TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Individual- and area-level disparities in access to the road network, subway system and a public bicycle share program on the island of Montreal, Canada
JO  - Annals of behavioral medicine
A1  - Fuller, Daniel
A1  - Gauvin, Lise
A1  - Kestens, Yan
SP  - S95
EP  - S100
VL  - 45
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined potential disparities in access to transportation infrastructures, an important determinant of population health. PURPOSE: To examine individual- and area-level disparities in access to the road network, public transportation system, and a public bicycle share program in Montreal, Canada. METHODS: Examining associations between sociodemographic variables and access to the road network, public transportation system, and a public bicycle share program, 6,495 adult respondents (mean age, 48.7 years; 59.0 % female) nested in 33 areas were included in a multilevel analysis. RESULTS: Individuals with lower incomes lived significantly closer to public transportation and the bicycle share program. At the area level, the interaction between low-education and low-income neighborhoods showed that these areas were significantly closer to public transportation and the bicycle share program controlling for individual and urbanicity variables. CONCLUSIONS: More deprived areas of the Island of Montreal have better access to transportation infrastructure than less-deprived areas.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0883-6612
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9433-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -