Unit for Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Eur J Public Health. 2012 Jun;22(3):398-404. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr111. Epub 2011 Sep 4.
This study sought to determine the influence of individual factors on active transportation to school among Danish seventh graders and whether school district factors are associated with such behaviour independently of individual factors.
Mixed effects logistic regression models determined the effects of individual (gender, family affluence, enjoyment of school and academic performance) and school district factors (educational level, household savings, land use and size) on active transportation to school (by foot, bicycle or other active means) among 10 380 pupils aged 13-15 years nested in 407 school districts.
Of all students, 64.4% used active transportation to school daily. Boys, those with perceived higher school performance and those with lower family affluence were more likely to use active transportation to school. After adjustment for all individual factors listed above, high household savings at the school district level was associated with higher odds of active transportation to school. As factors of land use, low level of farming land use and high proportion of single houses were associated with active transportation to school.
Policies aiming at reducing social inequalities at the school district level may enhance active transportation to school. School districts with farming land use face barriers for active transportation to school, requiring special policy attention.
本研究旨在确定丹麦七年级学生选择主动式交通方式上学的个体因素的影响，以及校区因素是否独立于个体因素与这种行为相关。
混合效应逻辑回归模型确定了个体因素（性别、家庭富裕程度、对学校的喜爱程度和学业成绩）和校区因素（教育水平、家庭储蓄、土地利用和面积）对 10380 名 13-15 岁学生（嵌套在 407 个校区中）选择主动式交通方式（步行、骑自行车或其他主动式交通方式）上学的影响。
所有学生中，有 64.4%的学生每天使用主动式交通方式上学。男孩、那些认为自己的学校表现更好的学生和那些家庭不太富裕的学生更有可能选择主动式交通方式上学。在调整了上述所有个体因素后，校区层面高家庭储蓄与更高的主动式交通方式上学的几率相关。作为土地利用的因素，低农业用地水平和高比例的独栋房屋与主动式交通方式上学相关。
旨在减少校区层面社会不平等的政策可能会促进主动式交通方式上学。有农业用地的校区面临主动式交通方式上学的障碍，需要特别关注政策。
