Walk, bicycle, and transit trips of transit-dependent and choice riders in the 2009 United States National Household travel survey

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1139-1147

  Lachapelle, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Active transportation; Alternative transportation; Car ownership; Population density

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; BICYCLING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84950151432     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0052     Document Type: Article

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