Journal of Public Health Policy

TABLE 2

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Transit and Health: Mode of Transport, Employer-Sponsored Public Transit Pass Programs, and Physical Activity

Ugo Lachapelle and Lawrence D Frank

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Table 2. Distance walked and trips per mode by income groups and transit use, SMARTRAQ (N=4,156), Metro Atlanta, 2001–2002

  Transit users Non-users of transit
Income Less than $30,000 $30,000–$60,000 $60,000 and more Total (5.4%) Less than $30,000 $30,000–$60,000 $60,000 and more Total (94.6%)
n (%)52 (23.2)92 (41.1)80 (35.7)224 (100)509 (12.9)1,471 (37.4)1,952 (49.6)3,932 (100)
Transit trips1.811.751.571.70
Driver trips0.712.092.661.973.633.603.733.63
Passenger trips0.520.320.300.360.260.220.300.26
         
At least one walk trip (%)59.660.956.358.911.69.08.99.3
Total distance walked (km per day)1.541.562.011.720.230.130.160.16
         
No car or no license (%)51.914.10.017.92.20.10.10.4
Shared car (%)3.816.37.510.38.87.14.05.8
Car fully available (%)44.269.692.571.989.092.895.993.8
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