In studies of neighborhood effects on transport walking, residential preferences along with other personal characteristics (walking attitude, factors that affect decision to walk for transport) are important factors to consider. However, few studies have examined relationships between neighborhood characteristics and transport walking accounting for a complex suite of personal factors. This study employed a structural equation modeling approach to examine associations between neighborhood characteristics and transport walking behaviors by accounting for residential preferences, self-assessed factors that affect decision to walk for transportation, and socio-demographics; and to examine whether neighborhood effects were modified by walking attitude and residential preferences. Based on a cross-sectional phone and mail survey of 2,848 residents of New York City, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Paul, and Winston Salem in 2011-12, we found neighborhood characteristics had significant independent associations with transport walking, even after adjusting for residential preferences and other personal factors. Neighborhood effects on transport walking did not differ significantly by walking attitude or residential preferences. Our findings highlight the importance of neighborhood effects in promoting transport walking, and suggest that while residential preferences are important factors, they do not obviate the neighborhood effects on transport walking.

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邻里特征和交通步行：使用结构方程建模方法探索多种影响途径


在研究邻里对步行交通的影响时，居住偏好以及其他个人特征（步行态度、影响步行交通决策的因素）是需要考虑的重要因素。然而，很少有研究探讨社区特征与交通步行之间的关系，并考虑一系列复杂的个人因素。本研究采用结构方程建模方法，通过考虑居住​​偏好、影响步行交通决策的自我评估因素以及社会人口统计数据，来研究邻里特征与交通步行行为之间的关联；并研究步行态度和居住偏好是否会改变邻里效应。根据 2011-12 年对纽约市、巴尔的摩、芝加哥、洛杉矶、圣保罗和温斯顿塞勒姆 2,848 名居民进行的横断面电话和邮件调查，我们发现邻里特征与交通步行有显着的独立关联，甚至在调整居住偏好和其他个人因素后。步行态度或居住偏好对交通步行的邻里影响没有显着差异。我们的研究结果强调了邻里效应在促进交通步行方面的重要性，并表明虽然居住偏好是重要因素，但它们并不能消除邻里效应对交通步行的影响。