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. 2013 Sep 5;8(9):e73105. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073105

Table 3. The association between trip purpose and choice of active transport mode (N = 277,292).

Base model
OR (95% CI)
Trip purposes
Commuting 1.25 (1.23–1.28)
Taking or bringing persons 1.29 (1.27–1.32)
Sport 1.06 (1.04–1.09)
Shopping 1.00
Car owners 0.23 (0.22–0.23)
Bicycle owners 2.23 (2.11–2.34)
Season
Winter 0.84 (0.81–0.87)
Spring 0.95 (0.92–0.98)
Summer 1.04 (1.01–1.08)
Autumn 1.00
Age (years)
18–24 0.60 (0.56–0.64)
25–34 0.55 (0.53–0.58)
35–44 0.61 (0.59–0.64)
45–54 0.65 (0.62–0.68)
55–64 0.75 (0.71–0.78)
>64 1.00
Men 0.92 (0.90–0.95)
Education level
Primary school or lower general secondary degree 0.88 (0.85–0.91)
High school or secondary school degree 0.84 (0.81–0.87)
University or college degree 1.00
Neighbourhood typology
Rural 0.37 (0.35–0.40)
Village-centre 0.58 (0.55–0.61)
Urban-green 0.52 (0.49–0.55)
Urban-outside centre 0.65 (0.61–0.68)
Urban-centre 1.00

Adjusted for demographic and environmental factors.

Abbrevations; OR = Odds Ratio indicating the odds to use active transport modes for a short trip; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; significance was tested at α = 0.05.