Table 3. Relationship of Personal Characteristics and Perceived Environmental Factors to Public Transportation Use Among Adults (N = 772) in St. Louis, Missouri.

Personal Characteristics and Perceived Environmental Factors	Public Transportation Use
	1–4 Days/Week	≥5 Days/Week
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Personal characteristics
Sex
Male	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Female	1.21 (0.81–1.83)	1.23 (0.71–2.14)
Age, y
18–29	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
30–39	1.00 (0.53–1.90)	0.95 (0.43–2.08)
40–49	1.34 (0.90–2.56)	0.93 (0.41–2.13)
50–59	1.98 (1.06–3.70)	1.69 (0.80–3.57)
≥60	0.86 (0.45–1.62)	0.34 (0.14–0.86)
Income, $
<10,000	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
10,000–29,999	0.56 (0.35–0.92)	0.84 (0.45–1.57)
30,000–49,999	0.27 (0.13–0.51)	0.49 (0.23–1.03)
50,000–69,999	0.28 (0.13–0.58)	0.51 (0.21–1.20)
≥70,000	0.40 (0.24–0.70)	0.10 (0.03–0.34)
Employment status
Unemployed	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Employed	0.56 (0.35–0.92)	2.99 (1.52–5.90)
Perceived environmental factors
Speed of traffic
Disagree	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Agree	0.54 (0.36–0.81)	0.76 (0.44–1.32)
Perceived nearby crime
Disagree	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Agree	1.06 (0.67–1.69)	0.50 (0.28–0.87)
Safety from crime when walking during the day
Disagree	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Agree	1.15 (0.73–1.82)	0.77 (0.41–1.43)
Safety from crime when walking at night
Disagree	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Agree	0.91 (0.53–1.58)	0.59 (0.29–1.18)
Accessibility to sidewalks
Disagree	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Agree	0.59 (0.30–1.16)	3.00 (0.69–13.12)
Number of destinations within a 10-min walk
0	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
1–5	1.52 (0.72–3.23)	2.86 (0.78–10.49)
6–10	1.37 (0.61–3.10)	2.22 (0.57–8.60)
≥11	0.74 (0.30–1.81)	1.50 (0.36–6.30)

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.