TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Active travel to school: findings from the Survey of US Health Behavior in School-Aged Children, 2009-2010
JO  - Journal of school health
A1  - Yang, Yong
A1  - Ivey, Stephanie S.
A1  - Levy, Marian C.
A1  - Royne, Marla B.
A1  - Klesges, Lisa M.
SP  - 464
EP  - 471
VL  - 86
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12395
ID  - ref1
ER  -