TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Time spent by Brazilian students in different modes of transport going to school: changes over a decade (2001-2011)
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Silva, Kelly Samara
A1  - Lopes, Adair da Silva
A1  - Rosendo da Silva, Rosane Carla
A1  - Costa, Filipe Ferreira
A1  - Altenburg de Assis, Maria Alice
A1  - Nahas, Markus Vinicius
SP  - 2470
EP  - 2475
VL  - 30
IS  - 11
N2  - To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on foot; by bicycle; by bus; car/motorcycle) and the time spent for commuting to school were assessed. Active commuting increased for short trips in both genders (male: 25.1% to 36.7%; female: 18.8% to 29.2%) and in all ages (15-16 years: 21% to 32.7%; 17-19 years: 21.9% to 32.4%), and declined for longer trips in males (30.5% to 21.9%) and in 15-16 years old students (25.7% to 34.7%). Car/motorcycle use has doubled for short trips in males (38.1% to 65.9%) and in 17-19 years old students (37.7% to 62.7%), while the use of buses remained stable in both genders. Our findings contribute to discussions on public policy focusing on the design of safe environments to promote active commuting to schools, particularly to decrease the use of motorized transport for short trips.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00161913
ID  - ref1
ER  -