Effects of Household Structure and Built Environment on Travel Behavior of the Elderly: Empirical Evidence from Tengzhou, China
Mobility behavior of the elderly has received increasing attention recently in western world. However, limited studies have discussed this issue in developing countries despite the contextual differences such as household structure and built environment. Using data from Tengzhou China, this study investigates the effects of household structure and built environment on travel patterns of the elderly and non-elderly using multivariate models. The results show that overall, older people undertake more maintenance and discretionary activities but travel shorter distances than younger people. After controlling for other socio-demographics, the elderly who live with their children tend to make fewer trips and travel shorter distances than those who live alone. Built environment variables also have significant impacts. Living in walkable neighborhoods with high density, mixed land use and small blocks, leads to more out-of-home activities and shorter travel distances. This implies that these land use strategies can be implemented to promote mobility and quality of life of the elderly.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB10 Standing Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values.
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Authors:
- Ding, Yu
- Lu, Huapu
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
- Date: 2016
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 16p
- Monograph Title: TRB 95th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged; Built environment; Households; Land use planning; Mobility; Multivariate analysis; Quality of life; Travel patterns
- Geographic Terms: Tengzhou (China)
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01592724
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 16-2569
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 4 2016 5:04PM