Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings
Table 4
Self-reported travel modes ever used and time spent walking and using active means of travel over a seven-day period.
Inner city
City suburban
Regional city
Rural town
Totals (%)
( = 12)
( = 12)
( = 12)
( = 12)
Self-reported modes of travel ever useda
Walking
10
8
6
10
34 (70.8)
Bicycling
1
2
—
1
4 (8.3)
Public transport
9
10
—
1
20 (41.7)
Motor vehicle
Car as driver only
7
7
5
5
24 (50.0)
Car as driver or passenger
3
2
4
3
12 (25.0)
Car as passenger only
2
1
2
1
6 (12.5)
Driver of motorcycle
—
—
1
—
1 (2.1)
Driver of car and motorcycle
—
—
—
2
2 (4.2)
Neither driver nor passenger
—
2
—
1
3 (6.3)
Actual travel by public transport over seven days
Bus
2
5
1
1b
9 (18.8)
Train
—
2
—
—
2 (4.2)
Ferry
3
1
N/A
N/A
4 (8.3)
Total number using public transportc
4
6
1
1b
12 (25.0)
Time walked over seven days in categories
Nil
3
6
3
4
16 (33.3)
1–30 mins
—
1
3
1
5 (10.4)
31–60 mins
2
1
1
2
6 (12.5)
61–90 mins
1
1
1
—
3 (6.3)
91–120 mins
2
—
1
—
3 (6.3)
>2 hrs
4
3
3
5
15 (31.3)
Actual minutes walked
Range
0–586
0–790
0–293
0–590
N/A
Mean rankings (Kruskal-Wallis test)d
26.38
21.92
23.46
26.25
N/A
Time spent walking/biking over seven days
Nil
3
3
2
3
11 (22.9)
1–30 mins
—
2
4
2
8 (16.7)
31–60 mins
2
1
1
2
6 (12.5)
61–90 mins
1
1
1
—
3 (6.3)
91–120 mins
2
1
1
—
4 (8.3)
>2 hrs
4
4
3
5
16 (33.3)
Actual minutes using active means of travel
Range
0–960
0–1562
0–293
0–590
N/A
Mean rankings (Kruskal-Wallis test)d
25.67
25.42
22.04
24.88
N/A
Proportion of total time travelled by active means
Range
0–83.0
0–100.0
0–77.0
0–76.3
N/A
Mean rankings (Kruskal-Wallis test)b
26.08
24.83
22.33
24.75
N/A
aSurvey item: “how do you get around? Tick all that apply”; options: I walk; I use a bicycle; I drive myself with a … [car, motorcycle, motored wheelchair, or mobility scooter]; someone else drives me: [my partner, my children/grandchildren, community members, social or senior services, or taxi]; I use public transport [bus, train, or ferry]. bTravelling by private bus, as there is no public bus service in Roma. cOnly 12 individuals used public transport as some used more than one mode during the tracked seven days. dNo statistically significant difference between groups at P = <0.05.
