| Title |
Understanding the drive to escort: a cross-sectional analysis examining parental attitudes towards children’s school travel and independent mobility
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-862 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
George Mammen, Guy Faulkner, Ron Buliung, Jennifer Lay |
| Abstract |
The declining prevalence of Active School Transportation (AST) has been accompanied by a decrease in independent mobility internationally. The objective of this study was to compare family demographics and AST related perceptions of parents who let their children walk unescorted to/from school to those parents who escort (walk and drive) their children to/from school. By comparing these groups, insight was gained into how we may encourage greater AST and independent mobility in youth living in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Canada. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Canada | 2 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
| Bahrain | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 178 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 10% |
| Researcher | 18 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 33 | 18% |
| Unknown | 46 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 32 | 18% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 8% |
| Engineering | 13 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 45 | 25% |
| Unknown | 56 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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