Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS S107-5, Atlanta, GA 30341. Email:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 Oct 1;17:E115. doi: 10.5888/pcd17.200097.
Active commuting to work is one way people can be physically active and can be influenced by state-level initiatives. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a potential data source to evaluate changes in active commuting at the state level, but state-level changes have not been well documented. We examined state-level changes in estimates of walking, biking, and taking transit to work (combined and separately) among employed persons between 2006 and 2017.
Data were from the ACS, a nationally representative annual household survey from the US Census Bureau. We estimated state-level prevalence of walking, bicycling, or taking transit to work (separately and in combination) in 2006 and 2017 and tested differences by year.
The prevalence of active commuting to work varied widely among states (2017 range: 1.7% in Alabama and Mississippi to 35.0% in New York). Changes from 2006 to 2017 also varied, with 8 states exhibiting a significant increase (Massachusetts [2.7 percentage points], New York [2.2], Hawaii [1.6], Illinois [1.3], Washington [1.3], New Jersey [1.2], Virginia [0.9], and Michigan [0.4]), and 12 exhibiting a significant decrease (South Dakota [-1.9], Idaho [-1.3], New Hampshire [-1.3], Wisconsin [-1.1], Maryland [-1.0], Nevada [-0.9], Ohio [-0.8], Mississippi [-0.6], Texas [-0.6], Florida [-0.5], Georgia [-0.4], and Indiana [-0.4]). The contributions of walking, bicycling, and taking transit also varied by state.
Active commuting remains relatively rare across states. States pursuing initiatives to support active transportation may consider using ACS to monitor and evaluate changes in active commuting.
积极通勤是人们保持身体活跃的一种方式，而这种方式可能受到州级倡议的影响。美国社区调查（ACS）是评估州级活跃通勤变化的潜在数据来源，但州级变化尚未得到很好的记录。我们研究了 2006 年至 2017 年期间，就业人员步行、骑自行车和乘坐公共交通工具上班（单独和综合）的州级估计数的变化情况。
数据来自美国人口普查局的 ACS，这是一项全国代表性的年度家庭调查。我们估计了 2006 年和 2017 年步行、骑自行车或乘坐公共交通工具上班（分别和综合）的州级流行率，并按年份测试了差异。
积极通勤上班的流行率在各州之间差异很大（2017 年范围：阿拉巴马州和密西西比州为 1.7%，纽约州为 35.0%）。从 2006 年到 2017 年的变化也有所不同，8 个州的变化显著增加（马萨诸塞州[2.7 个百分点]、纽约州[2.2]、夏威夷州[1.6]、伊利诺伊州[1.3]、华盛顿州[1.3]、新泽西州[1.2]、弗吉尼亚州[0.9]和密歇根州[0.4]），12 个州的变化显著减少（南达科他州[-1.9]、爱达荷州[-1.3]、新罕布什尔州[-1.3]、威斯康星州[-1.1]、马里兰州[-1.0]、内华达州[-0.9]、俄亥俄州[-0.8]、密西西比州[-0.6]、得克萨斯州[-0.6]、佛罗里达州[-0.5]、佐治亚州[-0.4]和印第安纳州[-0.4]）。步行、骑自行车和乘坐公共交通工具的贡献也因州而异。
积极通勤在各州仍然相对较少。那些追求支持积极交通倡议的州可能会考虑使用 ACS 来监测和评估积极通勤的变化。
