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Table 2 Distance and percentage of active travelers across the four destinations in adolescents and parents. Distance [km] = mean (SD)

From: Associations of parents’ and adolescents’ active travel behavior across various destinations – a sex/gender analysis

 

Girls

Boys

p-value

Mother

Father

p-value

To school/work

 Distance [km]

6.4 (5.7)

6.4 (5.8)

 

16.9 (18.1)

22.2 (14.8)

 

 Active travel [%]

43.70

50.95

0.099

21.10

19.76

0.731

From school

 Distance [km]

6.4 (5.7)

6.4 (5.8)

    

 Active travel [%]

44.49

50.57

0.166

   

Friends

 Distance [km]

2.4 (1.7)

2.5 (1.6)

 

11.7 (26.7)

17.9 (36.6)

0.103

 Active travel [%]

67.86

77.78

0.011

46.09

38.85

 

Shopping

 Distance [km]

2.0 (1.6)

2.0 (1.4)

 

4.3 (4.4)

4.5 (4.0)

0.393

 Active travel [%]

67.35

79.53

0.002

23.26

20.08

 

Leisure activities

 Distance [km]

2.5 (1.6)

2.5 (1.5)

 

8.1 (13.8)

11.6 (21.3)

0.528

 Active travel [%]

65.31

73.23

0.055

39.76

42.35

 

Overall

 Active travel [%]

57.74

66.41

 

30.26

28.16