The Activity Patterns of Elderly Households

Perry Hanson

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Evaluating the relative level of transportation deprivation among the elderly requires the use of an appropriate baseline. In this paper, the non-elderly segment of the population has been used as a baseline group against which to measure the intraurban travel characteristics of older people. To compare the intraurban travel patterns of the elderly and the non-elderly a number of trip characteristics are examined including measures of the frequency, timing, and purpose of travel as well as the distances travelled to reach destinations, the amount of time spent in different activities, and the means of travel used. The analysis indicates that when all travel, including travel on foot, is examined, the lower level of trip frequency among the elderly is attributable entirely to the diminished importance of the work trip: the elderly participate in all other out-of-home activities as frequently as do younger persons. Also, while the total distance travelled by older individuals was significantly less than that travelled by younger people, the average movement distances were essentially similar for both groups' travel to each trip purpose and by each travel mode. Ironically, the only activity aside from work in which the elderly spent less time was recreation. The types of differences that do exist in the travel of the two groups indicate that the elderly have made relatively minor adaptations by using different modes and travelling at different times than younger people. In Sweden, where the income situation of the elderly is not as desparate as it is for many older people in the U.S., the elderly can still undertake travel for non-work activities although the means of travel (by foot or by bus) may be considerably less convenient than the automobile used so much more frequently by younger individuals.

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