Travel Behavior and Mobility of Older Adults: Evidence from the Nat...

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Travel Behavior and Mobility of
Older Adults: Evidence from the
National Household Travel
Survey
Jeremy Mattson
Small Urba...

Overview
• National Household Travel Survey
• 2001 and 2009
• Aging and disabilities
• Ability to drive
• Miles driven
•...

Aging and Disabilities
60%
50%
50%

40%

30% ...

Impact of Condition on Ability to Make Trips
Age
...

Percentage Who Drive

Male Female
Age 2001 2009 2001 2009
19-64 95 94 ...

Average Annual Vehicle Miles Driven Per
Person, by Age and Gender

Male Female

Age 2...

Number of Trips per Day, by Age, Urban
vs. Rural
4.5 4.4
4.0 4.1
4.0 3.9 ...

Number of Trips per Day, by Age and
Gender
5
4.2
4.0 3.8
4
3.5 3.4

3 ...

Number of Trips per Day, by Age and
Medical Condition
5
4.2
3.9
4
...

Number of Trips per Day, by Age, Drivers
vs. Non-Drivers
5
4.2
3.9
4
...

Men: Number of Trips per Day, by
Age, 2001 and 2009
5
4.3 4.2
4.0 3.8
4
...

Women: Number of Trips per Day, by
Age, 2001 and 2009
5
4.5
4.2
4
3.6 3.5

3 ...

Drivers: Number of Trips per Day, by
Age, 2001 and 2009
5
4.5
4.2 4.2
3.9
4
...

Non-Drivers: Number of Trips per Day, by
Age, 2001 and 2009
5

4

3 2.8
2.5

2 1.7 1.6 ...

Trip Distance by Age

5th 95th
Age Mean Percentile Median Percentile
19-33 9.8...

Trip Purpose by Age
Age
Trip Purpose 19-33 34-49 50-64 65-7...

Percentage Stayed in Same Place All Day
60%
50%
50%

...

Percentage Stayed in Same Place All Day
70%

60% 58%

50%
...

Stayed in Same Place All Week
18%
16%
16%
14%
...

Stayed in Same Place All Week
25% 23%

20%

15%
1...

Percentage Among Those Not Making Trip in Last
Week Who Would Like to Get Out More Often
Urban ...

Modes Shares
• Automobile – Car, van, SUV, pickup truck
• Transit – local public bus, commuter bus, charter/tour
bus, ci...

Automobile Mode Shares by Age, 2001
and 2009
90% 89.3%
88.5% 88.4%
...

Private Vehicle Trips Taken as Drivers
100% 93% 93% 90%
83% ...

Transit Mode Shares by Age, 2001 and
2009 2.9% 2.9%
3.0%

2.5% 2.4%
...

Bicycle Mode Shares by Age, 2001 and
2009
0.8% 0.7%
0.7% 0.6%
0.6% ...

Walking Mode Shares by Age, 2001 and
2009
12%
10.2%
10% 9.4% ...

Transit Mode Shares by Size of Metro
Area
5% 4.6%

4%

3%

...

Binary Logit Model Results
Dependent variable = No Trips During Travel Day/Week

Da...

Views on Transportation: Access to
Transit
70%
60%
60%
...

Views on Transportation: Lack of
Walkways
60% 55%

50%
...

Views on Transportation: Safety Concerns
60%
51%
50%
...

Conclusions
• Increase in disabilities with age
• Impact of disabilities on ability to make trips
• Gaps exists between ol...

Conclusions
• Number of trips by non-drivers 85 or older, while
low, increased from 2001 to 2009
• Older adults, women, ...

Conclusions
• Average trip distances also decrease with age
• Automobile mode shares for all age groups decreased
from 2...

THANK YOU
Jeremy Mattson
Associate Research Fellow
Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
Upper Great Plains Transportation In...

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