Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the total sample and independent bivariate analysis with active school travel per week
Bivariate associations with active school travel per week* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Estimate | t value | p | |
Distance (% within 1 mile) | 62.76 ± 20.33 | 0.0276 | 13.62 | <0.0001 |
Socio-demographic factors (% of students) | ||||
White | 56.31 ± 25.97 | 0.0011 | 0.70 | 0.4856 |
African American | 12.64 ± 15.74 | −0.0099 | −3.83 | 0.0002 |
Hispanic | 19.28 ± 24.33 | 0.0075 | 4.80 | <0.0001 |
Free or reduced lunch | 45.03 ± 27.74 | −0.0021 | −1.36 | 0.1748 |
Physical factors | ||||
Temperature (°F) | 50.50 ± 15.43 | 0.0047 | 1.74 | 0.0851 |
Walk/bikeability (% good or very good) | 48.92 ± 26.68 | 0.0034 | 2.22 | 0.0283 |
Parents’ perceived barriers (% of barriers endorsed by parents) | ||||
Safety and weather | 34.38 ± 8.33 | −0.0272 | −6.03 | <0.0001 |
Suitability of the route to school | 19.73 ± 7.14 | −0.0175 | −3.03 | 0.0030 |
Time issue | 15.85 ± 4.90 | −0.0009 | −0.11 | 0.9148 |
No walking companion | 18.84 ± 5.94 | −0.0308 | −4.75 | <0.0001 |
Children’s resistance | 7.67 ± 4.38 | −0.0627 | −7.94 | <0.0001 |
Parents’ perceived active school travel norms (% perceiving others walking/biking to school with children every day and a few times a week) | 53.61 ± 15.04 | 0.0166 | 4.09 | <0.0001 |
Children’s perceived barriers (% of barriers endorsed by children) | 35.67 ± 4.72 | −0.0431 | −5.81 | <0.0001 |
Children’s perceived active school travel norms (% perceiving other kids walking/biking to school) | 56.32 ± 12.81 | 0.0158 | 3.85 | 0.0002 |