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. 2011 Dec 20;8:139. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-139

Table 2.

Covariates, child self-reported walks to or from school, and distances to school: Means (M) and standard deviations (SD)

Walkable community Mixed community Less walkable community Boys Girls
(n = 27) (n = 75) (n = 85) (n = 79) (n = 108)
M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD

Parent ideally wants child to walk (1-4) 3.89 0.58 3.07 1.14 2.57 1.20 3.05 1.14 2.90 1.22
Rooms in home (#) 7.93 2.77 8.08 2.32 9.12 2.35 8.32 2.60 8.68 2.34
Parent has some college (0,1) 0.81 0.40 0.83 0.38 0.74 0.44 0.78 0.41 0.79 0.41
Student reports typically walking to or from school at least once a week (0,1) 0.87 0.34 0.58 0.50 0.19 0.39 0.39 0.49 0.47 0.50
Single family detached home (0,1) 0.88 0.33 0.97 0.17 0.99 0.11 0.93 0.25 0.99 0.10
Distance to school (miles, GIS measures) 0.38 0.17 1.01 0.85 1.32 0.54 1.06 0.87 1.06 0.59