The Contribution of Socio-Demographic Factors to Walking Behavior Considering Destination Types; Case Study

Temuco, Chile

Bibliographic Data

ID5935933
AuthorsMohammad Paydar (0000-0002-8693-9750, Universidad Mayor, corresponding author), Asal Kamani Fard (0000-0002-5741-5712, Catholic University of the Maule)
Year2021
Volume10
Issue12
Pages479
Publication date2021-12-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci10120479
OpenAlexW4200184674
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited50

The improvement of walking contributes to maintain the minimum rate of physical activity and therefore the residents' public health. This is while the amount of walking in daily transport of inhabitants has significantly decreased during the last decades in Temuco, Chile. In addition, the impact of socio-demographic as well as social factors on the improvement of walking behavior has been paid less attention in previous studies. This study aims to examine the contribution of socio-demographic factors and the active family environment to walking behavior as well as walking level based on three types of destinations in Temuco. The results of "Encuesta Origin Destino" (EOD) in Temuco were used to examine the objectives. It was found that a high percentage of people who walk in Temuco belong to low-income families. Moreover, most of the people who walk, do not have a driver's license nor private cars in their household. Certain socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, driver's license, private cars, and access to TV were found to have associations with overall walking behavior as well as walking level depending on three different destination types. Furthermore, the correlation was found between walking behavior and active family environment. These findings were discussed and their implications were addressed as well

Destinations · Geography · License · Tourism · Computer Science · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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