Commuting to and from work and factors associated among industrial workers from Southern Brazil

Authors

  • Shana Ginar da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física
  • Giovâni Firpo Del Duca Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física
  • Kelly Samara da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física
  • Elusa Santina Antunes de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física
  • Markus Vinícius Nahas Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102011005000084

Keywords:

Workers, Residential Mobility, Transportation, Workplace, Cross-Sectional Studies

Abstract

Cross-sectional study that aimed to estimate the prevalence of forms of commuting to and from work and to identify factors associated among industrial workers in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. A total of 2,265 workers completed a questionnaire on the forms of commuting to and from work (walking/biking, bus or car/motorcycle). Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the association between the outcome and sociodemographic, occupational and behavioral variables. The main form of commuting to and from work was by bus (45.7%). Workers with higher socioeconomic condition were more likely to engage in passive commuting.

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Published

2012-02-01

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Silva, S. G. da, Del Duca, G. F., Silva, K. S. da, Oliveira, E. S. A. de, & Nahas, M. V. (2012). Commuting to and from work and factors associated among industrial workers from Southern Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 46(1), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102011005000084