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Table 2 Walk to School (WTS) Program Characteristics and Activities Offered by Level of Program Implementation, US Walk to School Evaluation Project, 2002

From: Characteristics associated with US Walk to School programs

 

WTS program implementation level a

  
 

Low (n = 251)

Medium (n = 105)

High (n = 94)

All (n= 450)

P value

Years WTS offeredb: % (SE)c

    

<0.0001

   1 year

47.4 (3.2)

29.5 (4.5)

30.9 (4.8)

39.8 (2.3)

 

   2 years

24.7 (2.7)

25.7 (4.3)

20.2 (4.1)

24.0 (2.0)

 

   3 years

17.9 (2.4)

23.8 (4.2)

19.1 (4.1)

19.6 (1.9)

 

   4 years

6.4 (1.5)

16.2 (3.6)

20.2 (4.1)

11.6 (1.5)

 

   5 years or more

3.6 (1.2)

4.8 (2.1)

9.6 (3.0)

5.1 (1.0)

 

Coordinatorb: % (SE) c

    

0.55

   Local

88.8 (2.1)

92.1 (2.7)

85.2 (3.8)

88.8 (1.5)

 

   District

11.2 (2.1)

7.9 (2.7)

14.8 (3.8)

11.2 (1.5)

 

Assignment of coordinator duties: % (SE) c

    

0.003

   Existing employee, no comp

37.4 (3.1)

40.8 (4.8)

37.2 (5.0)

38.2 (2.3)

 

   Existing employee, with comp

 

1.0 (1.0)

3.2 (1.8)

0.9 (0.5)

 

   Volunteer

30.5 (3.0)

38.8 (4.8)

36.2 (5.0)

33.6 (2.3)

 

   No official coordinator

32.1 (3.0)

19.4 (3.9)

23.4 (4.4)

27.3 (2.1)

 

Number of Groups b: % (SE) c

    

<0.0001

   1

15.8 (2.3)

3.9 (1.9)

9.7 (3.1)

11.8 (1.5)

 

   2–3

40.9 (3.1)

23.5 (4.2)

9.7 (3.1)

30.3 (2.2)

 

   4–5

24.7 (2.7)

18.6 (3.9)

23.7 (4.4)

23.1 (2.0)

 

   6+

18.6 (2.5)

53.9 (4.9)

57.0 (5.1)

34.8 (2.3)

 

Money Spentb: % (SE) c

    

<0.0001

   None

40.2 (3.1)

16.8 (3.7)

18.7 (4.1)

30.4 (2.3)

 

   <$100

34.6 (3.0)

41.6 (4.9)

28.6 (4.7)

34.9 (2.1)

 

   $101–$500

19.1 (2.5)

30.7 (4.6)

33.0 (4.9)

24.7 (1.4)

 

   >$501

6.1 (1.5)

10.9 (3.1)

19.8 (4.2)

10.1 (2.4)

 

Walk Assessment Conductedb: % (SE) c

39.4 (3.1)

43.8 (4.8)

73.4 (4.6)

47.5 (2.4)

<0.0001

Activities Offered: % (SE)c, d

     

   Promotional activitiesb

63.7 (3.2)

79.0 (4.1)

86.2 (3.6)

72.4 (2.2)

<0.0001

   Safety trainingb

39.9 (3.3)

58.0 (4.9)

57.4 (5.1)

48.2 (2.4)

<0.0001

   Designated safe routesb

35.4 (3.2)

49.0 (5.0)

69.1 (4.8)

46.3 (2.4)

<0.0001

   Adult-supervised walksb

21.5 (2.8)

46.0 (5.0)

51.1 (5.2)

34.1 (2.3)

<0.0001

   WTS days throughout the yearb

10.3 (2.0)

27.0 (4.4)

19.1 (4.1)

16.3 (1.8)

0.002

   PE class activities

38.6 (3.3)

43.0 (5.0)

39.4 (5.0)

39.8 (2.4)

0.29

   Academic activitiesb

23.3 (2.8)

39.0 (4.9)

37.2 (5.0)

30.2 (2.3)

0.0005

   Otherb

6.7 (1.7)

24.0 (4.3)

33.0 (4.9)

16.8 (1.8)

<0.0001

  1. a: Levels were defined as follows: low (participated in WTS Day only), medium (participated in promotions in addition to WTS Day), and high (made policy or environmental changes to support walking to school).
  2. b: t test, p < 0.05
  3. c: Percentages are based on the total responses to each question.
  4. d: Respondents were allowed to select more than one response to this question.