Active Transportation Mode Choice Behavior Across Genders in School Trips

摘要: The recent decrease in physical activity among youth, which has resulted increasing obesity and overweight individuals, attracted global attention a renewed sense of investigation both public academic circles. However, the utilization active modes transportation (AMT) to from school can serve as bulwark against inactivity spread these diseases. In an attempt study counteract this growing phenomenon, authors distributed over 4,700 questionnaires 92 schools throughout all Tehran’s regions random stratified sampling method according geographical location gender differences, received 3,441 responses, resulting 72% response rate. were able separate identify significant factors affect each gender’s propensity choose school. Among females, 45% chose AMT 52% for return trips home, are higher than males’ AMT. males, 39% 46% on way back. Female tolerance also proved be greater that males such with growth costly increases travel time, economic considerations, household car ownership, tougher topography, females substituted away less males.