The role of the built environment in explaining educational inequalities in walking and cycling among adults in the Netherlands ...

Abstract Background This study examined whether characteristics of the residential built environment (i.e. population density, level of mixed land use, connectivity, accessibility of facilities, accessibility of green) contributed to educational inequalities in walking and cycling among adults. Methods Data from participants (32–82 years) of the 2011 survey of the Dutch population-based GLOBE study were used (N = 2375). Highest attained educational level (independent variable) and walking for transport, cycling for transport, walking in leisure time and cycling in leisure time (dependent varia... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Wijk, Daniël
Groeniger, Joost
Lenthe, Frank
Kamphuis, Carlijn
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Verlag/Hrsg.: Figshare
Schlagwörter: Medicine / 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences / Ecology / FOS: Biological sciences / Sociology / FOS: Sociology / 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / Cancer / Science Policy
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3731017.v1

Abstract Background This study examined whether characteristics of the residential built environment (i.e. population density, level of mixed land use, connectivity, accessibility of facilities, accessibility of green) contributed to educational inequalities in walking and cycling among adults. Methods Data from participants (32–82 years) of the 2011 survey of the Dutch population-based GLOBE study were used (N = 2375). Highest attained educational level (independent variable) and walking for transport, cycling for transport, walking in leisure time and cycling in leisure time (dependent variables) were self-reported in the survey. GIS-systems were used to obtain spatial data on residential built environment characteristics. A four-step mediation-based analysis with log-linear regression models was used to examine to contribution of the residential built environment to educational inequalities in walking and cycling. Results As compared to the lowest educational group, the highest educational group was more ...