Table 2.

Descriptive characteristics of the walking school bus programs

	Low-sustainability programs N=9	High-sustainability programs N=11
Region, N (%)
Northeast	0 (0%)	2 (18%)
Midwest	4 (44%)	5 (46%)
West	3 (33%)	1 (9%)
Southwest	0 (0%)	1 (9%)
Southeast	2 (22%)	2 (18%)
Coordinator, N (%)
Parent	2 (22%)	2 (18%)
School staff	5 (56%)	5 (46%)
External organization	2 (22%)	4 (36%)
External funding, N (%)
Yes	4 (44%)	6 (55%)
No	5 (56%)	5 (45%)
Free or reduced price lunch eligibility, mean (SD)	45% (28%)	55% (33%)
Number of student participants, mean (SD)	28.56 (18.32)	63.64 (120.29)
Number of trips per week, mean (SD)	3.22 (3.49)	3.73 (2.83)
Number of route leaders, mean (SD)	3.11 (3.44)	7.91 (6.35)