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. 2012 Feb 14;111(1):255–263. doi: 10.1007/s11205-012-0003-2

Table 3.

Unstandardized regression coefficients (b), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and t and p values from multiple linear regression analyses with the dependent variables satisfaction (STS) with the commutes to and from work and the independent variables socio-demographics, travel mode, and commute time

STS to work STS from work
N 713 713
Mean 0.9 0.8
SD 0.9 1.0
Cronbach’s α 0.87 0.89
b ± CI t p b ± CI t p
Middle (36–50 years [1]) versus low age (19–35 years [−1]) −0.03 ± 0.11 −0.52 .606 −0.02 ± 0.12 −0.31 .755
High (51–65 years [1]) versus low age (19–35 years [−1]) 0.21 ± 0.10 3.83 <.001 0.13 ± 0.11 2.38 .018
Men (1) versus women (−1) 0.04 ± 0.07 1.18 .240 0.02 ± 0.07 0.56 .575
Cohabiting (yes [1] vs. no [−1]) 0.01 ± 0.10 0.22 .824 0.02 ± 0.10 0.33 .741
Children (yes [1] vs. no [−1]) 0.01 ± 0.08 0.30 .766 −0.05 ± 0.08 −1.15 .251
Education (years in school) 0.00 ± 0.02 0.16 .872 0.00 ± 0.02 0.23 .821
Weekly working hours (0–72) 0.00 ± 0.01 0.66 .509 −0.00 ± 0.01 −0.30 .768
Large (1) versus small urban area (−1) 0.00 ± 0.10 −0.02 .984 0.02 ± 0.11 0.41 .686
Medium (1) versus small (−1) urban area 0.02 ± 0.10 0.35 .727 −0.03 ± 0.10 −0.53 .596
High (1) versus low household income (−1) 0.04 ± 0.13 0.53 .598 0.05 ± 0.13 0.66 .510
Average (1) versus low household income (−1) −0.02 ± 0.10 −0.35 .728 −0.02 ± 0.11 −0.35 .725
Walking/biking (1) versus public transit (−1) 0.29 ± 0.11 5.07 <.001 0.36 ± 0.12 6.01 <.001
Car (1) versus public transit (−1) −0.05 ± 0.10 −0.92 .360 −0.03 ± 0.11 −0.59 .555
Commute time (minutes) −0.01 ± 0.01 −3.02 .003 −0.01 ± 0.01 −3.10 .002
Full model R 2 = .12, F(14, 615) = 6.08, p < .001 R 2 = .12, F(14, 606) = 6.06, p < .001

Missing values were excluded pairwise