Table 9.
Personal Incentives, personal barriers, environmental factors and safety perceptions of walking and cycling to school.
| Total sample (N = 65) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking |
Cycling |
Riding non-motorised scooter |
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| Personal incentives | mean ± SD | Disagree n(%)< | Neutral | Agree n(%)< | mean ± SD | Disagree n(%)< | Neutral | Agree n(%)< | mean ± SD | Disagree n(%)< | Neutral | Agree n(%)< | P-value< |
| Walking/cycling/Riding a non-motorised scooter to school is a great way to get some exercise | 5.63 ± 1.36 | 3(4.6) | 12(18.5) | 50(76.9) | 5.69 ± 1.54 | 5(7.7) | 8(12.3) | 52(80) | 3.74 ± 1.99 | 23(35.4) | 22(33.8) | 20(30.8) | 0.001 |
| Personal barriers | |||||||||||||
| Walking/cycling/Riding a non-motorised scooter to school takes too much time | 4.43 ± 2.55 | 27(41.5) | 0 | 38(58.5) | 2.51 ± 2.01 | 52(80.0) | 0 | 13(20) | 3.54 ± 2.55 | 37(56.9) | 0 | 28(43.1) | 0.001 |
| It involves too much planning ahead to walk/cycle/ride a non-motorised scooter to school | 3.17 ± 2.35 | 43(66.2) | 0 | 22(33.8) | 2.43 ± 1.89 | 53(81.5) | 0 | 12(18.5) | 2.94 ± 2.20 | 46(70.8) | 0 | 19(29.2) | 0.140 |
| I get too hot and sweaty walking/cycling/Riding a non- motorised scooter to school | 2.68 ± 2.04 | 49(75.4) | 0 | 16(24.6) | 3.11 ± 2.23 | 43(66.2) | 0 | 22(33.8) | 2.68 ± 2.04 | 50(76.9) | 0 | 15(23.1) | 0.405 |
| I have too much stuff to carry to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter to school | 3.12 ± 2.25 | 43(66.2) | 0 | 22(33.8) | 2.65 ± 2.01 | 50(76.9) | 0 | 15(23.1) | 3.28 ± 2.37 | 41(63.1) | 0 | 24(36.9) | 0.243 |
| It is not convenient for me to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter to school because of my after-school schedule | 2.63 ± 2.10 | 50(76.9) | 0 | 15(23.1) | 2.31 ± 1.91 | 54(83.1) | 0 | 11(16.9) | 2.49 ± 1.98 | 51(78.5) | 0 | 14(21.5) | 0.654 |
| I often feel too tired to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter to school to school | 3.17 ± 2.38 | 42(64.6) | 0 | 12(35.4) | 2.72 ± 2.08 | 49(75.4) | 0 | 16(24.6) | 2.98 ± 2.34 | 45(69.2) | 0 | 20(30.8) | 0.534 |
| I often cannot be bothered to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter to school | 4.12 ± 2.40 | 23(44.6) | 0 | 36(55.4) | 3.34 ± 2.32 | 41(63.1) | 0 | 24(36.9) | 4.66 ± 2.48 | 24(36.9) | 0 | 41(63.1) | 0.008 |
| Environmental factors | |||||||||||||
| It is too far to walk/cycle/ride a non-motorised scooter to school | 3.83 ± 2.57 | 34(52.3) | 0 | 31(47.7) | 2.62 ± 2.03 | 50(76.9) | 0 | 15(23.1) | 3.28 ± 2.40 | 41(63.1) | 0 | 24(36.9) | 0.014 |
| There are no footpath/cycle paths to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter along the way | 1.77 ± 1.37 | 60(92.3) | 0 | 5(7.7) | 1.82 ± 1.47 | 59(90.8) | 0 | 6(9.2) | 2.05 ± 1.75 | 57(87.7) | 0 | 8(12.3) | 0.550 |
| wet to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter | 3.82 ± 2.46 | 34(52.3) | 0 | 31(47.7) | 4.11 ± 2.41 | 30(46.2) | 0 | 35(43.8) | 4.34 ± 2.44 | 28(43.1) | 0 | 37(56.9) | 0.474 |
| Safety perceptions | |||||||||||||
| It is unsafe to walk/cycle/ride a non-motorised scooter to school | 2.14 ± 1.85 | 55(84.6) | 0 | 10(15.4) | 1.85 ± 1.52 | 59(90.8) | 0 | 5(9,2) | 2.40 ± 2.02 | 52(80) | 0 | 13(20) | 0.222 |
| My parents think it is not safe to walk/cycle/ride a non- motorised scooter to school | 1.94 ± 1.55 | 58(89.2) | 0 | 7(10.8) | 1.86 ± 1.46 | 58(90.8) | 0 | 6(9.2) | 2.35 ± 1.92 | 53(81.5) | 0 | 12(18.5) | 0.195 |
Data collected using a 7-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree). Data was recorded as 1,2,3 = disagree, 4 = neutral, and 5,6,7 = agree to create categorical variables.