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HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 678-687Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.09.003
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active commuting; school; walking; cycling; safe; environment
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Regular active commuting by walking/cycling can help maintain an active lifestyle. The frequency, duration and correlates of school active commuting were examined for primary school children in NSW, Australia. Walking/cycling only and in combination with bus/car were of short duration (median 7 or 4 min, respectively) and their frequency dropped within a short distance (> 0.75 km) from school. Apart from distance, child's age, school affiliation and perceived safety, regular walking/cycling (10 trips, 22%) was associated with parents' travel mode to work and with father taking the child to school. Frequent walking/cycling (>= 5 trips, 37%) was associated with child's level of independence and the perceived benefits of active commuting. Behaviour change in this setting requires multi-level strategies. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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