@article{ref1,
title="Active travel to school: findings from the Survey of US Health Behavior in School-Aged Children, 2009-2010",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="2016",
author="Yang, Yong and Ivey, Stephanie S. and Levy, Marian C. and Royne, Marla B. and Klesges, Lisa M.",
volume="86",
number="6",
pages="464-471",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Whereas children's active travel to school (ATS) has confirmed benefits, only a few large national surveys of ATS exist. <br><br>METHODS: Using data from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2009-2010 US survey, we conducted a logistic regression model to estimate the odds ratios of ATS and a linear regression model to estimate the adjusted mean differences of the percentage of ATS within a school. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 21.4% of children engaged in at least one way of active travel to or from school. ATS was less common for trips to school than from school. Greater distance to school was a major barrier preventing children from ATS. Children living in large cities were more likely to engage in ATS, and schools located in a large city had higher proportions of ATS rate. Children having lower family satisfaction, or engaging in a greater number of physically active days during the past week were all more likely to engage in ATS. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Although ATS is low among US children, significant variation exists. HBSC is a promising data source for an ATS study. As the first study to explore the variation of ATS at school level, this research contributes uniquely to current knowledge.<br><br>© 2016, American School Health Association.<p /> <p>SR2S<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="10.1111/josh.12395",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12395"
}