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Walk Score and Australian adults' home-based walking for transport
Cole, Rachel Dunn, Peter Hunter, Ian Owen, Neville Sugiyama, Takemi
Cole, Rachel
Dunn, Peter
Hunter, Ian
Owen, Neville
Sugiyama, Takemi
Abstract
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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2015
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Journal article
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Health and Place
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35
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60-65
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