Table 2. Relationship Between Personal Characteristics and Public Transportation Use With Walking for Transportation Among Adults (N = 772) in St. Louis, Missouri, 2012.
| Personal Characteristic and Public Transportation Use | Walking for Transportation |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1–149 Minutes/Week |
≥150 Minutes/Week |
|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Personal characteristic | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Female | 1.09 (0.75–1.57) | 1.14 (0.77–1.68) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18–29 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| 30–39 | 0.84 (0.47–1.50) | 0.54 (0.30–0.97) |
| 40–49 | 0.79 (0.43–1.45) | 0.61 (0.33–1.13) |
| 50–59 | 0.70 (0.38–1.31) | 0.83 (0.46–1.52) |
| ≥60 | 0.86 (0.47–1.58) | 0.64 (0.34–1.19) |
| Income, $ | ||
| <10,000 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| 10,000–29,999 | 1.15 (0.67–1.96) | 1.10 (0.66–1.83) |
| 30,000–49,999 | 1.13 (0.62–2.06) | 0.65 (0.35–1.20) |
| 50,000–69,999 | 1.38 (0.71–2.68) | 0.51 (0.24–1.06) |
| ≥70,000 | 1.60 (0.89–2.87) | 0.70 (0.38–1.31) |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Employed | 0.95 (0.61–1.50) | 1.16 (0.73–1.84) |
| Public transportation use, days/previous week | ||
| 0 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| 1–4 | 2.11 (1.31–3.40) | 2.08 (1.27–3.42) |
| ≥5 | 3.47 (1.47–8.19) | 8.61 (3.87–19.20) |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval