Table 5.
Percent (from first survey) and association of transportation measures to physical activity and active transport to school; OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval; models adjusted for site, race/ethnicity, and grade
| Physical Activity Above vs. Below Median (n = 610) | Active Transport to School (n = 609) | ||||
| Survey Item | Unadjusted %** | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| Destinations | |||||
| Agree a little/A lot | 70.7 | 1.78 | (1.11, 2.83)* | 1.44 | (0.85, 2.43) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 12.3 | 1.38 | (0.73, 2.61) | 1.01 | (0.49, 2.08) |
| Disagree a little/A lot | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Parents worry | |||||
| Disagree a little/A lot | 27.0 | 1.43 | (0.96, 2.14) | 0.82 | (0.53, 1.28) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 11.5 | 1.58 | (0.91, 2.75) | 0.73 | (0.39, 1.35) |
| Agree a little/A lot | 61.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Parents let me walk | |||||
| Agree a little/A lot | 59.6 | 1.79 | (1.18, 2.70)* | 1.14 | (0.72, 1.79) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 15.6 | 0.98 | (0.56, 1.71) | 1.44 | (0.80, 2.62) |
| Disagree a little/A lot | 24.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Parents let me bike | |||||
| Agree a little/A lot | 69.1 | 1.38 | (0.89, 2.13) | 1.15 | (0.71, 1.87) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 10.6 | 1.09 | (0.57, 2.08) | 1.54 | (0.76, 3.10) |
| Disagree a little/A lot | 20.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Parents public transportation | |||||
| Agree a little/A lot | 27.0 | 1.59 | (1.05, 2.41)* | 1.36 | (0.86, 2.14) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 18.2 | 1.18 | (0.74, 1.88) | 1.54 | (0.94, 2.53) |
| Disagree a little/A lot | 54.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Walk/bike to transit | |||||
| Agree a little/A lot | 51.3 | 1.71 | (1.15, 2.55)* | 1.90 | (1.21, 3.00)* |
| Neither agree or disagree | 15.3 | 1.39 | (0.81, 2.37) | 2.16 | (1.20, 3.87)* |
| Disagree a little/A lot | 33.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Get home+ | |||||
| Not at all difficult | 3.4 | 0.73 | (0.26, 2.05) | ||
| Somewhat difficult | 11.7 | 0.99 | (0.55, 1.78) | ||
| Very difficult | 32.0 | 0.71 | (0.48, 1.07) | ||
| Impossible | 53.0 | 1.00 | |||
| Get there+ | |||||
| Not at all difficult | 5.6 | 1.31 | (0.55, 3.14) | ||
| Somewhat difficult | 13.7 | 0.53 | (0.30, 0.94)* | ||
| Very difficult | 42.9 | 0.68 | (0.45, 1.02) | ||
| Impossible | 37.9 | 1.00 | |||
| Get home afterwards+ | |||||
| Not at all difficult | 6.1 | 1.92 | (0.84, 4.37) | ||
| Somewhat difficult | 17.2 | 0.86 | (0.51, 1.45) | ||
| Very difficult | 35.4 | 0.83 | (0.55, 1.26) | ||
| Impossible | 41.3 | 1.00 | |||
*Indicates OR with p < 0.05; **Percent from the first survey completed by participants.
+These 3 questions regarding after school transportation were not explored with the dependent variable of active transport to school.