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. 2020 Oct 1;17:E115. doi: 10.5888/pcd17.200097

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When comparing 2017 to 2006, the prevalence of combined active commuting to work (walking, bicycling, or using public transit) significantly increased in 8 states (Hawaii [1.6 percentage points], Illinois [1.3], Massachusetts [2.7], Michigan [0.4], New Jersey [1.2], New York [2.2], Washington [1.3], and Virginia [0.9]) and significantly decreased in 12 states (Georgia [−0.4], Florida [−0.5], Idaho [−1.3], Indiana [−0.4], Maryland [−1.0], Mississippi [−0.6], New Hampshire [−1.3], Nevada [−0.9], Ohio [−0.8], South Dakota [−1.9], Texas [−0.6], and Wisconsin [−1.1]). The regional differences were Northeast, 1.4 (significant increase); Midwest, 0.1 (no significant change); South, −0.3 (significant decrease); and West, <.01 (no significant change). — Significant percentage point changes in combined active commuting to work (walking, bicycling, or taking transit) among employed residents aged 16 years or older by state and US Census region, American Community Survey, 2006 to 2017.