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Having a free pass was significantly associated with greater active travel among both disadvantaged (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]\u2009=\u20094.06; 95% confidence interval [CI]\u2009=\u20093.35, 4.86; P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) and advantaged groups (AOR\u2009=\u20094.72; 95% CI\u2009=\u20093.99, 5.59; P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001); greater bus use in both disadvantaged and advantaged groups (AOR\u2009=\u20097.03; 95% CI\u2009=\u20095.53, 8.94; P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001 and AOR\u2009=\u20097.11; 95% CI\u2009=\u20095.65, 8.94; P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001, respectively); and greater likelihood of walking more frequently in the whole cohort (AOR\u2009=\u20091.15; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.07, 1.12; P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusions. Public subsidies enabling free bus travel for older persons may confer significant population health benefits through increased incidental physical activity. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2105\/ajph.2012.300946","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,20]],"date-time":"2012-09-20T19:57:34Z","timestamp":1348171054000},"page":"2141-2148","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":70,"title":["The Impact of a Free Older Persons\u2019 Bus Pass on Active Travel and Regular Walking in England"],"prefix":"10.2105","volume":"102","author":[{"given":"Sophie","family":"Coronini-Cronberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"All authors are with the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK. Sophie Coronini-Cronberg is also with Interventional Public Health, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. 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