Research Article
Active Commuting among K-12 Educators: A Study Examining Walking and Biking to Work
Table 2
Pearson correlations for active commuting and social ecological model variables.
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| Individual level | | | Age | 0.01 | 0.99 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | −0.109 | 0.04 | Number of reported chronic diseases | −0.017 | 0.72 | Perceived health status (range 1–5) | 0.14 | 0.008 | Number of cars in the household | −0.183 | <0.001 | Number of children | −0.07 | 0.21 | Self-efficacy for bicycling skills (range: 1–4) | 0.14 | 0.02 | AC behavioral beliefs score (range: 13–91) | 0.13 | 0.02 | Perceived behavioral control for AC (range: 7–42) | −0.441 | <0.001 | Interpersonal level | | | Spouse AC (times/week) | 0.29 | <0.001 | Spouse normative beliefs for AC (range: 4–20) | 0.26 | <0.001 | Perceived coworker AC (range: 1–5) | 0.07 | 0.13 | Coworker normative beliefs for AC (range: 4–20) | 0.23 | <0.001 | Institutional level | | | Number of employer supports for AC (range: 0–7) | 0.14 | <0.001 | Perceived employer support for AC (range: 1–5) | 0.15 | <0.001 | Community level | | | Perceived community support for AC (range: 5–25) | 0.06 | 0.27 | Perceived pedestrian friendliness for AC (range: 1–5) | 0.1 | 0.06 | Perceive bicycle friendliness for AC (range: 1–5) | 0.06 | 0.22 | Environment level (range 1–5) | | | Lack of on-street bike lanes | −0.15 | 0.01 | Lack of off-street walking/biking paths | −0.2 | <0.001 | Lack of sidewalks | −0.22 | <0.001 | Speed and volume of traffic along route | −0.14 | 0.01 | Perceived crime along route | −0.05 | 0.37 | Difficult terrain | −0.18 | <0.001 | Bad weather | −0.13 | 0.03 |
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Note. AC: active commuting; bold face indicates significance.
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