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Table 2 Descriptive statistics

From: Motives for walking and cycling when commuting – differences in local contexts and attitudes

 

Pooled sample

Metropolitan

Stockholm

Mid-size

Örebro

Mid-size

Luleå

Small/rual

Gislaved

Small/rural

Arvidsjaur

Age, years

46 (41)

44 (39)

46 (40)

44 (42)

48 (42)

48 (46)

Females, percent

56 (50)

54 (51)

59 (50)

59 (49)

55 (49)

58 (49)

Household income, kSEK/month*

40–60 (40)

40–60 (49)

40–60 (35)

40–60 (36)

40–60 (38)

20–40 (31)

Higher education, percent

50 (36)

63 (53)

53 (39)

54 (40)

33 (19)

31 (21)

Average distance to work, km

9.0

10.1

8.5

8.2

10.6

6.0

Often/always walk or bike, percent

35

32

46

43

23

36

  1. *10 kSEK is equivalent to 1 kEuro. Monthly household income is measured in the following categories; 1. < 10, 2. 10–20, 3. 20–40, 4. 40–60, 5. 60–80, 6. 80–100, 7. 100–150, 8. 150–200, 9. > 200. The average of the interval number for the pooled sample and each municipality is 4.2 (pooled), 4.5 (Stockholm), 4.3 (Örebro), 4.1 (Luleå), 4.2 (Gislaved), 3.7 (Arvidsjaur)