Background
Methods
Survey design
Participants
Questionnaire
Variables
Data collection
Probability weights
Statistical analysis
Results
Sample characteristics
Government | Semi-private | Private | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of schools | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 |
n (%) | 1,836 (31) | 1,585 (27) | 2,421 (41) | 5,842 (100) |
Boys n (%) | 768 (42) | 762 (48) | 1,129 (47) | 2,659 (46) |
Girls n (%) | 1,068 (58) | 823 (52) | 1,292 (53) | 3,183 (54) |
Age in years (mean, SD) | 13 (2) | 13 (2) | 13 (1) | 13 (1.3) |
Main results
Mode of travel
Distance to school
Relationship between distance and walking or cycling
Other factors associated with walking and cycling
Mode of travel by type of school
Travel mode to school | Government | Semi-private | Private | Overall | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | (95 % CI) | % | (95 % CI) | % | (95 % CI) | % | (95 % CI) | |
Walk | 69.0 | (58, 79) | 68.0 | (59, 76) | 53.0 | (34, 71) | 57.0 | (41, 71) |
Cycle | 6.0 | (4, 11) | 6.0 | (4, 9) | 6.0 | (3, 9) | 6.0 | (4, 8) |
School bus | 0.6 | (0.2, 2) | 1.0 | (0.2, 8) | 11.0 | (5, 21) | 8.0 | (4, 17) |
Car | 0.5 | (0.2, 1) | 0.2 | (0, 1) | 5.0 | (2, 16) | 4.0 | (1, 12) |
2 wheeler | 2.0 | (1 , 3) | 10.0 | (6, 16) | 11.0 | (7, 16) | 9.0 | (6, 14) |
RTC bus | 19.0 | (10, 34) | 10.0 | (4 , 25) | 2.0 | (1, 5) | 5.0 | (3, 10) |
Auto-rickshaw | 2.0 | (1, 6) | 4.0 | (2, 7) | 12.0 | (5, 27) | 10.0 | (4, 21) |
Cycle-rickshaw | 1.0 | (0, 1) | 1.0 | (0.2, 1) | 0.3 | (0.1, 1) | 0.3 | (0.1, 0.5) |
Train | 0.0 | (0, 0) | 0.0 | (0, 0.3) | 0.0 | (0, 0) | 0.0 | (0, 0) |
Other | 0.1 | (0, 1) | 0.1 | (0, 1) | 1.0 | (0.3, 3) | 0.07 | (0.3, 2) |
Distance (km) to school (mean, SD) | 1.7 | (2.4) | 1.4 | (2.9) | 2.3 | (2.1) | 2.0 | (2.6) |