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Table 2 Mean difference between methods by mode

From: Development and validation of a self-administered questionnaire to estimate the distance and mode of children’s travel to school in urban India

Mode of travela

n

Mean distance m (In-depth)

Mean difference m (In-depth - landmark)

95 % CI

Difference as % of mean distance

P value

Walk

20

525

−52

(−135, 32)

−9.9

0.27

Walking or cycling

23

602

−65

(−159, 30)

−10.8

0.10

Auto rickshaw

5

2309

−391

(−918, 137)

−16.9

0.10

Motorbike

8

2403

91

(−190, 371)

3.8

0.53

Car

3

5356

523

(−1464, 2510)

9.8

0.37

RTC bus (Public)

7

3640

69

(−263, 402)

1.9

0.62

School bus/ Van

4

6436

2386

(−847, 5619)

37.1

0.10

Motorized travel (excluding school bus/van)

23

2202

325

(−664, 1314)

14.8

0.17

  1. aOther response categories like train were not marked by any child in this study