Transportation Services, Utilization and Needs of the Elderly in Non-Urban Areas; Patterns in Two Kentucky Communities
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Transportation Services, Utilization and Needs of the Elderly in Non-Urban Areas; Patterns in Two Kentucky Communities

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    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Kentucky
  • TRIS Online Accession Number:
    00852862
  • NTL Classification:
    NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
  • Abstract:
    It is now axiomatic that America's population is growing older. Primary

    indicators of this aging are the number of individuals age 65 years and over

    (which increased from about 26 million in 1980 to over 33 million by 1990) and

    the elderly percentage of the total population (which increased from just above

    11 percent in 1980 to 13 percent in 1990). It is likewise widely acknowledged

    that the link between transportation and needs of the elderly continues to be

    absolutely critical. In fact, access requirements are among the select group

    of issues which highlight the agenda for elderly research in the next decade

    (Rosenbloom, 1988). In this perspective the availability of transport for

    critical or life threatening needs, e.g. medical care, is of paramount concern,

    as is access to such routine life maintenance needs as grocery or clothing

    shopping. Yet too often we fail to realize that the opportunity for the elderly

    to travel, for social and recreational purposes, on a regular basis as opposed

    to incidental participation, is closely related to the enhancement of the

    quality of life, and physical as well as emotional well being. This social

    aspect of the derived, as opposed to the intrinsic, utility of transportation

    must receive increased attention as an access goal and policy objective. The

    salient point here is that, for whatever purpose, it is important that mobility

    be assured for our elderly population since it is critically related to their

    enhanced quality of life and indeed their life expectancy.

    Our research seeks to provide a deeper understanding of mobiltiy problems among

    the elderly in non-urban areas by exploring the real needs of the elderly and

    the actual response of communities and their populations to these needs. Within

    this specific context we aim at answering a series of general questions. First,

    why do the elderly travel? Second, where do the elderly travel? Third, how do

    the elderly travel, and finally what is the nature and impact of existing

    transport alternatives?

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