Liao Yung
Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, 162, Heping East Road Section 1, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Mar 19;13(3):340. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13030340.
This study examined the sociodemographic and perceived environmental factors associated with public bicycle use among Taiwanese urban adults.
A random-digit-dialing telephone-based cross-sectional survey was administered to Taiwanese urban adults aged 20-64 years in 2015. Data on sociodemographic variables, perceived environmental factors (for attributes identified in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Environmental Module), and public bicycle use were obtained from 1002 adults in three cities. Adjusted logistic regression was used.
After adjustment for potential confounders, the results showed that adults aged 20-29 years (odds ratio (OR) = 4.42) with a university degree or higher (OR = 2.03) were more likely to use public bicycles. In addition, adults living in Kaohsiung City were less likely to use public bicycles (OR = 0.24). Adults who saw people being active (OR = 1.76; 95% CI: 1.05-2.86) and had positive aesthetic experiences of their environment (OR = 1.69) were more likely to use public bicycles.
Our findings suggest that seeing physically active people and positive aesthetic perceptions of the environment are key factors for developing transportation policies and intervention strategies for promoting public bicycle use among Taiwanese urban adults.
本研究调查了台湾城市成年人中与公共自行车使用相关的社会人口统计学和感知环境因素。
2015年对台湾20 - 64岁的城市成年人进行了一项基于随机数字拨号电话的横断面调查。从三个城市的1002名成年人中获取了社会人口统计学变量、感知环境因素（针对国际体力活动问卷 - 环境模块中确定的属性）和公共自行车使用情况的数据。使用了调整后的逻辑回归分析。
在对潜在混杂因素进行调整后，结果显示20 - 29岁的成年人（优势比（OR）= 4.42）以及拥有大学及以上学历的成年人（OR = 2.03）更有可能使用公共自行车。此外，居住在高雄市的成年人使用公共自行车的可能性较小（OR = 0.24）。看到人们积极活动的成年人（OR = 1.76；95%置信区间：1.05 - 2.86）以及对其环境有积极审美体验的成年人（OR = 1.69）更有可能使用公共自行车。
我们的研究结果表明，看到身体活跃的人以及对环境的积极审美认知是制定促进台湾城市成年人使用公共自行车的交通政策和干预策略的关键因素。
