Parent Survey Summary
Program Name: McKinleyville Union School Month and Year October District Collected: 2012
School Name: McKinleyville Middle Set ID: 8858
School Enrollment: 458 Date Report Generated: 12/20/2012
Enrollment within Grades Targeted by SRTS Don't Know Number of 200 Program: Questionnaires Analyzed for Report:
Number of Questionnaires Distributed: 458
This report contains information from parents about their children's trip to and from school. The report also reflects parents' perceptions regarding whether walking and bicycling to school is appropriate for their child. The data used in this report were collected using the Survey about Walking and Biking to School for Parents form from the National Center for Safe Routes to School.
Sex of children for parents that provided information
Page 1 of 14 Grade levels of children represented in survey
Grade levels of children represented in survey
Responses per grade Grade in School Number Percent
PreK 3 2%
Kindergarten 41 21%
1 25 13%
2 26 13%
3 36 18%
4 28 14%
5 41 21% No response: 0 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Page 2 of 14 Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school
Parent estimate of distance from child's home to school
Distance between Number of children Percent home and school
Less than 1/4 mile 12 6%
1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 4 2%
1/2 mile up to 1 mile 17 9%
1 mile up to 2 miles 39 20%
More than 2 miles 120 63% Don't know or No response: 8 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Page 3 of 14 Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school
Typical mode of arrival at and departure from school
Number School Family Time of Trip Walk Bike Carpool Transit Other of Trips Bus Vehicle
Morning 181 2% 0.6% 36% 60% 2% 0% 0%
Afternoon 170 2% 0.6% 66% 29% 3% 0% 0% No Response Morning: 19 No Response Afternoon: 30 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Page 4 of 14 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school
Page 5 of 14 Typical mode of school arrival and departure by distance child lives from school
School Arrival
Number within School Family Distance Walk Bike Carpool Transit Other Distance Bus Vehicle
Less than 1/4 mile 9 33% 0% 22% 44% 0% 0% 0%
1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 4 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% 0% 0%
1/2 mile up to 1 mile 16 0% 0% 38% 56% 6% 0% 0%
1 mile up to 2 miles 33 0% 0% 45% 48% 6% 0% 0%
More than 2 miles 111 0% 1% 34% 64% 1% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 27 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
School Departure
Number within School Family Distance Walk Bike Carpool Transit Other Distance Bus Vehicle
Less than 1/4 mile 7 43% 0% 43% 14% 0% 0% 0%
1/4 mile up to 1/2 mile 3 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0%
1/2 mile up to 1 mile 16 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%
1 mile up to 2 miles 31 0% 0% 68% 26% 6% 0% 0%
More than 2 miles 106 0% 1% 71% 25% 3% 0% 0% Don't know or No response: 37 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Page 6 of 14 Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school
Percent of children who have asked for permission to walk or bike to/from school by distance they live from school
Less than 1/4 mile up 1/2 mile up 1 mile up More than Asked Permission? Number of Children 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile to 1 mile to 2 miles 2 miles
Yes 38 50% 50% 24% 16% 17%
No 149 50% 50% 76% 84% 83% Don't know or No response: 13 Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Page 7 of 14 Issues reported to affect the decision to not allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who do not walk or bike to/from school
Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school
Page 8 of 14 Issues reported to affect the decision to allow a child to walk or bike to/from school by parents of children who already walk or bike to/from school
Issue Child does not walk/bike to school Child walks/bikes to school
Distance 84% 100%
Speed of Traffic Along Route 69% 75%
Sidewalks or Pathways 63% 75%
Amount of Traffic Along Route 60% 75%
Safety of Intersections and Crossings 57% 50%
Weather or climate 53% 75%
Time 34% 0%
Violence or Crime 34% 50%
Crossing Guards 27% 50%
Adults to Bike/Walk With 16% 50%
Child's Participation in After School Programs 13% 0%
Convenience of Driving 10% 25%
Number of Respondents per Category 134 4 No response: 62 Note: --Factors are listed from most to least influential for the 'Child does not walk/bike to school' group. --Each column may sum to > 100% because respondent could select more than issue --The calculation used to determine the percentage for each issue is based on the 'Number of Respondents per Category' within the respective columns (Child does not walk/bike to school and Child walks/bikes to school.) If comparing percentages between the two columns, please pay particular attention to each column's number of respondents because the two numbers can differ dramatically.
