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Dec 14, 2023
Why the Elderly Do Not Travel: An Analysis Based on the 2017 NHTS Data
Publication: CICTP 2023
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Based on the 2017 NHTS data, this paper analyzes the trend of travel features of the elderly with age and explores the features of the elderly who do not travel. The descriptive analysis shows that the elderly population is not homogeneous and some travel features change continuously with age. The further statistical analysis indicates that household size, per-capita vehicle ownership, education, gender, age, household income, and medical condition could significantly affect the likelihood of older adults to travel. Elderly people with bachelor’s degree and above were 100.3% more likely to travel than those without high school degree. Older adults with medical conditions were 58.9% less likely to travel than healthy ones. The study finally provides some suggestions to improve the happiness and satisfaction of the elderly in travel.
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CICTP 2023
Pages: 539 - 548
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Published online: Dec 14, 2023
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Age factors
- Business management
- Data analysis
- Education
- Engineering fundamentals
- Homogeneity
- Infrastructure
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Mathematics
- Methodology (by type)
- Practice and Profession
- Research methods (by type)
- School (K-12)
- Statistics
- Urban and regional development
- Urban areas
- Workplace diversity
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1College of Civil Engineering, Hunan Univ., Changsha, China. Email: [email protected]
2College of Civil Engineering, Hunan Univ., Changsha, China. Email: [email protected]
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