Table 2.

Prevalence and frequency of active travel to school (ATS) by individual-, family- and school-level characteristics

Characteristics	n	Active Travelersa	Frequency of ATSb
		%	M # days/week	(SD)
Gender
Female	381	50.4	2.7	(1.6)
Male	354	55.4	2.8	(1.6)
Grade in school
7–8	295	52.9	2.7	(1.5)
9	249	54.6	2.8	(1.6)
10–11	191	50.3	2.8	(1.7)
Race
White	670	52.8	2.7	(1.6)
Nonwhite	59	50.8	3.0	(1.6)
Household income		**	***
<= $35,000	139	63.3	3.1	(1.5)
$35,001–75,000	314	51.9	2.8	(1.6)
> $75,000	276	47.8	2.3	(1.5)
Single-parent household		***	*
No	564	48.7	2.6	(1.6)
Yes	135	67.4	3.0	(1.6)
Distance to school (miles)		***	***
<= 1	219	80.8	3.5	(1.4)
1.01–2	298	48.7	2.2	(1.5)
2.01–3	218	30.3	1.9	(1.2)
School town size (population)		***
< 5,000	139	43.2	2.7	(1.6)
5,001–10,000	278	50.4	2.7	(1.6)
10,001–20,000	120	56.7	2.8	(1.6)
> 20,000	198	60.6	2.8	(1.6)
Total	735	52.8	2.7	(1.6)

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001

^aActive travelers are defined as those who walked/biked to or from school at least 1 day per week for one or more seasons (n=388)

^bAmong active travelers