dc.contributor.author | Jahre, Anette B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bere, Elling Tufte | |
dc.contributor.author | Nordengen, Solveig | |
dc.contributor.author | Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen | |
dc.contributor.author | Andersen, Lars Bo | |
dc.contributor.author | Riiser, Amund | |
dc.contributor.author | Bjørnarå, Helga Birgit | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-18T17:27:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-18T17:27:00Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-06-05T13:44:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019, 14, 100881. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2211-3355 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2647446 | |
dc.description | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Large-scale analyses on the travel behavior of e-bikes are scarce, and current knowledge regarding who the e- bike owners are is inconsistent. Also, commuters represent a relevant user group with an unexploited potential. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine (i) associations between type of bike (e-bike vs. regular bike) with place of residence (county), sociodemographic variables (age, sex, educational level, income and ethnicity) and habitual physical activity level, and (ii) if public employees possessing an e-bike cycle more often and longer distances to work. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2017 among 1977 (5.2% of eligible subjects) public employees in Southern and Western Norway. Binary and multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted. Respondents possessing an e-bike were less likely to perform high levels of leisure time physical activity (OR 0.56 (CI 0.39-0.82)), compared to those possessing a regular bike only. For those residing in Agder, the likelihood of possessing an e-bike (vs. regular bike) was almost 4 times higher (OR 3.98 (CI 2.53- 6.26)), compared with participants residing in Sogn og Fjordane. Compared with those possessing a regular bike only, e-bike users cycled more frequently to work, both occasionally (OR 3.71 (CI 2.44-5.65)) and most of the time (OR 4.28 (CI 2.79-6.55)), and they had higher odds of cycling medium distances to the workplace (OR 1.74 (CI 1.04-2.90)). In conclusion, e-bike access could result in increased commuter cycling, both in terms of cycling frequency and cycling distance, which in turn could contribute to enhanced physical activity levels. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.subject | e-bike | en_US |
dc.subject | bicycle | en_US |
dc.subject | active travel | en_US |
dc.subject | active commuting | en_US |
dc.subject | public employees | en_US |
dc.subject | Southern Norway | en_US |
dc.subject | Western Norway | en_US |
dc.title | Public employees in South-Western Norway using an e-bike or a regular bike for commuting: A cross-sectional comparison on sociodemographic factors, commuting frequency and commuting distance | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2019 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 6 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 14 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Preventive Medicine Reports | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100881 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1702969 | |
dc.description.localcode | Seksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag / Department of Sports Medicine | en_US |
cristin.unitcode | 150,34,0,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Seksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |