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Parent Survey Summary 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.
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