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. 2013 Apr;104:158–169. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.001

Table C.1.

Individual and environmental predictors of ‘high’ transport carbon emissions, car CO2 allocated between drivers and passengers (N = 3474).

Variable Level Percent Odds ratio (95% CI) for being in top 20% of transport carbon emissions
Min-adjusteda
Multivariable 1
Multivariable 2
Multivariable 3
R2 = 0.13 R2 = 0.21 R2 = 0.24
Sex Female 14 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗
Male 28 2.55 (2.08, 3.13) 2.32 (1.86, 2.90) 2.07 (1.64, 2.61) 2.28 (1.79, 2.89)



Age 18–34 years 18 1∗∗∗ 1 1 1
35–49 years 28 1.73 (1.32, 2.28) 1.57 (1.14, 2.17) 1.61 (1.14, 2.28) 1.61 (1.14, 2.27)
50–64 years 22 1.16 (0.88, 1.51) 1.26 (0.91, 1.74) 1.46 (1.02, 2.09) 1.44 (1.01, 2.06)
>65 years 13 0.51 (0.38, 0.70) 1.37 (0.86, 2.19) 1.60 (0.93, 2.73) 1.55 (0.90, 2.68)



Ethnicity White 20 1 1 1 1∗∗
Non-White 25 1.22 (0.79, 1.90) 1.75 (1.07, 2.86) 1.92 (1.14, 3.23) 2.14 (1.26, 3.63)



Any child under 16 No 19 1 1 1 1
Yes 24 0.89 (0.68, 1.17) 0.75 (0.55, 1.02) 0.78 (0.54, 1.11) 0.72 (0.51, 1.03)



Education Degree 26 1∗∗∗ 1 1 1
A-level 22 0.76 (0.57, 1.02) 1.03 (0.76, 1.41) 1.02 (0.73, 1.43) 1.03 (0.74, 1.43)
GCSE 19 0.60 (0.45, 0.80) 0.84 (0.62, 1.15) 0.78 (0.56, 1.08) 0.87 (0.62, 1.22)
No formal 12 0.40 (0.30, 0.53) 0.62 (0.46, 0.85) 0.60 (0.43, 0.85) 0.65 (0.46, 0.92)



Annual household income >£40,000 34 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗ 1∗∗
£20–40,000 21 0.57 (0.44, 0.74) 0.65 (0.50, 0.85) 0.73 (0.56, 0.97) 0.77 (0.58, 1.02)
<£20,000 9 0.26 (0.18, 0.36) 0.42 (0.29, 0.60) 0.49 (0.33, 0.71) 0.53 (0.36, 0.78)



Housing tenure Owned 23 1∗∗∗ 1 1 1
Privately rented 15 0.56 (0.39, 0.80) 0.70 (0.48, 1.03) 1.03 (0.70, 1.52) 1.20 (0.81, 1.77)
Council rented 5 0.16 (0.08, 0.32) 0.35 (0.17, 0.73) 0.39 (0.18, 0.82) 0.52 (0.22, 1.22)
Other 18 0.76 (0.37, 1.56) 0.97 (0.47, 2.03) 0.99 (0.46, 2.14) 1.07 (0.52, 2.19)



Employment status Full-time 33 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗
Part-time 17 0.45 (0.34, 0.61) 0.52 (0.39, 0.71) 0.57 (0.41, 0.80) 0.58 (0.42, 0.82)
Student 7 0.39 (0.21, 0.71) 0.43 (0.23, 0.82) 0.35 (0.17, 0.71) 0.48 (0.24, 0.99)
Retired 11 0.26 (0.18, 0.38) 0.32 (0.22, 0.47) 0.44 (0.27, 0.70) 0.44 (0.27, 0.71)
Home duties 12 0.35 (0.20, 0.61) 0.47 (0.27, 0.83) 0.53 (0.27, 1.03) 0.62 (0.32, 1.18)
Other 7 0.13 (0.06, 0.28) 0.22 (0.10, 0.51) 0.28 (0.11, 0.69) 0.31 (0.12, 0.80)



Site Southampton 15 1∗∗∗ 1 1
Cardiff 21 1.28 (0.99, 1.64) 1.15 (0.76, 1.73) 1.11 (0.74, 1.68)
Kenilworth 24 1.97 (1.52, 2.56) 1.54 (0.99, 2.38) 1.51 (0.96, 2.37)



Urban/rural status Urban 20 1∗∗∗ 1 1
Rural 33 2.24 (1.46, 3.42) 1.60 (0.90, 2.86) 1.57 (0.89, 2.77)



Population density Change per 10 people per hectare 0.94 (0.91,0.98)∗∗∗ 0.99 (0.95, 1.04) 1.00 (0.95, 1.05)



Home-work distance 0–2 km/no comm. 13 1.06 (0.72, 1.58) 1.48 (0.95, 2.30) 1.48 (0.94, 2.34)
2–5 km 11 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗
5–10 km 18 1.56 (1.01, 2.41) 1.26 (0.79, 2.03) 1.19 (0.74, 1.89)
10–20 km 35 4.29 (2.77, 6.62) 3.39 (2.14, 5.37) 3.01 (1.88, 4.80)
⩾20 km or variable 62 9.08 (6.14, 13.42) 8.32 (5.54, 12.49) 7.58 (5.00, 11.49)



Home-retail distance Change per kilometers 1.10 (1.05,1.16)∗∗∗ 0.97 (0.90, 1.05) 0.95 (0.88, 1.03)



Cars per adult in household No cars 4 0.20 (0.11, 0.37) 0.32 (0.17, 0.60)
<1 Car per adult 16 1∗∗∗ 1∗∗∗
⩾1 Cars per adult 29 2.66 (2.11, 3.37) 2.16 (1.67, 2.80)



Any adult bike No 17 1 1
Yes 23 1.05 (0.84, 1.32) 0.89 (0.68, 1.15)