Attitudes Towards Walking for Adults Based on Gender: A Cross Sectional Analysis in Bandung City
Romeiza Syafriharti(1,4), B Kombaitan(2), I P Kusumantoro(3) and I Syabri(2)
1 - PhD Student of Transportation, SAPPK, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
2 - Urban and Regional Planning, SAPPK, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
3 - Transportation, SAPPK, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
4 - Urban and Regional Planning, FTIK, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in attitudes towards walking with consideration of health, environment, active transport, access mode to transit, sports, and friendship with neighbors. The survey was conducted on 300 respondents who lived in the city of Bandung, with the proportion of female respondents the same as men. Cross-sectional analysis and rasch models were used to understand differences in attitudes towards walking between men and women who gave their assessment with 5-Likert scales. For each variable of attitude found a different pattern between women and men.
Keywords: Attitudes, Walking, Gender
Topic: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Civil Engineering