Page 9 of 14 Parents' opinions about how much their child's school encourages or discourages walking and biking to/from school
Parents' opinions about how much fun walking and biking to/from school is for their child
Page 10 of 14 Parents' opinions about how healthy walking and biking to/from school is for their child
Page 11 of 14 Comments Section
SurveyID Comment
941723 I HVAE NEVER SEEN A SINGLE BIKE IN THE RACK AT DOW'S PRAIRIE. I RODE MY BIKE TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY STARTING 1ST GRADE. THERE ISN'T A SINGLE STREACH OF SIDEWALK ANYWHERE IN THE DOW'S PRAIRIE NEIGBORHOOD. THIS IS THE MOST OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH WALKING/BIKING TO SCHOOL. QUESTION #9 - IF WE HAD SIDEWALK QUESTION #13 - HASN'T WALKED OR BIKED.
941726 MY CHILD IS TOO YOUNG TO WALK ALONE TO SCHOOL.
941730 WE ALWAYS WALKED TO SCHOOL WHEN WE LIVED CLOSER TO IT. I STRONGLY FAVOR WALKING TO SCHOOL WITH MY CHILDREN.
941738 NOT LETTING HER RIDE BIKE TILL SHE'S OLDER
941771 MY CHILDREN WALK TO AND FROM THE BUS STOP ABOUT HALF A MILE.
941774 AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN AT ANY AGE TO WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON CENTRAL AVE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLES AND THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE TO BE ON THE ROAD. NO SAFE PLACE TO CROSS EITHER.
941804 WE WOULD WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL IF WE DIDN'T LIVE SO FAR AWAY. WE LIVE A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM MORRIS SCHOOL BUT DO NOT ATTEND DUE TO THE SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN PLACE THERE. IF THEY TAUGHT REGULAR CLASSES MY CHILDREN WOULD ATTEND THE SCHOOL THEY LIVE CLOSEST TO.
941806 WE HAVE A BUS STOP DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE BUT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE IT DUE TO THE DRIVER'S NEED TO CROSS MY CHILD - MAY I CROSS HER AT A CERTAIN AGE? IT WOULD BE CO SONVIENENT!! QUESTION #8 - FROM MORRIS SCHOOL
941860 WE LIVE TO FAR FOR MY CHILD TO WALK TO SCHOOL BUT SHE DOES WALK FROM HOME TO HER BUS STOP AT MORRIS ELEMENTARY
941885 I SIMPLY FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN TO WALK TO SCHOOL WITHOUT AN ADULT NOWADAYS - SAD.
941894 WE LIVE TO FAR FOR REGULAR BIKE RIDING TO SCHOOL. WE TRIED IT ONCE AND IT TOOK ALMOT 1 HR.
941717 MY 2 OF FOUR BOYS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL CLOSEST TO OUR HOME. THEY ENTERED THE DISTRICT IN 3RD AND 5TH GRADE.
941721 5TH GRADER WALKS FROM MORRIS (BUS STOP) TO HOME WHEN WEATHER IS GOOD. KEN & I WALK WHENEVER POSSIBLE JUST FOR EXERCISE & FRESH AIR. QUESTION #9 - TO FAR
941728 WE LIVE TO FAR AWAY TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS.
941740 I BELIEVE THE BIGGER PROBLEN WOULD BE THE FACT THAT THEIR IS A LOT OF SEX OFFENDERS IN MCKINLEYVILLE AND I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT LEAVING A 9 YEAR ALONE WHERE THE SCHOOL ISN'T ACROSS THE STREET. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW IF OTHER KIDS IN THE AREA COULD WALK TOGETHER OR BIKE. BUDDY SYSTEM DATABASE! QUESTION #10 - W/OUT A BUDDY. MOSTLY ROAD BY BEAU PREA TO SCHOOL. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM PRESENT.
941741 THANKS FOR THE SURVEY IT IS WELL NEEDED AND SHOULD PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION.
941745 THE SCHOOL IS WAY TO FAR FOR A CHILD TO WALK. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ISN'T AS FAR THAT'S WHEN HE WILLBE ABLE TO. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY COULD MAKE IT CLOSER
941747 SCHOOL IS VERY FAR AWAY SO WE CANNOT WALK. MORRIS ELEMENTARY WILL NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO ENROLL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SPEAK SPANISH OTHER WISE THEY WOULD GO TO THAT SCHOOL AND WE COULD RIDE BIKES.
