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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016

Barriers to Walking: An Investigation of Adults in Hamilton (Ontario, Canada).

Andrew F Clark, Darren M Scott

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026
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  3. The Feasibility of Information-Entropy-Based Behavioral Analysis for Detecting Environmental Barriers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  4. Promoting Sustainable Mobility: A Perspective from Car and Public Transport Users.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Andrew F ClarkHuman Environments Analysis Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. aclark2@uwo.ca.
Darren M ScottTransportation Research Lab (TransLAB), School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada. scottdm@mcmaster.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates perceived barriers to walking using data collected from 179 randomly-selected adults between the ages of 18 and 92 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A survey (Hamilton Active Living Study) asked questions about socio-demographics, walking, and barriers to walking. A series of binary logit models are estimated for twenty potential barriers to walking. The results demonstrate that different barriers are associated with different sub-groups of the population. Females, senior citizens, and those with a higher body mass index identify the most barriers to walking, while young adults, parents, driver's license owners, and bus pass owners identify the fewest barriers. Understanding who is affected by perceived barriers can help policy makers and health promotion agencies target sub-groups of the population in an effort to increase walking.

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Attitude to HealthHealth BehaviorAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDemographyEnvironment DesignFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOntarioResidence CharacteristicsSocial Environmentactive transportationbarriersbinary logit modelbuilt environmentsocial environmenttime availabilitywalkabilitywalking

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PMID26840328
PMCPMC4772199

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