AGE AND THE JOURNEY TO WORK

An hypothesis suggesting an inverse association between age and distance traveled to work was tested by correlation analysis. The results indicated no support for the expected linear relationship between age and distance commuted. This finding runs counter to the well documented inverse relationship between age and other dimensions of geographic mobility. Several possible reasons for the failure of age to emerge as a predictor of distance traveled to work are suggested and are briefly discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Sociology.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Madison

  Center for Applied Sociology
  Madison, WA  United States 

  Economic Development Administration

  Office of Economic Research
  Washington, DC  United States  20230

  Pennsylvania State University, University Park

  Department of Sociology
  University Park, PA  United States  16802
• Authors:
  • Clements, F
  • Summers, G F
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Age groups; Automobiles; Correlation analysis; Distance; Employment; Hypothesis testing; Mobility; Recommendations; Statistical analysis; Steel plants; Travel; Travel patterns; Travel time; Urban areas; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hypothesis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091856
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: RID-73.13
• Contract Numbers: EDA-OER-417-G-72-7
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 2002 12:00AM