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Table 3 Cycling uptake in the intervention and comparison areas at the baseline and follow-up survey (n = 909)

From: The effectiveness of community-based cycling promotion: findings from the Cycling Connecting Communitiesproject in Sydney, Australia

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Characteristic

Intervention

(n = 520)

Comparison

(n = 389)

Total

Intervention

(n = 520)

Comparison

(n = 389)

Total

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

HAS A BICYCLE TO USE

      

Yes

32.7

25.4

29.6

44.2*

32.1

39.1

RIDER STATUS

      

Rode today

0.9

0.6

0.8

1.5

0.8

1.2

Last week

4.7

2.8

3.9

4.4

4.9

6.6

Last month

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.7

3.9

5.5

Last year

13.3

8.7

11.4

12.1

10.0

11.1

Longer than a year

65.0

67.5

66.1

62.5

64.3

63.3

Never

10.4

14.9

12.3

12.7

16.2

14.2

Cycled in last year

25.8

19.4

 

25.2

19.3

 

PHYSICALLY ACTIVE

      

Yes

44.9

47.7

46.1

48.7

53.7

50.8

SELF-RATE HEALTH

      

Excellent

13.3

16.5

14.6

11.4

12.9

12.0

Good

52.7

49.1

51.2

48.9

50.8

49.7

Fair

27.7

24.7

26.4

30.4

28.9

29.7

Poor

6.4

9.8

7.8

9.4

7.5

8.6

SEEN ADVERTISING ABOUT CYCLING

      

Yes

12.8

14.4

13.5

17.5

14.9

16.4

USED CYCLE PATH

      

Yes

22.9 *

15.9

19.9

28.3*

16.2

23.1

WANTS TO RIDE MORE

      

Yes

69.6

65.1

67.6

62.4*

55.6

59.6

  1. * p < 0.05