Table 7. Walking School Bus Program Implementation Barriers Rank Ordered by Coordinator type (N = 184), 2017–2018.
| Barrier | Barrier Rankings in Top 3, No. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Programs | Coordinated by School or District | Coordinated by Parent | Coordinated by External Organization | |
| Recruiting and maintaining student participants | 93 (51) | 44 (51.8) | 13 (50.0) | 36 (49.3) |
| Identifying and maintaining route leaders | 82 (45) | 35 (41.2) | 9 (34.6) | 38 (52.1) |
| Neighborhood environment and safety | 60 (3.6) | 27 (31.8) | 4 (15.4) | 29 (39.7) |
| Distance to school | 54 (29.3) | 32 (37.6) | 3 (11.5) | 19 (26.0) |
| Lack of financial support | 52 (28.3) | 24 (28.2) | 7 (26.9) | 21 (28.8) |
| Identifying and maintaining coordinator | 46 (25.0) | 21 (24.7) | 12 (46.2) | 13 (17.8) |
| Concerns for liability or injury | 42 (22.8) | 19 (22.4) | 2 (7.7) | 21 (28.8) |
| Lack of support from school leadership | 40 (21.7) | 16 (18.8) | 5 (19.2) | 19 (26.0) |