Research Article
Health-Related Factors Associated with Mode of Travel to Work
Table 1
Characteristics of the sample (
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| Variable | (%) | Mean (SD) |
| Demographic | | | Age | | 43.76 (11.44) | Sex | | | Male | 327 (31.7) | | Female | 706 (68.3) | |
Income level | | | $30 K/year | 55 (5.5) | | $30–60 K/year | 309 (31.2) | | $60 K/year | 626 (63.2) | |
Race/ethnicity | | | Non-Hispanic White | 941 (92.1) | | Non-Hispanic Black | 33 (3.2) | | All other racial/ethnic groups | 48 (4.8) | | Health related | | | Number of chronic disease | | 0.64 (1.01) | Reporting chronic disease | | | CV pulmonary disease | 286 (21.8) | | Metabolic disease | 133 (10.2) | | Musculoskeletal disease | 120 (9.2) | | Depression | 170 (13.0) | |
Body mass index | | | Normal weight | 460 (49.0) | | Overweight | 296 (31.5) | | Obese | 183 (19.5) | | Psychological | | | Perceived health status (range 1–5) | | 3.68 (0.81) | Perceived health benefits (range 8–56) | | 44.04 (7.91) | Mode of travel to work | | | Walking one or more time/week | 95 (7.3) | | Biking one or more time/week | 188 (14.4) | | Driving one or more time/week | 1026 (78.3) | | Public transit use one or more time/week | 152 (20.3) | |
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AC: active commuting.
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