questions that were answered by the children (students). Otherwise, questions were answered by parents.
  4. 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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