2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'In the United States, low-income and minority teens are less likely than
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their affluent and white peers to engage in structured activities like
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team sports, clubs, and paid work. This gap is problematic because teens
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who participate earn higher grades, are less likely to drop out of high
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school, and are more likely to enroll in college. While scholars in
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other fields focus on program availability and affordability, this paper
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asks: Could transportation barriers keep some teens from participating?
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To answer that question, we analyze data on the travel and time use of
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teens ages 15 to 18 from the American Time Use Survey (2004 to 2018). We
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find that teens who use a car are far more likely than otherwise similar
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teens who walk, bike, or ride public transit to participate in
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extramurals, athletics, and paid work. Because minority and low-income
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teens are less likely to have a car or a driver''s license, they are less
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likely to use a car on the survey day. This restricts their ability to
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participate. What is worse, gaps in automobility have widened over time,
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particularly by income. While this cross-sectional data cannot
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definitively indicate causality, we draw on the modal mismatch and
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transportation disadvantage literatures to interpret these findings.
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Many teens, particularly low-income and minority teens-cannot reliably
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access structured activities.'
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affiliation: 'Ralph, KM (Corresponding Author), Rutgers State Univ, Edward J Bloustein
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Sch Planning \& Publ Policy, 33 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA.
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Ralph, Kelcie M.; Iacobucci, Evan, Rutgers State Univ, Edward J Bloustein Sch Planning
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\& Publ Policy, 33 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA.'
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author: Ralph, Kelcie M. and Iacobucci, Evan
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author-email: 'kelcie.ralph@ejb.rutgers.edu
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evan.iacobucci@rutgers.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Ralph
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given: Kelcie M.
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- family: Iacobucci
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given: Evan
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2021.07.004
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2021
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eissn: 2214-3688
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files: []
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issn: 2214-367X
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journal: TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
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keywords: 'Inequality; Activity participation; School travel; Accessibility; Travel
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mode'
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keywords-plus: 'WELFARE-TO-WORK; HIGH-SCHOOL-STUDENTS; EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES;
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EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES; UNITED-STATES; US CHILDREN; GENDER-GAP; URBAN FORM;
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TRANSPORTATION; ADOLESCENTS'
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number-of-cited-references: '96'
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pages: 164-173
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papis_id: 607cf0618762f54d623ff4462207131b
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ref: Ralph2021travelmode
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Travel mode and participation in structured activities among U.S. teens
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000696980700002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '4'
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volume: '25'
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web-of-science-categories: Transportation
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year: '2021'
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