941748 DISTANCE AND WEATHER ARE THE BIGGEST FACTORS FOR ME BUT I WOULD NEVER ALLOW MY CHILD (AND I DON'T) TO RIDE A BICYCLE ON DOWS PRAIRIE RD - ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TRAFFIC HRS. (SCHOOL PICK/DROP OFF). A WIDER ROAD WITH A BIKE LANE MIGHT AID THIS. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!1 QUESTION #9 - ONLY WITH A FRIEND
941751 WHAT DOES THIS SURVEY HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT YEAR I GRADUATED?
941755 CENTRAL & DOW'S PRAIRIE ROADS NEED SIDEWALKS!
Page 12 of 14 941762 A SIDE WALK CONNECTING SCHOOL TO OUR SIDEWALK IS NEEDED!!! ALSO SPEED BUMPS @ OUR END OF SCHOOL WERE CROSSWALK IS & SOMEWHERE @ THE END OF OUR SIDEWALK SOUTH OF SCHOOL!!!
941768 WE LIVE TOO FAR FROM DOW'S TO BIKE/WALK BUT EVEN IF WE WERE CLOSER THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS AROUND THE SCHOOL WOULD KEEP ME FROM ALLOWING MY CHILD TO BIKE/WALK.
941803 I FEEL SAFE ABOUT MY SON RIDING HIS BIKE TO AND FROM THE BUS STOP BECAUSE OF THE SHORT DISTANCE AND SIDEWALKS ACCESS AND A SECURE SAFE SPOT TO KEEP HIS BIKE! (@ MORRIS)
941867 QUESTION #11 - MAYBE
941869 BUS RIDES ARE TOO LONG. WALKING OR BIKING IS JUST NOT A SAFE OPTION.
941883 I ASSUME AT SOME POINT IN TIME MY CHILD WILL BIKE TO SCHOOL BUT THAT WILL BE MANY YEARS FROM NOW.
941889 QUESTION #12 - UNKNOWN
941897 WE ARE ONLY 1 1/2 BLOCKS FROM THE SCHOOL
941757 WE WOULD NEVER ALLOW OUR CHILD TO WALK/BIKE TO SCHOOL B/C IT'S JUST TOO FAR AWAY
941797 MY CHILDREN WALK OR RIDE BIKES TO MORRIS CHOOL WHERE THEY CATCH THE BUS TO DOW'S PRAIRIE SCHOOL. SO OUR SITUATION IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE LIVE 2 BLOCKS FROM MORRIS AND THE KIDS TAKE THE BUS.
941812 WE LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CENTRAL AND ARE ABOUT 2 MILES FROM DOW'S PRAIRIE SCHOOL. MY CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK BECAUSE OF DISTANCE AND LACK OF PATHS/SIDEWALKS & SPEED OF CENTRAL AVE TRAFFIC.
941817 QUESTION #6 - ARRIVE AT SCHOOL - DEPENDS ON WEAHTER
941841 NOT SAFE FOR MY KID'S TO WALK TO SCHOOL. DO TO THE R THAT GO'S FROM MY HOUSE TO SCHOOL CAR'S DIVE UP TO 45+ MILS N HOUR QUESTION #10 - DRIVING - SOMETIMES
941876 MY DAUGHTER CATCHES THE BUS FROM MMS - SHE WALKS TO & FROM MMS - I WOULDN'T ALLOW HER TO WALK TO DOWS PRAIRIE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS AND THE ROAD IS VERY NARROW.
941880 QUESTION #13 - DOESN'T WALK TO SCHOOL
941905 MY CHILD WALKS OR RIDES HER BIKE TO MORRIS SCHOOL THEN GETS PICKED UP BY A BUS AND RIDES TO DOW'S PRAIRIE SCHOOL
941735 QUESTION #13 - N/A QUESTION #14 - IF HE DID
941781 MAYBE ONCE HE IS IN 6TH GRADE & MUCH CLOSER TO HOME I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT. BUT HE IS WAY TOO YOUNG. WRITTEN ON SIDE OF BACK PAGE - HE'S 6 YRS OLD!
