Determinants of car travel on daily journeys to school: cross sectional survey of primary school children

摘要: The annual distance walked by children has fallen 28% since 1972, partly because car travel replaced walking on many school journeys.1 Increasing use been linked with obesity, adverse health effects in later life, limitations children's independence, traffic congestion, and pollution. 2 3 To inform the development of strategies to reduce related travel, we surveyed patterns urban primary children. The survey was conducted inner London boroughs Camden Islington. questionnaire—based published surveys 4 5 prepared English, Bengali, Turkish, Greek, Cantonese (first languages 85% eligible pupils)—asked about that day's journey, independent parental concerns. From sampling frame all schools (excluding pilot, boarding, special schools), 31 100 were randomly selected. We weighted probability combined class sizes year (ages 6-7 years) …