Questions on „active transportation“ (English Version) - Cognitive Pretest

Abstract:

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is tasked with monitoring trends in disease incidence as well as health and risk behaviors in Germany as part of its health monitoring activities. This includes assessing people’s willingness to change their behavior and identifying factors that could promote healthy behavior.
The subject of this pretest are questions that relate to covering distances through physical activity (also known as active transportation).
The questions were tested via cognitive interviews.

*Note: The items were tested in German. The items documented here are English translations of the original German wordings.*

Citation:

Hadler, P. & Lenzner, T. (2024): Questions on „active transportation“ (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

DOI:

10.17173/pretest158

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct
1	Thinking about the past four weeks: How often have you made your everyday trips by car (such as commuting to work, shopping or leisure activities)?	Single Question	Frequency of everyday trips by car
2	Thinking about the past four weeks: How often have you made your everyday trips using public transport (such as commuting to work, shopping, or leisure activities)	Single Question	Frequency of everyday trips by public transportation
3	Thinking about the past four weeks: How often have you made your trips by bike (such as commuting to work, shopping, or leisure activities)?	Single Question	Frequency of everyday trips by bike
4	Over the past four weeks, have you used an e-bike or pedelec (i.e., a bicycle with electric assistance) for most of your everyday trips by bike?	Single Question	Use of bicycles with electric assistance
5	Do any of the following reasons apply to you?	Multi-Item Scale	General reasons preventing people from riding bicycles
6	Please think about the everyday routes you currently travel by car. Would you generally be willing to replace at least some of these car routes with bike rides?	Single Question	Willingness to replace car trips
7	Please think about the daily routes you currently take using public transportation. Would you gernally be willing to replace at least some of these routes with bike rides?	Single Question	Willingness to replace trips with public transportation
8	Do you think you can help protect the climate by traveling short distances in your daily life ( such as to work, to run errands, or for leisure activities) by bike or on foot?	Single Question	Opinions on climate protection through active mobility
9	Why do you think that walking or biking doesn't help protect the climate?	Single Question	Opinions on climate protection through active mobility
10	Do you think that you're doing something good for your health when you travel short distances in your daily life (such as to work, to go shopping, or to leisure activitites) by bike or foot?	Single Question	Opinions on health promotion through active mobility
11	Why do you think that walking or biking for everyday trips isn't good for your health?	Single Question	Opinion on health promotion through active mobility

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