Table 3 Environmental, social and individual variables associated with boys cycling to/from school ≥ 1 trip/week in logistic regression models.

Distance (km)

0.82

0.71-0.96*

0.88

0.79-0.98*

0.82

0.67-0.99*

0.70

0.63-0.99*

Low road traffic volume (RTV)^a

0.20

0.04-0.98*

0.24

0.05-1.24

0.52

0.11-1.50

0.66

0.07-1.14

High pedshed (high connectivity)^b

0.60

0.26-1.37

0.72

0.23-2.22

0.50

0.18-0.95

0.35

0.22-1.17

Low RTV^xhigh pedshed^#

8.04

1.36-47.56*

6.19

0.86-44.57

4.83

1.09-21.50*

5.58

1.11-27.96*

Neighborhood is safe enough for children to cycle to school with friends^‡c

2.39

1.57-3.64***

1.64

0.99-2.72

1.74

1.08-2.80*

My child would have to cross a busy road^‡d

0.51

1.41-2.79***

0.68

0.48-0.96*

0.77

0.47-1.27

Child has a lot to carry^‡d

0.50

0.27-0.93*

0.43

0.21-0.89*

Driving child to school is more convenient^‡d

0.51

0.31-0.85*

0.42

0.23-0.74**

Perceives child's preference is to cycle^‡e

7.58

3.99-14.42***

5.08

2.62-9.87***

Confident in child's ability to cycle without adult^‡c

10.60

3.85-29.25***

10.39

3.79-28.48***

Cycling is child's preference^e

5.68

3.23-9.98***

Cycling to school is cool^c

1.85

1.19-2.88**

Confident in ability to cycle to school without adult^c

3.42

1.30-9.00*