Commuting for Children: Active Modes, 2000

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Commuting for Children Active Modes, 2000 2005

• Parents were asked how their children usually
  commute to school. In 2005, 29 of Ontario
  parents reported that their children used
  entirely active modes, which would include
  walking, bicycling, and other active means of
  travelling to and from school. This was the same
  proportion as that from 2000.
• In 2000, mothers were more likely than fathers to
  report that their child used entirely active
  modes of transportation. However, in 2005 these
  differences regarding parents gender are not
  evident.

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Commuting for Children Active Modes by Childs
Sex, 2000 2005

• There were no significant differences between
  boys and girls in 2005 or across time in the
  likelihood that parents would report that their
  child used entirely active modes of
  transportation to get to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Active Modes by Childs
Age and Sex, 2000 2005

• There were no significant differences between
  parents of older or younger boys and girls
  (within age group by gender) in 2005 or over
  time, in the likelihood that they would report
  that their child used entirely active modes of
  transportation to get to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Active Modes by Parental
Education Level, 2000 2005

• There were no significant differences over time
  or between parents with varying levels of
  education in the likelihood of reporting that
  their child used only active modes of
  transportation to commute to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Active Modes by Parental
Activity Level, 2000 2005

• In 2005, active parents were more likely than the
  least active parents to report that their child
  used entirely active ways to commute to and from
  school.

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Commuting for Children Inactive Modes, 2000
2005

• In 2005, slightly more than half of children
  (54) reportedly relied solely on inactive modes
  of transportation, such as a bus or a train, to
  travel to and from school. This was roughly the
  same proportion as found in 2000 (48). There was
  no relationship over time regarding the
  proportion of those reporting inactive modes and
  parents gender.

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Commuting for Children Inactive Modes by Childs
Sex, 2000 2005

• There were no significant differences between
  boys and girls in 2005 or across time in the
  likelihood that they reported that their child
  used only inactive modes of transportation to get
  to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Inactive Modes by Childs
Age and Sex, 2000 2005

• In 2005, boys aged 5 to 12 were reportedly more
  likely than boys aged 13 to 17 to use inactive
  modes of transportation to get to and from
  school.

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Commuting for Children Inactive Modes by
Parental Education Level, 2000 2005

• There were no significant differences over time
  between parents with varying levels of education
  and the proportion of children reportedly using
  only inactive modes of transportation to commute
  to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Inactive Modes by
Parental Activity Level, 2000 2005

• Between 2000 and 2005 there was an increase in
  the percentage of parents with low active levels
  who reported that their child used entirely
  inactive ways to commute to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Mixed Modes, 2000 2005

• In 2005, 16 of parents report that their child
  uses a combination of active and inactive modes
  of transportation, to travel to and from school.
  This is a decrease from 2000 (24).
• This decrease could be seen in the varying
  likelihood that mothers reported that their child
  used a combination of modes over time.
• However, in 2005, there were no differences
  between mothers and fathers.

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Commuting for Children Mixed Modes by Childs
Sex, 2000 2005

• From 2000 to 2005, the proportion of girls
  reportedly using mixed modes of transport to get
  to school decreased.

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Commuting for Children Mixed Modes by Childs
Age and Sex, 2000 2005

• In 2005, parents of children aged 5 to 12 were
  less likely than parents of those aged 13 to 17
  to report that their child used a combination of
  modes of transportation to get to school.

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Commuting for Children Mixed Modes by Parental
Education Level, 2000 2005

• There were no differences over time or between
  parents in 2005 with varying levels of education
  in the likelihood of a parent reporting that
  their child uses a combination of modes of
  transportation to commute to and from school.

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Commuting for Children Mixed Modes by Parental
Activity Level, 2000 2005

• Between 2000 and 2005 there was a decrease in the
  likelihood that active parents report that their
  child used a combination of active and inactive
  modes to commute to and from school.