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Objectives To determine the social patterning of active travel of short journeys for urban and rural residents in a large UK representative sample. Methods Associations between frequently walking or cycling short journeys and socio-demographic factors in the UK Household Longitudinal Study were determined using logistic regression. Results Urban residents were 64% more likely to frequently engage in active travel than rural residents (95% CI 1.52, 1.77). Being younger, male, without full-time employment and having a lower income independently predicted greater active travel for both urban and rural residents. Degree level education and not having children were independent predictors for urban, but not rural residents. Conclusions Actively travelling short journeys is less common and independentlyassociated with fewersocio-demographic factors in rural than in urban populations.
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Volume: 59 , p.993 -998
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