Self-Reported Reasons Preventing US Adults From Walking to Places Within 10 Minutes of Home
Eight of 10 US adults reported at least 1 environmental, access, or individual reason for not walking to places near home. Designing communities to make walking for transportation more accessible, convenient, and desirable may help address the leading reasons reported, which may support adults in adding more physical activity to their daily lives.
Authors
- Tiffany J. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2326-0986)
- Katherine Irani
- Jennifer L. Matjasko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0005-1401)
- Heather M. Devlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2037-060X)
- Ken Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-3753)
- Hatidza Zaganjor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8596-712X)
- Akimi Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7802-1667)
- Geoffrey P. Whitfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3991-8690)
- Graycie W. Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7090-1689)
- Miriam E. Van Dyke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8684-2860)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventing Chronic Disease
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd22.240394
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00