An investigation into the potential use of information and communication technologies by trip-deprived older adults in New Jersey

Past studies show that trip deprivation or unmet mobility adversely affects older adults’ objective and subjective well-being. Researchers are optimistic that new trip-enhancing technologies (e.g., ridehailing and autonomous vehicles) and trip-substituting information and communication technologies (ICTs) could potentially reduce those impacts. Against that backdrop, this paper compares ICT access and use among trip-deprived (TD) and non-trip-deprived (NTD) older adults of New Jersey by analyzing survey data from 2357 respondents. The data were analyzed by logit models, propensity score matching (PSM), and χ² tests. Logit models showed that certain characteristics of the TD are similar to the characteristics of the ICT non-users (e.g., people with low income and disability). The PSM analysis, which generated a matched dataset of an equal number of TD and NTD older adults, showed that the TD have lower access to computers with internet but equal access to smartphones. The results showed that the only ICT that is used more by the TD than the NTD is ridehailing. The TD were not found to use trip-substituting ICTs like online shopping, online banking, videoconferencing, etc., more than the NTD. Emphasizing that transportation improvements remain important in light of the results, χ² tests were undertaken to compare the improvements recommended by the two groups. The paper recommends the separation of the TD and the NTD for planning purposes, collection of trip deprivation data by transportation planning agencies, and the consideration of ICT use by the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility at the federal level.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104199
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856424002477
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• Authors:
  • Devajyoti, Deka
  • 0000-0003-4416-9900
  • Wang, Chihuangji
  • 0000-0003-2202-6458
• Publication Date: 2024-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 104199
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 188
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Aged; Equity; Internet of things; Mobility; Telecommunications
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01930516
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 2024 9:00AM