AN ANALYSIS OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL BEHAVIOR OF THE ELDERLY AND THE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN FLORIDA

This paper provides a detailed analysis of long distance travel behavior for two key socioeconomic groups of the population in Florida - the elderly and the low income. The analysis utilizes data from the 1995 American Travel Survey that provides a rich source of information on long distance travel, i.e., trips greater than 100 mi (161 km), undertaken over a period of 12 months. The analysis focuses on comparing the elderly and the low-income groups of the population against other groups with respect to various demographic and trip characteristics. The travel behavior comparison includes an analysis by trip purpose, travel mode (personal vehicle, bus, rail, air, or other), travel distance, trip duration, and trip frequency. In addition, regression models of long distance trip generation are estimated separately for different groups to examine differences in trip generation propensity across the groups. The results show that both, the elderly and the low income, undertake significantly fewer long distance trips than other socioeconomic groups. It was found that nearly one-half of the low income and elderly made no long distance trips in the one-year survey period. In addition, it was found that long distance trips made by these groups were more likely to be undertaken by bus and geared towards social and personal business activities. The paper discusses the implications of these findings in the context of transportation service provision and policy formulation.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5375
• Authors:
  • Georggi, N L
• Publication Date: 1999-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Low income groups; Regression analysis; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Trip generation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long distance travel
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784614
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Working Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 2000 12:00AM