TABLE 1—
Unweighted and Weighted Sociodemographic Characteristics Before (n = 1803), and at the End of the First (n = 2223) and Second (n = 2392) Seasons of the BIXI Public Bicycle Share Program: Montreal, Quebec, 2009–2010
| Variable | Preimplementation, Observed % (No.), °C (°F), or Mean | Weighted Estimate Preimplementation, %, °C (°F), or Mean | Season 1, Observed % (No.), °C (°F), or Mean | Weighted Estimate Season 1, %, °C (°F), or Mean | Season 2, Observed % (No.), °C (°F), or Mean | Weighted Estimate Season 2, %, °C (°F), or Mean |
| Cycling | ||||||
| No cycling | 82.2 (1482) | 80.3 | 89.1 (1981) | 87.7 | 91.3 (2184) | 91.2 |
| Cycling | 17.8 (321) | 19.7 | 10.9 (242) | 12.3 | 8.7 (208) | 8.8 |
| Utilitarian cycling | ||||||
| No utilitarian cycling | 92.1 (1660) | 91.2 | 93.5 (2079) | 92.4 | 93.7 (2242) | 93.5 |
| Utilitarian cycling | 7.9 (143) | 8.8 | 6.5 (144) | 7.6 | 6.3 (150) | 6.5 |
| Recreational cycling | ||||||
| No recreational cycling | 88.7 (1599) | 87.5 | 94.7 (2106) | 94.3 | 96.7 (2313) | 96.9 |
| Recreational cycling | 11.3 (204) | 12.5 | 5.3 (117) | 5.7 | 3.3 (79) | 3.1 |
| BIXI docking station exposure | ||||||
| No exposed | 58.6 (1056) | 58.3 | 64.7 (1438) | 51.6 | 66.5 (1590) | 49.2 |
| Exposed | 41.4 (747) | 41.7 | 35.3 (785) | 31.8 | 33.5 (802) | 30.8 |
| Mean weekly temperature | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | 1.2 (34.2) | 1.1 (33.9) |
| Mean d of precipitation in past 7 d | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–29 y | 14.8 (266) | 27.2 | 16.6 (370) | 30.9 | 14.0 (334) | 28.4 |
| 30–59 y | 56.2 (1015) | 50.9 | 57.8 (1286) | 48.3 | 57.5 (1375) | 50.5 |
| ≥60 y | 29.0 (522) | 21.9 | 25.5 (567) | 20.9 | 28.6 (683) | 21.7 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 43.3 (781) | 48.4 | 38.2 (849) | 47.3 | 41.0 (980) | 48.1 |
| Female | 56.7 (1022) | 51.6 | 61.8 (1374) | 52.7 | 59.0 (1412) | 51.9 |
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 30.4 (548) | 31.2 | 27.5 (612) | 30.5 | 24.5 (586) | 27.0 |
| Trade school | 9.4 (169) | 9.6 | 6.3 (141) | 6.1 | 5.8 (138) | 5.6 |
| College degreea | 9.2 (166) | 9.9 | 14.3 (318) | 15.0 | 15.3 (365) | 15.8 |
| University degreea | 51.0 (920) | 49.3 | 51.8 (1152) | 48.3 | 53.3 (1276) | 50.5 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Full time | 48.5 (875) | 47.4 | 52.3 (1162) | 47.9 | 46.7 (1118) | 45.1 |
| Part time | 6.8 (123) | 6.3 | 6.9 (154) | 7.3 | 7.7 (183) | 7.0 |
| Student | 9.5 (171) | 17.7 | 9.5 (211) | 18.1 | 8.6 (205) | 16.8 |
| Retired | 23.8 (429) | 18.4 | 20.0 (445) | 16.8 | 22.7 (542) | 18.0 |
| Other | 11.4 (205) | 10.3 | 11.3 (251) | 9.9 | 12.8 (306) | 11.4 |
| Body mass indexb | ||||||
| Normal or underweight | 54.5 (955) | 56.4 | 58.9 (1273) | 60.9 | 56.9 (1315) | 59.7 |
| Overweight | 32.0 (561) | 31.2 | 29.5 (639) | 28.0 | 30.7 (709) | 28.8 |
| Obese | 13.4 (235) | 12.4 | 11.6 (251) | 11.1 | 12.4 (286) | 11.4 |
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| Excellent | 23.9 (431) | 23.7 | 26.6 (591) | 25.5 | 22.3 (533) | 22.8 |
| Very good | 33.7 (607) | 34.8 | 32.9 (729) | 32.7 | 34.5 (826) | 34.7 |
| Good | 24.1 (435) | 24.3 | 25.1 (557) | 26.5 | 655 (27.4) | 27.9 |
| Average | 14.1 (254) | 13.8 | 12.3 (272) | 12.6 | 12.1 (290) | 11.4 |
| Poor | 4.2 (76) | 3.5 | 3.1 (70) | 2.7 | 3.6 (85) | 3.1 |
Note. BIXI = BIcycle-taXI.
a
In Quebec, college defined as grade 12 and first year university but is not considered a university degree.
b
Body mass index defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.