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Table 1 Participant demographics and travel behaviour at baseline and follow-up

From: Is a change in mode of travel to school associated with a change in overall physical activity levels in children? Longitudinal results from the SPEEDY study

Variable

Frequency in complete baseline sample

Frequency in complete 1-year follow-up sample

Frequency at 1-year follow-up among those who had valid MVPA and travel mode data

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

n=2064

n=913

n=812

Boy

926

(45)

374

(41)

333

(41)

Girl

1,138

(55)

539

(59)

479

(59)

Ethnicity

n=1914

n=885

n=794

White

1841

(96)

857

(97)

770

(97)

Other

73

(4)

28

(3)

24

(3)

Urban/rural status

n=2023

n=902

n=802

Hamlet and isolated dwelling

142

(7)

73

(8)

67

(8)

Village

506

(25)

248

(28)

219

(27)

Town and fringe

575

(28)

275

(30)

244

(30)

Urban >10 k

800

(40)

306

(34)

272

(34)

Parent education status

n=1882

n=877

n=786

None

140

(7)

53

(6)

45

(6)

GCSE or equivalent

963

(51)

454

(52)

405

(51)

A-levels or equivalent

468

(25)

204

(23)

186

(24)

Degree or postgraduate degree

311

(17)

166

(19)

150

(19)

Travel mode

n=2053

n=913

n=812

Bicycle

189

(9)

73

(8)

59

(7)

Bus or train

127

(6)

62

(7)

57

(7)

Car

923

(45)

357

(39)

322

(40)

Foot

814

(40)

421

(46)

374

(46)