Table 1 Characteristics of the sample categorized by travel mode to school divided by season. Data are presented as median (IQR) for environmental characteristics and percent (n) for individual characteristics
Summer season | Winter season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walk (n = 554) | Cycle (n = 528) | Motorized travel (n = 337) | Walk (n = 707) | Cycle (n = 191) | Motorized travel (n = 511) | |
Individual characteristics | ||||||
Gender, girls % (n) | 62 (342) | 37 (193) | 55 (179) | 53 (371) | 34 (64) | 56 (283) |
University education, % (n) | ||||||
Father | 52 (269) | 57 (284) | 46 (145) | 50 (353) | 58 (111) | 45 (231) |
Mother | 59 (318) | 63 (624) | 55 (176) | 59 (406) | 68 (124) | 57 (285) |
Environmental characteristics | ||||||
Distance, km | 1.04 (0.78) | 1.72 (1.15) | 4.91 (4.01) | 1.09 (0.86) | 1.53 (1.15) | 3.33 (3.47) |
Steepest hill, % incline | 6.9 (4.3) | 7.7 (4.8) | 10.7 (12.5) | 6.9 (4.2) | 8.1 (4.5) | 10.1 (9.9) |
Population, count | 192 (182) | 137 (166) | 89 (156) | 183 (176) | 204 (157) | 89 (139) |
Centrality index (0–1000) | 890 (47) | 890 (66) | 848 (99) | 890 (66) | 890 (0) | 848 (118) |
Bus transit availability, count | 3 (6) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 2.5 (6) | 5 (6) | 2 (4) |
Streetlights, count per 100 m | 35 (74) | 32 (55) | 20 (44) | 34 (69) | 36 (65) | 24 (48) |
Living close to peers, count | 9 (9) | 6 (8) | 3 (5) | 8 (9) | 8 (9) | 3 (6) |
Pedestrian, % road length | 37 (31) | 35 (30) | 24 (29) | 35 (28) | 42 (32) | 26 (30) |
Traffic exposure, AADT | 6000 (5643) | 7000 (9317) | 4000 (5400) | 6461 (6900) | 8200 (9436) | 4500 (5900) |