Categorical variables | Category | n | % |
Socio-demographic characteristics: | |||
Child school grade | Grade 1 | 290 | 19.4% |
Grade 2 | 292 | 19.5% | |
Grade 3 | 244 | 16.3% | |
Grade 4 | 230 | 15.4% | |
Grade 5 | 229 | 15.3% | |
Grade 6 | 212 | 14.2% | |
Child’s sex | Boy | 765 | 51.1% |
Girl | 732 | 48.9% | |
Number of household cars owned | 0 | 141 | 9.4% |
1 | 1005 | 67.1% | |
≥ 2 | 351 | 23.4% | |
School travel mode: | |||
Number of days NOT walking per month (to school) | 0(“Everyday walkers”) | 1227 | 82.0% |
1–2(“Frequent walkers”) | 102 | 6.8% | |
3–5(“Frequent walkers”) | 57 | 3.8% | |
6–10(“Frequent walkers”) | 19 | 1.3% | |
> 10(“Less frequent walkers”) | 92 | 6.1% | |
Number of days NOT walking per month (from school) | 0(“Everyday walkers”) | 1196 | 79.9% |
1–2(“Frequent walkers”) | 80 | 5.3% | |
3–5(“Frequent walkers”) | 73 | 4.9% | |
6–10(“Frequent walkers”) | 31 | 2.1% | |
> 10(“Less frequent walkers”) | 117 | 7.8% | |
Safety: | |||
Safety volunteer (to school) | Yes | 1202 | 80.3% |
No | 199 | 13.3% | |
Not sure | 96 | 6.4% | |
Safety volunteer (from school) | Yes | 808 | 54.0% |
No | 487 | 32.5% | |
Not sure | 202 | 13.5% | |
CCTV on school way | Yes | 290 | 19.4% |
No | 689 | 46.0% | |
Not sure | 518 | 34.6% | |
Walking over 100 m alone | Yes | 737 | 49.2% |
No | 657 | 43.9% | |
Not sure | 103 | 6.9% | |
Parent-perceived influence of COVID-19 on school commuting: | Yes | 95 | 6.3% |
No | 1374 | 91.8% | |
Not sure | 28 | 1.9% | |
After-school activity (days): | 0 | 1151 | 76.9% |
1 | 133 | 8.9% | |
2 | 103 | 6.9% | |
3 | 51 | 3.4% | |
4 | 26 | 1.7% | |
5 | 33 | 2.2% | |
Continuous variables | Mean | SD | |
Built environmentsa: | |||
Neighborhood walkability | |||
Walking facilities | 2.35 | 0.72 | |
Aesthetics | 2.28 | 0.67 | |
Traffic safety | 2.46 | 0.40 | |
Crime safety | 2.68 | 0.57 | |
Distance to school (m) | 564.50 | 401.04 | |
Population density (per km2) | 103.82 | 79.56 | |
Social environmentsa: | |||
Neighborhood cohesion | 2.97 | 0.45 | |
Neighborhood connection | 3.17 | 0.79 |