Comparative assessment of the feasibility and validity of daily activity space in urban and non-urban settings

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Activity space research explores the behavioral impact of the spaces people move through in daily life. This research has focused on urban settings, devoting little attention to non-urban settings. We examined the validity of the activity space method, comparing feasibility and data quality in urban and non-urban contexts. Overall, we found that the method is easily implemented in both settings. We also found location data quality was comparable across residential and activity space settings. The major differences in GPS (Global Positioning System) density and accuracy came from the operating system (iOS versus Android) of the device used. The GPS-derived locations showed high agreement with participants' self-reported locations. We further validated GPS data by comparing at-home time allocation with the American Time Use Survey. This study suggests that it is possible to collect daily activity space data in non-urban settings that are of comparable quality to data from urban settings.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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PloS one - 19(2024), 1 vom: 01., Seite e0297492

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Englisch

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Kwiatek, Sarah M [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Cagney, Kathleen A [VerfasserIn]
Copeland, William E [VerfasserIn]
Hotz, V Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Hoyle, Rick H [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 01.02.2024

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1371/journal.pone.0297492

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NLM367803046