Walk Score and Australian adults' home-based walking for transport

Rachel Cole; Peter K Dunn; Ian Hunter; Neville Owen; Takemi Sugiyama

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.06.011

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Walk Score and Australian adults' home-based walking for transport

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Walk Score and Australian adults' home-based walking for transport

Rachel Cole, Peter K Dunn, Ian Hunter, Neville Owen and Takemi Sugiyama

Health and Place, Vol.35, pp.60-65

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.06.011

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Abstract

walking for transport

walkability

neighborhood

household travel survey

The relationships of Walk Score, a publicly-accessible walkability assessment tool, with walking for transport to and from home were examined among a large representative sample of Australian adults aged 18-64 years (N=16,944). Residents in highly and somewhat walkable areas were twice and 1.4 times more likely to accumulate 30 min of walking per day compared to those in very car-dependent neighborhoods, respectively. Mean duration of walking was also longer for participants living in highly and somewhat walkable areas compared to those in very car-dependent areas. Walk Score has potential as a widely-applicable tool for identifying the walkability of local neighborhoods.

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Title: Walk Score and Australian adults' home-based walking for transport
Authors: Rachel Cole (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter K Dunn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Ian Hunter (Author) - Queensland Department of Health
Neville Owen (Author) - University of Queensland
Takemi Sugiyama (Author) - University of South Australia
Publication details: Health and Place, Vol.35, pp.60-65
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.06.011
ISSN: 1353-8292
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449340402621
Output Type: Journal article

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