%0 Journal Article
%T Individual- and area-level disparities in access to the road network, subway system and a public bicycle share program on the island of Montreal, Canada
%J Annals of behavioral medicine
%D 2013
%A Fuller, Daniel
%A Gauvin, Lise
%A Kestens, Yan
%V 45
%N Suppl 1
%P S95-S100
%X BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined potential disparities in access to transportation infrastructures, an important determinant of population health. PURPOSE: To examine individual- and area-level disparities in access to the road network, public transportation system, and a public bicycle share program in Montreal, Canada. METHODS: Examining associations between sociodemographic variables and access to the road network, public transportation system, and a public bicycle share program, 6,495 adult respondents (mean age, 48.7 years; 59.0 % female) nested in 33 areas were included in a multilevel analysis. RESULTS: Individuals with lower incomes lived significantly closer to public transportation and the bicycle share program. At the area level, the interaction between low-education and low-income neighborhoods showed that these areas were significantly closer to public transportation and the bicycle share program controlling for individual and urbanicity variables. CONCLUSIONS: More deprived areas of the Island of Montreal have better access to transportation infrastructure than less-deprived areas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0883-6612
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9433-y