Table 1 Characteristics of the population by transport choice when travelling to a sports facility

Individual characteristics

Men, %

53.3

49.0

55.2

0.18

0.71

Age (yrs), mean (SD)

48.4 (13.4)

45.7 (14.7)

46.6 (14.1)

<0.01

0.17

Educational level, %

0.22

0.98

High

35.5

40.7

34.6

Medium

43.3

41.1

44.1

Low

21.2

18.2

21.3

Household composition, %

<0.01

0.03

living alone

17.3

21.6

26.5

with a partner

39.0

37.0

36.0

with children under 18

31.9

20.8

.22.1

with other adults

11.9

20.6

15.4

Physical activity (h/wk), mean (SD)

20.4 (15.2)

24.3 (18.2)

24.0 (19.7)

<0.01

0.03

Characteristics of the direct living environment

Neighbourhood typology, %

0.32

0.02

rural

7.3

6.3

4.4

village-centre

33.0

30.4

25.0

urban-green

15.0

12.3

10.3

urban-outside centre

37.8

42.0

47.5

urban-centre

6.8

9.0

12.5

Age of the neighbourhood, %

0.18

0.23

<1910

8.0

7.7

8.8

1910-1939

29.4

29.3

22.8

1940-1969

41.5

35.7

39.0

1970-1984

18.7

24.9

27.2

≥1985

2.5

2.4

2.2

Availability cycling paths (km/km ² ), mean (SD)

1.5 (0.8)

1.6 (1.0)

1.9 (1.1)

0.01

<0.01

Availability walking paths (km/km ² ), mean (SD)

1.1 (0.8)

1.3 (1.0)

1.6 (1.1)

<0.01

<0.01

Availability of sports facilities (#/km ² ), mean (SD)

0.6 (0.3)

0.6 (0.4)

0.7 (0.4)

0.03

<0.01

Availability of public natural spaces (km ² /km ² ), mean (SD)

0.1 (0.1)

0.1 (0.1)

0.2 (0.1)

0.55

0.07

Distance to a sports facility (km), mean (SD)

1.7 (1.5)

1.4 (1.5)

0.9 (1.2)

<0.01

<0.01

Motivational and situational factors (% that answered often or always)

Do the following factors influence whether you choose this transport mode^a when travelling these distances?’

The weather

51.0

36.1

21.3

<0.01

<0.01

I am used to travelling by this transport mode

66.7

85.6

71.3

<0.01

0.32

It depends on whether I feel like using this transport mode

21.4

28.6

27.9

0.01

0.11

My health/health in general

15.5

62.8

57.4

<0.01

<0.01

Whether there is a cycle parking at my destination

7.1

13.8

8.1

<0.01

0.69

Season

0.96

0.08

Winter

28.7

27.8

18.4

Spring

21.6

20.8

26.5

Summer

24.8

26.0

24.3

Autumn

24.8

25.4

30.9

Perceived route features (% that answered often or always)

If you travel to the sports facility within a radius of 7.5 km, do you choose this transport mode^a because you…

Safety

Consider the road traffic situation unsafe when using the other 2 transport modes^b

5.2

2.4

4.4

0.02

0.70

Feel unsafe when travelling by the other 2 transport modes^b because of criminality

3.4

2.4

2.9

0.34

0.79

Bother by noise, odour and vibrations

Are bothered by noise when travelling by the other 2 transport modes^b

1.1

2.0

2.2

0.28

0.35

Are bothered by odour when travelling by the other 2 transport modes^b

1.4

1.8

2.2

0.56

0.49

Are bothered by vibrations when travelling by the other 2 transport modes^b

1.1

1.5

1.5

0.65

0.76

Do the following factors influence your choice of using this transport mode when you travel these distances?

Route convenience

Whether the distance to my destination is shorter

15.7

38.1

44.1

<0.01

<0.01

Whether it takes less time to reach my destination

54.0

44.8

39.7

<0.01

<0.01

Whether my destination is easy to reach

44.2

52.1

51.5

0.01

0.14

Whether I encounter a lot of traffic lights

8.4

11.8

10.3

0.09

0.50

Whether I encounter obstacles aimed at speed reduction (such as bumps in the road or road narrowings)

6.4

9.0

8.1

0.13

0.49

Whether I am forced to make a detour to reach my destination would I use either of the other 2 transport modes^b

6.8

15.3

13.2

<0.01

0.02

Visual aspects

What I see/encounter during the trip

4.3

14.0

13.2

<0.01

<0.01

Who I see/encounter during the trip

3.4

12.0

9.6

<0.01

<0.01