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. 2010 Oct 18;341:c5293. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5293

Table 3.

 Characteristics of the included studies on interventions to change travel behaviour in general

Study Country Setting Intervention Control Study population Study design Period of follow-up Sample size*
Cervero et al, 200254-56 USA Community City CarShare caresharing club: members paid monthly fee, deposit, and fixed rate for car hire Waiting list control group comprising people who had signed up to join but had not yet become full members Members and aspiring members Controlled repeat cross sectional study 9 months† 220
Hodgson et al, 199857 England Community Marketing campaign, based on theory of planned behaviour, that involved leaflets, exhibitions, and talks to raise awareness of environmental effects of motor transport and of alternative modes, in the context of improvements to local transport infrastructure Households in comparison area that received no intervention Households Controlled repeat cross sectional study 2 years† 1218
Shoup, 199758, 59 USA Workplace Cash subsidy offered by employers to staff who did not require a parking space One comparison workplace that did not implement the policy Employees Controlled repeat cross sectional study 1-3 years† 1807

*Total number of participants in intervention and control groups combined at follow-up.

†Period of follow-up after inception of intervention (period of follow-up after completion either not reported or not applicable).