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. 2013 Mar;103(3):536–542. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300912

TABLE 3—

Predictors of Walking 30 Minutes or More per Day by Walking to or From Transit: United States, 2009 National Household Travel Survey

Multivariate Analysesa
Variable b (SE) AOR (95% CI) P
Household income, $ .02
 < 15 000 0.67 (0.20) 1.94 (1.31, 2.88)
 15 000–34 999 0.19 (0.28) 1.21 (0.70, 2.09)
 35 000–69 999 0.29 (0.21) 1.34 (0.88, 2.04)
 70 000–99 999 0.27 (0.25) 1.32 (0.79, 2.18)
 ≥ 100 000 (Ref) 1.00
Race/ethnicity .03
 White (Ref) 1.00
 African American 0.31 (0.18) 1.37 (0.95, 1.97)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 0.69 (0.22) 1.98 (1.27, 3.09)
 Hispanic 0.12 (0.21) 1.13 (0.74, 1.73)
 Otherb 0.13 (0.50) 1.14 (0.43, 3.05)
Urban size .07
 MSAc and < 500 000 (Ref) 1.00
 500 000–999 999 0.07 (0.46) 1.08 (0.43, 2.67)
 ≥ 1 million without rail 0.07 (0.37) 1.07 (0.52, 2.21)
 ≥ 1 million with rail 0.62 (0.31) 1.85 (1.00, 3.43)
 Not in urbanized area 0.31 (0.42) 1.37 (0.59, 3.17)

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

a

Adjusted association between a variable and total daily walk time of ≥ 30 min to and from transit, controlling for all other variables.

b

Native Americans, Alaskan natives, and mixed races/ethnicities (White and African American, White and Asian).

c

MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the US Census Bureau.