Citation

Shokoohi R, Hanif NR, Dali M. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2012; 50: 135-147.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.022

PMID

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Abstract

Walking to school is a healthy and cheap mode of travel yet most of the children do not start their day with this activity.

The cross- sectional survey uses a sample of parents of children (9-12 years old) from public primary schools in Tehran; to examine if socio-economic factors moderate the relationship between parental perception of traffic safety and children travel to school.

Results from Multinomial Logistic Models show that, the numbers of cars in a household and household income are the two main moderators.

The findings also show parental perceptions of traffic safety vary across different socio-economic status areas.