Monitoring State-Level Changes in Walking, Biking, and Taking Public Transit to Work — American Community Survey, 2006 and 2017
| Autor: | Kaitlin A. Graff, Susan A. Carlson, Geoffrey P. Whitfield, Brian McKenzie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Adolescent Transportation Walking 01 natural sciences American Community Survey Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Household survey 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Original Research Data source business.industry Health Policy 010102 general mathematics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Census United States Bicycling Cross-Sectional Studies Work (electrical) Public transport Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Preventing Chronic Disease |
| ISSN: | 1545-1151 |
| Popis: | Introduction Active commuting to work is one way people can be physically active and can be influenced by state-level initiatives. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a potential data source to evaluate changes in active commuting at the state level, but state-level changes have not been well documented. We examined state-level changes in estimates of walking, biking, and taking transit to work (combined and separately) among employed persons between 2006 and 2017. Methods Data were from the ACS, a nationally representative annual household survey from the US Census Bureau. We estimated state-level prevalence of walking, bicycling, or taking transit to work (separately and in combination) in 2006 and 2017 and tested differences by year. Results The prevalence of active commuting to work varied widely among states (2017 range: 1.7% in Alabama and Mississippi to 35.0% in New York). Changes from 2006 to 2017 also varied, with 8 states exhibiting a significant increase (Massachusetts [2.7 percentage points], New York [2.2], Hawaii [1.6], Illinois [1.3], Washington [1.3], New Jersey [1.2], Virginia [0.9], and Michigan [0.4]), and 12 exhibiting a significant decrease (South Dakota [−1.9], Idaho [−1.3], New Hampshire [−1.3], Wisconsin [−1.1], Maryland [−1.0], Nevada [−0.9], Ohio [−0.8], Mississippi [−0.6], Texas [−0.6], Florida [−0.5], Georgia [−0.4], and Indiana [−0.4]). The contributions of walking, bicycling, and taking transit also varied by state. Conclusion Active commuting remains relatively rare across states. States pursuing initiatives to support active transportation may consider using ACS to monitor and evaluate changes in active commuting. |
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