Table 4.
School-Level Active Transport to School Rates | 0.5 km Street-network Buffer | 1.0 km Street-network Buffer | |||||||
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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).