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Active travel as stable source of physical activity for one third of German adults: Evidence from longitudinal data

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  • Buehler, Ralph
  • Kuhnimhof, Tobias
  • Bauman, Adrian
  • Eisenmann, Christine

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Walking and cycling—active travel—can help adults achieve the World Health Organization’s recommended 150+ min of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity per week. Based on a nationally representative panel-survey of daily travel in Germany, this study assesses weekly minutes of active travel by adult respondents participating in a weeklong survey in two consecutive years. The paper first identifies person-level covariates for achieving 150+ min of active travel during a week in year 1 of panel participation. The analysis then compares the patterns of individuals falling into four groups of active travel over the two survey years: ‘high maintainers’ who achieved 150+ min in both year 1 and year 2; ‘low maintainers’ who did not achieve 150+ min in neither year 1 nor year 2; ‘adopters’ who did not achieve 150+ min in year 1, but did so in year 2; and ‘relapsers’ who achieved 150+ min in year 1, but not in year 2.

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  • Buehler, Ralph & Kuhnimhof, Tobias & Bauman, Adrian & Eisenmann, Christine, 2019. "Active travel as stable source of physical activity for one third of German adults: Evidence from longitudinal data," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 105-118.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:123:y:2019:i:c:p:105-118
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.09.022
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    1. Hudde, Ansgar, 2022. "The unequal cycling boom in Germany," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    2. Hudde, Ansgar, 2023. "It's the mobility culture, stupid! Winter conditions strongly reduce bicycle usage in German cities, but not in Dutch ones," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).

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