Table 1 Description of trip destinations
From: Objectively measured active transportation to school and other destinations among 10–13 year olds
Destination | Description |
|---|---|
Home | The participant’s primary or secondary residence. |
Other homes | Homes other than the primary or secondary residence. |
School bus stop | Locations where participants travelled to so that they could be picked up by a school bus. |
School | Trips to the participant’s school immediately prior to the start of the school day. |
School day trips and trips to school for non-curriculum purposes | Trips to school during the school day (e.g., returning to school from a field trip or medical appointment), or returning to school in the evenings or on non-school days (e.g., for an after-school event, to play on school grounds on the weekend). |
Parks or greenspace | City parks, undeveloped greenspace, or conservation areas. |
Recreation facilities | Government and commercial recreation and sport facilities (e.g., arenas, sports fields, gymnastics club). |
Retail locations | Supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, big box stores, strip malls, stand-alone stores, downtown stores, and shopping malls. |
Food service locations | Fast food restaurants, full service restaurants, coffee shops, and dessert and ice cream shops. |
Community locations | Entertainment or cultural facilities, churches or other places of worship, community centres, libraries. |
Other | Health care facilities, other schools (not the school where the participant was enrolled), transit stations, police station etc. |