Global statistical inference for the difference between two regression mean curves with covariates possibly partially missing
In: Statistical papers, Volume 62, Issue 6, p. 2573-2602
ISSN: 1613-9798
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In: Statistical papers, Volume 62, Issue 6, p. 2573-2602
ISSN: 1613-9798
In: Journal of social work in disability & rehabilitation, Volume 3, Issue 1, p. 53-78
ISSN: 1536-7118
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In: Environment and behavior: eb ; publ. in coop. with the Environmental Design Research Association, Volume 48, Issue 1, p. 210-229
ISSN: 1552-390X
Few controlled evaluations of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiatives have been conducted. The Texas Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy Evaluation (T-COPPE) study included three conditions: schools awarded infrastructure (I) projects ( n = 23), schools awarded noninfrastructure (NI) projects ( n = 21), and matched comparison (C) schools ( n = 34). Fourth-grade children completed tallies to determine transport to/from schools. Serial cross-sectional surveys were collected from students and parents at baseline (2009) and follow-up (2012). Data were analyzed using mixed linear regression and growth curve models. Morning percent active commuting to school (ACS) in I and NI schools were higher than C schools ( p = .024, p = .013, respectively). Afternoon percent ACS in NI schools decreased more over time compared with C schools ( p = .009). I and NI school students had higher ACS self-efficacy; similar results were noted for parents in I schools. Policies that provide cost-reimbursement funding for SRTS achieve modest short-term ACS outcomes, with few differences between types of funding allocations.