941815 WE LIVE TO FAR BUT IF WE WERE CLOSER I WOULD WALK MY SON TO SCHOOL
941827 WE LIVE 30 MILES FROM SCHOOL SO THIS IS NOT REALLY PERTINENT TO OUR SITUATION.
941828 IN MY OPINION CHILDREN UNDER AGE 11 SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK TO SCHOOL UNLESS THE LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET OR NEXT DOOR BUT EVEN THEN AN ADULT SHOULD BE WITH THEM
941839 QUESTION #8 - NOT POSSIBLE TO WALK THERE
941842 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE KIDS RIDING BIKES AND WALKING HOWEVER THE ROUTES ARE NOT SAFE. NO BIKE LANES SHOULDERS OR SIDEWALKS IN MANY SURROUNDING AREAS. DEDICATED AND PAVED AND WALKING & BIKE TRAILS ARE WHAT IS NEEDED.
941795 LIVE NEXT TO MORRIS BUT AM FORCED TO GO TO DOWS
941840 WAS MADE 2 TRANSFER FROM MORRIS TO DOWS. EVEN THOUGH WE LIVE A BLOCK FROM MORRIS!
941878 A CHILD SHOULD NEVER WALK TO SCHOOL WITHOUT AN ADULT. IT IS NOT SAFE - TOO MANY SICK PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
941713 QUESTION #9 - DISTANCE
Page 13 of 14 941743 MY SON COULD EASILY WALK FROM OUR BUS STOP TO OUR HOME BUT WE AREN'T THERE TO SUPERVISE HIM. HE ATTENDS KIDS CLUB WITH HIS LITTLE SISTER.
941810 MY SON SPENDS EVERY OTHER WEEK WITH HIS FATHER WHO LIVES A HALF HOUR AWAY.
941811 MY CHILD DOESN'T BIKE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF DISTANCE. WHEN HE IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL HE WILL EITHER WALK/BIKE
941856 HE'S TPP YOUNG & IT'S TOO FAR!
941884 I REALLY DON'T THINK WALKING TO/FROM SCHOOL IS AGOOD IDEA UNLESS THE PARENT IS WITH THE CHILD. IN THIS DAY/AGE THERE ARE TO MANY SICK PEOPLE ROAMING THE STREETS.
941908 MORE COMMENT SECTIONS ON YOUR SURVEY WOULD GET YOU THE MORE DETAILED OPINIONS YOU NEED. THIS SURVEY IS EXTREMELY VAGUE. WE LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 101. NO WAY WOULD I ALLOW MY CHILD TO RIDE THAT FAR.
941848 IT IS WAY TOO FAR FROM BELLA VISTA TO DOW'S PRAIRIE!
941874 WE LIVE TO FAR FROM SCHOOL 10-15 MIN? AWAY. HIGHWAY IN BETWEEN.
941896 14. I STATED UNHEALTHY ON #14 DUE TO THE DANGERS INVOLVED IN HIM WALKING/BIKING TO/FROM SCHOOL.
941782 THE ROADS AROUND THE SCHOOL (LACK OF SHOULDER LACK OF SIDEWALK AND HIGH SPEED DRIVERS) MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR MY CHILDREN TO WALK AND/OR RIDE THEIR BIKES TO SCHOOL.
941843 THIS WORLD IS WAY TOO UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN TO TRANSPORT THEMSELVES TO SCHOOL.
941712 K
941736 QUESTION #10 - DISTANCE - WE LIVE IN ANOTHER TOWN QUESTIONS #12 THRU #14 - N/A
941783 QUESTIONS #13 & #14 - N/A
941808 ADRIAN IS AUTISTIC I'D BE VERY CONCERNED HE WOULDNT GET HOME OR TO SCHOOL.
941809 MY CHILD DOES NOT WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF HIS AGE AND DISABILITY. WHICH WERE NOT FACTORS INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY. QUESTION #10 - NONE OF THE BELOW
941854 WE LIVE TO FAR FROM THE SCHOOL FOR MY CHILD TO CONSIDER WALKING OR RIDING HIS BIKE. THE TRAFFIC IS WAY TO SCARY TO LET HIM GO ALONE.
941898 QUESTIONS #12-14 - N/A
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