Table 2.
Prevalence and trends of transportation mode between the years 2002 and 2010–2012 #.
| Characteristics | 2002 Transportation Mode (%, 95% CI) ## | 2010–2012 Transportation Mode (%) ## | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active * | Public ** | Inactive *** | Active * | Public ** | Inactive *** | ||
| Total | 83.8 (83.5–84.1) | 7.5 (7.3–7.8) | 8.7 (8.4–8.9) | 54.3 (54.0–54.6) | 15.7 (15.5–16.0) | 29.9 (29.6–30.2) | <0.001 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 79.2 (78.7–79.7) | 7.5 (7.1–7.8) | 13.3 (13.0–13.7) | 46.7 (46.2–47.2) | 14.9 (14.5–15.2) | 38.4 (37.9–38.9) | <0.001 |
| Female | 88.6 (88.2–89.0) | 7.6 (7.2–7.9) | 3.8 (3.6–4.0) | 62.2 (61.8–62.6) | 16.6 (16.3–17.0) | 21.2 (20.8–21.5) | <0.001 |
| Age group | |||||||
| 15–29.9 | 76.8 (76.1–77.6) | 12.5 (11.9–13.1) | 10.7 (10.2–11.2) | 46.1 (45.3–46.9) | 23.3 (22.6–23.9) | 30.6 (29.9–31.3) | <0.001 |
| 30–44.9 | 80.6 (80.1–81.2) | 6.6 (6.2–6.9) | 12.8 (12.4–13.2) | 44.8 (44.3–45.4) | 14.1 (13.7–14.4) | 41.1 (40.6–41.6) | <0.001 |
| 45–55.9 | 88.7 (88.2–89.2) | 5.6 (5.2–5.9) | 5.8 (5.4–6.1) | 60.1 (59.7–60.6) | 12.2 (11.9–12.5) | 27.7 (27.3–28.1) | <0.001 |
| ≥60 | 95.9 (95.4–96.4) | 2.9 (2.5–3.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 79.8 (79.4–80.2) | 10.1 (9.8–10.4) | 10.1 (9.8–10.4) | <0.001 |
| Region type | |||||||
| Urban areas | 76.3 (75.7–76.9) | 13.7 (13.3–14.2) | 10.0 (9.6–10.4) | 52.7 (52.3–53.2) | 21.4 (21.1–21.8) | 25.8 (25.4–26.2) | <0.001 |
| Rural areas | 91.3 (91.1–91.6) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 7.3 (7.1–7.6) | 55.9 (55.5–56.4) | 10.1 (9.8–10.3) | 34.0 (33.6–34.5) | <0.001 |
| Education level | |||||||
| Primary school or below | 95.3 (95.0–95.5) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 3.4 (3.2–3.6) | 67.9 (67.5–68.4) | 9.2 (8.9–9.5) | 22.9 (22.4–23.3) | <0.001 |
| Junior or senior high school | 80.1 (79.6–80.6) | 8.6 (8.2–8.9) | 11.3 (11.0–11.7) | 50.7 (50.2–51.1) | 15.6 (15.3–15.9) | 33.8 (33.4–34.2) | <0.001 |
| College and above | 62.4 (60.9–63.9) | 24.8 (23.4–26.1) | 12.8 (11.9–13.8) | 37.3 (36.3–38.3) | 33.6 (32.6–34.7) | 29.1 (28.1–30.0) | <0.001 |
| Annual average income per capita | |||||||
| Low | 90.0 (89.7–90.4) | 4.4 (4.2–4.7) | 5.5 (5.3–5.8) | 62.4 (61.8–62.9) | 13.1 (12.7–13.5) | 24.5 (24.0–25.0) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 79.8 (79.1–80.5) | 9.5 (9.0–10.1) | 10.7 (10.2–11.2) | 53.7 (53.1–54.2) | 16.5 (16.0–16.9) | 29.8 (29.3–30.4) | <0.001 |
| High | 68.8 (67.7–69.8) | 15.0 (14.2–15.9) | 16.2 (15.5–17.0) | 46.4 (45.8–46.9) | 16.9 (16.4–17.3) | 36.8 (36.2–37.3) | <0.001 |
| No response | 76.9 (74.4–79.5) | 10.9 (8.9–12.9) | 12.1 (10.2–14.1) | 52.2 (51.0–53.3) | 20.3 (19.3–21.2) | 27.6 (26.5–28.6) | <0.001 |
# Standardized by age, gender, and region based on the 2010 national population. ## Sample weighted results. * Active transportation: walking or cycling. ** Public transportation: taking a bus, subway, or shuttle bus. *** Inactive transportation: driving or taking a car, motorcycle, taxi, or electric bicycle. p-Value is the test result between two different survey.