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. 2016 Jan 19;11(1):e0147128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147128

Table 2. Descriptive characteristics of the sample (%, Mean (SD)).

Socio-demographic characteristics
Gender (% female) 54.6
Age (yrs) 17.8 (0.7)
BMI (kg/m2) 21.6 (3.0)
Nationality (% Belgian) 96.1
Living situation (% living with their (grand)parents) 95.6
Living environment (% living in rural area) 73.1
Socio-economic status (SES)
 low SES (% no parent has a Bachelor’s degree or higher) 28.4
 high SES (% at least one parent has a Bachelor’s degree or higher) 71.6
Grade
 penultimate year of secondary school (%) 47.7
 last year of secondary school (%) 52.3
Education
 General studies (%) 49.8
 Technical studies (%) 29.9
 Vocational studies (%) 20.2
Transport in general
Car/motorcycle
 Driving license (%) 12.6
 Ownership (%) 12.1
 Sharing and/or borrowing capability (%) 49.7
Moped
 Driving license (%) 8.0
 Ownership (%) 8.4
 Sharing and/or borrowing capability (%) 2.3
Bicycle
 Ownership (%) 93.4
 Sharing and/or borrowing capability (%) 2.3
Ownership public transport pass (%) 47.0
Ownership bicycle sharing schemes pass (%) 0.5
Transport to school
Participants who walked (%) 21.3
 Amount walking (minutes/week) 69 (53)
Participants who cycled (%) 48.8
 Amount cycling (minutes/week) 131 (98)
Among participants who made use of public transport (%) 40.4
 Amount public transport use (minutes/week) 249 (211)
Among participants who made use of passive transport (%) 24.6
 Amount passive transport use (minutes/week) 113 (139)
Transport to other destinations
Participants who walked (%) 39.4
 Amount walking (minutes/week) 106 (158)
Participants who cycled (%) 51.7
 Amount cycling (minutes/week) 125 (124)
Participants who made use of public transport (%) 38.1
 Amount public transport use (minutes/week) 209 (195)
Participants who made use of passive transport (%) 50.0
 Amount passive transport use (minutes/week) 120 (128)