TY - JOUR
PY - 2015//
TI - Walk Score(tm), perceived neighborhood walkability, and walking in the US
JO - American journal of health behavior
A1 - Tuckel, Peter
A1 - Milczarski, William
SP - 242
EP - 256
VL - 39
IS - 2
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To investigate both the Walk Score(TM) and a self-reported measure of neighborhood walkability ("Perceived Neighborhood Walkability") as estimators of transport and recreational walking among Americans.
METHODS: The study is based upon a survey of a nationally-representative sample of 1224 American adults. The survey gauged walking for both transport and recreation and included a self-reported measure of neighborhood walkability and each respondent's Walk Score(TM). Binary logistic and linear regression analyses were performed on the data.
RESULTS: The Walk Score(TM) is associated with walking for transport, but not recreational walking nor total walking. Perceived Neighborhood Walkability is associated with transport, recreational and total walking.
CONCLUSIONS: Perceived Neighborhood Walkability captures the experiential nature of walking more than the Walk Score(TM).
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1087-3244 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.39.2.11 ID - ref1 ER -