title: Transit-Related Walking to Work in Promoting Physical Activity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Transit-related walking to work is a potential strategy for incorporating physical activity into daily life and promoting health benefits. This study estimated the transit-related walking time for work trips on the journey to and from work and examined the predictors of transit users who walked to/from transit and the workplace and those who walked 30 minutes or more per day.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used the 2009 National Household Travel Survey and identified 772 subjects who took transit to/from work, 355 subjects who walked to/from transit and the workplace, and 145 subjects who walked 30 minutes or more per day among the 40,659 workers. Weighted logistic regressions were used for the analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the people who walked to/from transit and the workplace, 40.9% walked 30 minutes or more per day. The weighted logistic regressions revealed that low-income groups and workers living in high population density areas were more likely to walk to/from transit and the workplace. Workers living in high population density areas were more likely to walk 30 minutes or more per day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transit-related walking to work provides an opportunity to increase physical activity levels and to meet the physical activity recommendations.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
authors.forename: Chia-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hsien-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014186:Transportation; D014195:Travel; D016138:Walking; D014937:Work; D017132:Workplace