Research Article

Health-Related Factors Associated with Mode of Travel to Work

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample ( ).

Variable (%)Mean (SD)

Demographic
 Age43.76 (11.44)
 Sex
  Male327 (31.7)
  Female706 (68.3)
 Income level
   $30 K/year55 (5.5)
  $30–60 K/year309 (31.2)
   $60 K/year626 (63.2)
 Race/ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic White941 (92.1)
  Non-Hispanic Black33 (3.2)
  All other racial/ethnic groups48 (4.8)
Health related
 Number of chronic disease0.64 (1.01)
 Reporting chronic disease
  CV pulmonary disease286 (21.8)
  Metabolic disease133 (10.2)
  Musculoskeletal disease120 (9.2)
  Depression170 (13.0)
 Body mass index
  Normal weight460 (49.0)
  Overweight296 (31.5)
  Obese183 (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/week95 (7.3)
 Biking one or more time/week188 (14.4)
 Driving one or more time/week1026 (78.3)
 Public transit use one or more
 time/week
152 (20.3)

AC: active commuting.