Table 3
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to active transportation, household population aged 12 to 19 in Census Metropolitan Areas, Canada, 2007/2008

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Table 3
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to active transportation, household population aged 12 to 19 in Census Metropolitan Areas, Canada, 2007/2008
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to active transportation. This information is grouped by bivariate model, individual-level model, area-level model (appearing as column headers), calculated using 95% confidence interval, unadjusted odds ratio, adjusted odds ratio units of measure.
  Bivariate model Individual-level model Area-level model
Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Urban sprawl  
1 standard deviation in sprawl score 1.03 0.94 1.12 ... ... ... ... ... ...
12- to 15-year-olds ... ... ... 1.15Note * 1.03 1.27 1.24Note * 1.10 1.39
16- to 19-year-olds ... ... ... 0.94 0.77 1.15 1.02 0.88 1.17
Individual-level variables  
Sex  
MaleNote † 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Female 0.74Note * 0.64 0.87 0.73Note * 0.63 0.86 0.73Note * 0.63 0.86
Age group  
12 to 15Note † 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
16 to 19 1.03 0.88 1.19 0.84 0.70 1.00 0.84 0.70 1.00
Highest household education  
Less than secondary graduationNote † 1.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Secondary graduation 1.62 0.94 2.80 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Postsecondary graduation 1.32 0.80 2.20 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Not stated 1.80Note * 1.10 2.97 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Household income decile  
1 to 3Note † 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
4 to 6 0.80Note * 0.65 0.99 0.77Note * 0.62 0.95 0.77Note * 0.62 0.95
7 to 10 0.72Note * 0.58 0.90 0.69Note * 0.56 0.86 0.69Note * 0.56 0.86
Not stated 0.94 0.76 1.17 0.90 0.72 1.13 0.90 0.72 1.13
Season of survey interview  
Winter (December to February)Note † 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Spring (March to May) 0.92 0.72 1.17 0.92 0.72 1.17 0.92 0.72 1.17
Summer (June to August) 1.39Note * 1.10 1.74 1.40Note * 1.11 1.76 1.40Note * 1.11 1.76
Fall (September to November) 1.16 0.94 1.44 1.16 0.94 1.45 1.16 0.94 1.45
Area-level variables  
Average temperature (1 standard deviation increase) 1.12Note * 1.02 1.23 ... ... ... 1.18Note * 1.06 1.32
Average rainfall (1 standard deviation increase) 1.07 0.97 1.17 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Average snowfall (1 standard deviation increase) 0.97 0.88 1.06 ... ... ... ... ... ...
N = 6,384
† reference category
* significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
not applicable
Note: Active transportation is 30 or more minutes a day.
Source: 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey.