Table 1 Description of mode of commuting and the unadjusted association between mode of commuting and socio demographics collected among Norwegian parents

Total sample

709

100.0

7.3

−

12.3

−

70.4

−

2.4

−

Male

157

22.8

6.3

(2.5–10.2)

12.1

(6.9–17.2)

7.3

(6.5–8.0)

5.1

(1.6–8.6)

Female

533

77.7

7.7

(5.4–10.0)

12.2

(9.1–14.9)

6.9

(6.5–7.3)

1.7

(0.5–2.8)

Low education

291

41.2

5.2

(2.6–7.7)

13.1

(9.2–17.0)

7.0

(6.5–7.6)

3.1

(1.1–5.1)

High education

416

58.8

8.9

(6.2–11.6)

11.5

(8.5–14.7)

7.1

(6.6–7.5)

1.9

(0.1–3.3)

Regular exercise

445

63.6

6.7

(4.4–9.1)

15.3^a

(11.9–18.7)

6.7

(6.2–7.1)

2.0

(0.7–3.3)

Not regular exercise

255

36.4

8.6

(5.2–12.1)

7.1

(3.9–10.2)

7.7^a

(7.2–8.2)

3.1

(0.9–5.2)

Distance less than 3 km

202

29.1

19.3

(13.8–24.8)

27.2^a

(21.0–33.4)

37.1

(30.4-43.9)

0.9

(−0.4–2.4)

Distance more than 3 km

492

70.9

2.4

(1.1–3.8)

6.1

(4.0–8.2)

83.9^a

(80.7–87.2)

3.1

(1.5–4.6)