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Factors Influencing the Transportation Patterns of African-American Elderly: The Effects of Age, Gender, Household Structure, and Residential Location. Final report.
| 题名： | Factors Influencing the Transportation Patterns of African-American Elderly: The Effects of Age, Gender, Household Structure, and Residential Location. Final report. |
| 作者： | Hargett-S.; Smith-R. |
| 关键词： | *African-Americans; *Elderly-persons; *Travel-patterns.;Demography-; Trip-purpose; Senior-citizens; Diversity-; Racial-groups; Ethnic-groups; Driver-characteristics; Male-drivers; Female-drivers; Driver-age; Racial-factors; Households-; Lifestyles-; Urban-areas; Rural-areas. |
| 摘要： | During the last several decades there has been a major demographic shift in terms of the aging of the U.S. population. As the U.S. population ages, previous research has indicated diversity among the elderly in terms of their lifestyles, racial and ethnic differences, their incomes, health status, and residential choices. Because very little research has been done on the travel patterns of African-American elderly, the purpose of the present investigation was to examine the travel patterns of African-American elderly who most often reside in urban settings. Given the increasing diversity both within and across racial/ethnic groups among the elderly, the present study allows for a better understanding of African-American elderly, their travel patterns, and their transportation needs in urban settings. To accomplish this goal, data from the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) was analyzed exploring such demographic variables as age, gender, household structure, and residential location. Overall, the pattern of African-American elderly travel is affected by gender, age, and trip purpose. African-American elderly women in the age category of 65-69 travel more for religious activity and medical reasons than do comparable men who travel more for the social activity of visiting family and friends. As these elderly men and women reach their 80s the pattern reverses such that men travel more for medical reasons while comparable women travel more to visit family and friends. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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