Research Article

Active Commuting among K-12 Educators: A Study Examining Walking and Biking to Work

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample of K-12 educators ( ).

Variable (%)Mean (SD)

Individual level
 Age44.7 (11.1)
 Sex
  Male77 (20.1)
  Female283 (79.9)
 Marital status (% married/partnered)
  Married/partnered297 (79.8)
  Single, divorced, widowed75 (20.2)
 Race/ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic White327 (93.4)
  All other racial/ethnic groups23 (6.7)
 Number of children0.63 (0.96)
 Body mass index (kg/m2)26.4 (5.9)
 Number of reported chronic diseases0.62 (1.01)
 Perceived health status (range: 1–5)3.69 (0.80)
 Number of cars in the household3.26 (0.87)
 Self-efficacy for bicycling skills (range: 1–4)2.98 (1.53)
 AC behavioral beliefs score (range: 13–91)68.7 (13.66)
 Perceived behavioral control for AC (range: 7–42)29.06 (7.4)
Interpersonal level
 Spouse AC (times/week)0.23 (1.4)
 Spouse normative beliefs for AC (range: 4–20)10.04 (4.07)
 Perceived coworker AC (range: 1–5)1.31 (0.61)
 Coworker normative beliefs for AC (range: 4–20)7.64 (3)
Institutional level
 Number of employer supports for AC (range: 0–7)1.43 (1.42)
 Perceived employer support for AC (range: 1–5)2.03 (1.17)
Community level
 Perceived community support for AC (range: 5–25)16.16 (4.82)
 Perceived pedestrian friendliness for AC (range: 1–5)3.27 (1.27)
 Perceive bicycle friendliness for AC (range: 1–5)3.07 (1.29)
Environment level (range 1–5)
 Lack of on-street bike lanes3.15 (1.63)
 Lack of off-street walking/biking paths3.16 (1.62)
 Lack of sidewalks3.1 (1.64)
 Speed and volume of traffic along route3.36 (1.6)
 Perceived crime along route2.11 (1.43)
 Difficult terrain3.05 (1.54)
 Bad weather3.54 (1.45)

Note. AC: active commuting.