Walking distance by trip purpose and population subgroups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Walking distance is an important concept in the fields of transportation and public health. A distance of 0.25 miles is often used as an acceptable walking distance in U.S. research studies. Overall, research on the distance and duration of walking trips for different purposes and across different population groups remains limited.

Purpose

This study examines the prevalence of walking and distances and durations of walking trips for different purposes among U.S. residents.

Methods

The distances and durations of walking trips for different purposes across population groups were compared using nationally representative data from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). Distance decay functions were used to summarize the distribution of walking distan

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3377942 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature