Older nonmetropolitan residents' evaluations of their transportation arrangements
Older nonmetropolitan residents' evaluations of their transportation arrangements
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DOI：
10.1177/073346480001900106
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发表时间：
2000-03-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Blakely, RM
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作者：
Glasgow, N;Blakely, RM
本文使用焦点小组的数据来研究纽约州北部非大都市的老年居民如何在生命历程的不同阶段构建他们的交通安排。文章还分析了不同交通方式在促进老年人生命维持和更高层次需求方面的有效性。几乎所有的老年人（65岁至74岁）农村居民都自己开车去参加大部分活动；一小部分人还使用公共汽车来补充他们的一些交通需求。老年人（75岁及以上），由于这一群体中的一些人不再开车，因此必须依赖更广泛的交通选择。焦点小组允许老年参与者说出他们对不同交通选择的喜欢和不喜欢，从而为政策制定者和交通规划者提供可能用于设计满足老年农村和小城镇居民需求的交通系统的发现。
This article uses data from focus groups to examine how older nonmetropolitan residents of upstate New York construct their transportation arrangements during different stages of the life course. The article also analyzes the effectiveness of different modes of transportation in facilitating life-maintenance and higher order needs of older individuals. Almost universally young-old (age 65 to 74) rural residents drive themselves to most of their activities; a small proportion also use public buses refill some of their transportation needs. Old-old (age 75 and older) individuals, by necessity, rely on a wider range of transportation options because of driving cessation among some in this group. The focus groups allowed older participants to speak for themselves regarding what they liked and disliked about different transportation options, thus providing findings that policy makers and transportation planners might use for designing transportation systems that meet the needs of older rural and small-town residents.