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Table 1 Socio-demographic correlates of active school transport

From: A cross-sectional examination of socio-demographic and school-level correlates of children’s school travel mode in Ottawa, Canada

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

OR

95% CI

p

Gender

Boys

239

42.2

1.98

1.31-2.98

.001

Girls

328

57.8

Reference

School travel mode

Active

199

35.1

N/A

Public transport

368

64.9

School travel time

<5 minutes

134

23.6

2.39

1.24-4.63

.010

5-15 minutes

289

51.0

2.44

1.37-4.34

.002

>15 minutes

144

25.4

Reference

Household income

<$60,000

105

19.3

0.77

0.40-1.49

.439

$60,000-$139,999

231

42.4

0.87

0.54-1.40

.552

≥$140,000

209

38.3

Reference

Mother’s education

<College

85

15.2

1.52

0.84-2.76

.169

College

142

25.4

0.72

0.43-1.21

.216

University

331

59.3

Reference

Motorized vehicles

≤1

236

42.1

1.25

0.81-1.94

.321

≥2

325

57.9

Reference

School language

French

99

17.5

0.19

0.06-0.64

.007

English

468

82.5

Reference

School board

Catholic

114

20.1

0.61

0.09-1.06

.061

 

Public

453

79.9

Reference

  1. Note: Odds ratios for engaging in active transportation were estimated using generalized linear mixed models adjusted only for school clustering.