Table 1.
Regional characteristics and correlations with the prevalence of cycling and walking to work
| Region |
Population density (per km2)1 2006 |
Average distance of home-work trips (km)2 (95% CI) 2003-2008 |
Average sunshine (hours)3 1971-2000 |
Average rainfall (mm)3 1971-2000 |
Average air temperature (°C)3 1971-2000 |
| Northland | 10.8 | 12.2 (7.0-17.4) | 153 | 144 | 18.6 |
| Auckland | 215.3 | 10.9 (9.9-12.0) | 180 | 82 | 18.7 |
| Waikato | 15.9 | 14.8 (11.1-18.5) | 184 | 87 | 17.1 |
| Bay of Plenty | 21.0 | 9.5 (6.8-12.1) | 197 | 132 | 18.3 |
| Gisborne | 5.3 | 8.3 (5.2-11.5) | 185 | 99 | 17.4 |
| Hawke's Bay | 10.5 | 9.2 (6.4-12.1) | 194 | 85 | 17.7 |
| Taranaki | 14.3 | 9.3 (5.1-13.6) | 202 | 108 | 16.9 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 10.0 | 9.5 (7.4-11.6) | 170 | 74 | 16.6 |
| Wellington | 55.2 | 12.4 (10.2-14.6) | 191 | 92 | 16.6 |
| Tasman | 4.6 | 8.7 (6.4-11.1)* | 212 | 75 | 16.3 |
| Nelson | 96.8 | 8.7 (6.4-11.1)* | 212 | 77 | 16.1 |
| Marlborough | 3.9 | 8.7 (6.4-11.1)* | 224 | 54 | 16.3 |
| West Coast | 1.3 | 6.7 (5.5-7.9) | 161 | 171 | 15.7 |
| Canterbury | 11.7 | 10.1 (7.6-12.6) | 183 | 56 | 15.1 |
| Otago | 6.2 | 9.3 (6.1-12.6) | 139 | 70 | 13.7 |
| Southland | 2.8 | 9.9 (6.6-13.3) | 136 | 94 | 12.5 |
| Spearman Correlation Coefficient (p-value) | |||||
| % cycling to work (2006) | -0.25 (0.4) | -0.64 (0.007) | 0.58 (0.02) | -0.46 (0.07) | -0.36 (0.2) |
| % walking to work (2006) | -0.29 (0.3) | -0.27 (0.3) | -0.03 (0.9) | -0.15 (0.6) | -0.62 (0.01) |
1 -- Source: Indicator 2: Living density. Statistics New Zealand
2 -- Source: Household Travel Survey data. Ministry of Transport
3 -- Historical averages for the main cities/centres in March. Source: NIWA National Climate Database. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
* - Average distance for three regions