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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample

From: Criterion distances and correlates of active transportation to school in Belgian older adolescents

Variable

Total sample (n = 1281)

Sociodemographic characteristics

 

Gender (%)

 

   Male

42.7

   Female

57.3

Age (mean (SD))

17.14 (0.51)

Living situation (%)

 

   Living with both parents

80.5

   Not living with both parents

19.5

Living environment (%)

 

   Coastal environment

0.4

   Countryside

18.6

   Village

42.5

   (Sub)urban environment

38.6

Educational level mother (%)

 

   No college/university degree

32.8

   College/university degree

67.2

Educational level father (%)

 

   No college/university degree

35

   College/university degree

65

Working status mother (%)

 

   Not working

13

   Working

87

Working status father (%)

 

   Not working

3

   Working

97

Smoking status (%)

 

   Non-smoker

88.9

   Smoker

11.1

Body Mass Index in kg/m2 (mean (SD))

 

   Boys

21.84 (2.96)

   Girls

21.60 (2.84)

Psychosocial factors

 

   Social modeling

3.35 (0.78)

   Social norm

3.18 (1.10)

   Social support

2.51 (0.74)

   Self-efficacy

3.44 (0.86)

   Attitude towards PA

1.32 (1.13)

Neighborhood physical environmental perceptions

 

   Walkability Z-score

0.01 (2.89)

   Walking infrastructure

2.74 (0.61)

   Cycling infrastructure

2.34 (0.56)

   Safety for cycling

2.43 (0.40)

   Traffic safety

2.74 (0.49)

Mode of transportation to school (%)

 

   Walking

6.6

   Cycling

51.8

   Passive (car, public transit, motor)

41.5

Distance to school in km (mean (SD))

 

   Overall

6.57 (6.17)

   Walking

1.31 (1.03)

   Cycling

4.80 (2.87)

   Passive transportation (car, public transit, motor)

9.74 (8.04)

  1. SD = standard deviation