1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The main objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of how socio-demographic variables influence active transportation to school as children age throughout the school years (kindergarten to grade 6 to grades 4 –10) among students participating in a national, population based cohort study.» (p. 405)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Data on active transportation to school for this study were from the Canadian National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (NLSCY). […] The sample was restricted to children attending school from kindergarten through grade 6 […] (n = 7848 […]).» (p. 405)

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

In this article, «[…] the effect of socio-demographic variables, such as inadequacy of household income, the number of parents in the household, the mother’s immigrant status […] were tested.» (p. 405) According to the authors, results «[…] are consistent with previous cross-sectional studies that have identified indicators of lower socio-economic status as correlates of using active transportation to school. Income inadequacy and single parenthood were significant determinants of a greater likelihood of active transportation to school across time. This association between socio-economic status and active transportation to school may be reflective of a lack of resources, in that families with inadequate income may have limited transportation options.» (p. 410-411)
Note : Le nombre de parents, de frères et de soeurs est un facteur qui influence le choix du moyen de transport pour aller à l’école. L’article comprend aussi plusieurs statistiques sur le Québec.