Type of Publication: | Journal article |
URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-211738 |
Author: | Reimers, Anne Kerstin; Jekauc, Darko; Peterhans, Eliane; Wagner, Matthias O.; Woll, Alexander |
Year of publication: | 2013 |
Published in: | Preventive Medicine ; 56 (2013), 1. - pp. 64-69. - ISSN 0091-7435. - eISSN 1096-0260 |
Pubmed ID: | 23200879 |
DOI (citable link): | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.11.011 |
Summary: |
Objective. To assess the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of walking and cycling to school in a nationwide representative cross-sectional sample of German adolescents.
Methods. A sample of 1828 German adolescents aged 11–17 years were examined between 2003 and 2006. Mode of commuting to school was assessed using a reliable self-report measure. Socioeconomic status, migration background and residential area were assessed as socio-demographic variables using a parent-report questionnaire. Results. Overall, 19.4% of adolescents walked and 22.2% cycled to school. Compared to girls with high socioeconomic status, girls with low socioeconomic status were more likely to walk (OR=1.89, 95% CI=1.23–2.89). Migration background increased the chance of walking in girls (OR=0.47, 95% CI=0.32–0.70) and decreased the chance of cycling in boys (OR=2.39, 95% CI=1.35–4.24). Compared to living in cities, living in rural areas lowered the chance of walking (girls: OR=0.29, 95% CI=0.18–0.50; boys: OR=0.54, 95% CI=0.32–0.93) and cycling (girls: OR=0.12, 95% CI=0.06–0.24; boys: OR=0.34, 95% CI=0.21–0.56), and living in medium-sized towns increased the chance of cycling in girls (OR=1.86, 95% CI=1.24–2.78) and boys (OR=1.75, 95% CI=1.20–2.56), respectively. Conclusions. In Germany many adolescents use motorised transportation. Socio-demographic variables were associated with mode of commuting. |
Subject (DDC): | 796 Sport |
Keywords: | Walking, Transportation, Adolescent, Germany. Schools, Social class, Health surveys |
Link to License: | In Copyright |
Bibliography of Konstanz: | Yes |
REIMERS, Anne Kerstin, Darko JEKAUC, Eliane PETERHANS, Matthias O. WAGNER, Alexander WOLL, 2013. Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of active commuting to school in a nationwide representative sample of German adolescents. In: Preventive Medicine. 56(1), pp. 64-69. ISSN 0091-7435. eISSN 1096-0260. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.11.011
@article{Reimers2013-01Preva-21173, title={Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of active commuting to school in a nationwide representative sample of German adolescents}, year={2013}, doi={10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.11.011}, number={1}, volume={56}, issn={0091-7435}, journal={Preventive Medicine}, pages={64--69}, author={Reimers, Anne Kerstin and Jekauc, Darko and Peterhans, Eliane and Wagner, Matthias O. and Woll, Alexander} }
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