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Adolescent Travel Patterns: Pilot Data Indicating Distance from Home Varies by Time of Day and Day of Week

Author James Dennis Fortenberry Author Sarah E. Wiehe Author Aaron E Carroll Author Gilbert C Liu Author Shawn C Hoch Author Jeffery S. Wilson

Abstract

We conducted a pilot study using new technology to track adolescent “place.” Using Global Positioning System (GPS)–enabled cell phones, we recruited and tracked 15 female adolescents for a 1-week period. Distance away from home was greatest in the evenings on weekends or holidays. The greatest percentage of time spent more than 1 kilometer away from home was also during these times. Such GPS technology holds promise for future adolescent health research in allowing more specific and dynamic measurement of where adolescents spend time.

Keywords

adolescents adolescent travel travel patterns gps tracking global positioning system (gps) adolescent health distance from home time of day day of week weekend travel holiday travel neighborhood mobility spatial behavior health research dynamic measurement mobility patterns travel behavior urban mobility location tracking movement patterns geospatial analysis adolescent independence environmental exposure daily travel routines technology in health research place-based behavior transportation trends
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Volume 42
Issue 4
Pages 418–420
DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.018
ISSN 1879-1972
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