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. 2020 Dec 3;17(23):9013. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17239013

Table 4.

Correlations between school-level rates of active transport to school, objectively measured BE features, and adolescents’ perceptions of school routes.

School-Level Active Transport to School Rates 0.5 km Street-network Buffer 1.0 km Street-network Buffer
Intersection Density Residential Density Land Use Mix Walkability Index Intersection Density Residential Density Land Use Mix Walkability Index
School-level active transport to school rates −0.61 ** −0.62 ** 0.09 * −0.69 *** −0.58 *** −0.60 ** 0.07 * −0.64 ***
Adolescents’ perceptions of route to school
There is too much traffic along the route −0.82 *** 0.57 ** 0.63 ** −0.07 0.69 *** 0.67 *** 0.70 *** −0.02 0.77 ***
There are one or more dangerous crossings along the route −0.08 *** 0.55 ** 0.65 ** −0.05 0.71 *** 0.62 ** 0.67 *** −0.01 0.74 ***
Adolescents’ perceptions of walking to school
It is unsafe to walk to school −0.76 *** 0.51 * 0.52 * 0.13 0.71 *** 0.49 * 0.55 ** 0.20 0.71 ***
My parents think it is not safe to walk to school −0.84 *** 0.46 * 0.48 * 0.22 0.71 *** 0.39 0.47 * 0.29 0.66 **
There are no footpaths along the way 0.20 −0.28 −0.37 0.29 −0.22 −0.32 −0.37 0.33 −0.21
Adolescents’ perceptions of cycling to school
It is unsafe to cycle to school −0.78 *** 0.51 * 0.54 ** −0.11 0.57 ** 0.55 ** 0.58 ** −0.06 0.61 **
My parents think it is not safe to cycle to school −0.82 *** 0.61 ** 0.61 ** −0.10 0.69 *** 0.61 ** 0.61 ** −0.08 0.65 **
There are no cycle paths along the way −0.09 0.31 0.12 −0.05 0.23 0.16 −0.02 −0.15 −0.01

Data are reported as r (p-values as: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001).