Table 2.
Crude odds of factors associated with walking to school
| Variable | % walking to school in the exposed group | % walking to school in the unexposed group | Odds ratio * (exposed/unexposed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Male/Female | Male: 50.7% (3538/6976) | Female: 50.5% (3369/6671) | - |
| Ethnic group | African/Asian: 60.5% (1071/1770) | White: 49.1% (4356/8729) | 1.59 (95%CI: 1.4-1.75) |
| Number in household | More than 4: 51.8% (2551/4918) | Four or less: 49.9% (4356/8729) | 1.04 (95%CI: 1.02-1.07) |
| Socio-economics | |||
| Family income | Low 62% (1930/3113) | Medium: 53% (2208/4157) High: 41% (3089/5283) |
1.5 (95%CI: 0.1.45-1.59) |
| Academic achievement | None: 64% (1508/2339) O'level: 52% (3121/6059) |
A'Level: 47% (634/1336) Uni :40% (1431/3542) |
1.6 (95%CI: 1.56-1.79) |
| Access to car | Have a car: 45.9% (4844/10559) | No access to car: 78.5% (1339/1706) | 0.23 (95%CI: 0.21- 0.26) |
| Primary carer in work | In work: 44% (3430/7815) | Not in work: 60% (3477/5831) | 0.53 (95% CI: 0.50-0.57) |
| Area | |||
| Good area to raise children | Excellent:47.2% (4592/9717) | Moderate: 58% (1696/2939) Poor/very poor: 62.9% (607/964) |
0.62 (95% CI: 0.58-0.67) |
| Area/Setting | Urban: 54.5% (4868/8926) | Town: 48.8% (421/862) Village: 37.9% (266/702) |
1.5 (95%CI: 1.37-1.7) |
| Perceived safety of area | Very safe: 49% (5798/11779) | Moderate-not safe: 59% (1095/1846) | 0.66 (95%CI: 0.6-0.7) |
| Parents | |||
| Age of primary carer | More than 35 yrs: 45.4% (2563/5651) | Less than or equal to 35 yrs: 54.3% (4344/7996) | 0.7 (95%CI: 0.65-0.74) |
| Health of primary carer | Good: 50.3% (6659/13,231) | Poor: 59.1 (240/406) | 0.7 (0.57-0.86) |
| BMI of primary carer | More than 25: 49.9% (2355/4717) | Less than or equal to 25: 49.1% (3499/7114) | - |
| Smokes near child | Smokes: 59.7% (1167/1954) | Does not smoke: 49% (787/6736) | 1.53 (95% CI: 1.4-1.7) |
| Child | |||
| BMI of child (overweight/obese according to Obesity Taskforce definition) | Overweight/obese: 50.3% (1466/2914) | Not overweight/obese: 50.7 (5345/10548) | - |
| Bracken School Readiness Score | Less than 3: 56.3% (2273/4037) | More or equal to 3: 48.2 (4634/9610) | 1.38 (95%CI: 1.2-1.5) |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire total >7 | More than 7: 54.4% (3695/6786) | Less or equal to 7: 46.8% (3212/6907) | 1.35 (95%CI: 1.3-1.45) |
| Taking part in organised sports/exercise | Organised sport: 45.5% (3223/6906) | No organised sport: 56.1% (3683/6562) | 0.65 (95%CI: 0.61-0.70) |
| Plays sports (with parent) | Plays sport with parent: 50.0% (4667/9341) | Does not play sport with parent: 52.0% (2239/4305) | 0.92 (95%CI: 0.85-0.99) |
| Playing physically active games (with parent) | Plays games: 50.6% (4145/8190) | Does not play games: 50.58% (2757/5451) | - |
| Going to playground (with parent) | Goes to play ground: 52.7% (4469/8469) | Does not go to playground: 47.1% (2432/5167) | 1.25 (95%CI: 1.17-1.3) |
| More than 3 hours of TV per day | More than 3 hours: 56% (1145/2042) | Less than 3 hours: 49.6% (5758/11599) | 1.29 (1.17-1.4) |
* The tables are set out so that the exposed group is always compared to the unexposed group. For example, on table 2 exposures is taken as being of an ethnic minority group - so exposed/unexposed would be the proportion walking in the exposed group (ethnic minority) divided by the proportion walking in the unexposed group (white).