Journal article
Transport mobility benefits and quality of life: A time-use perspective of elderly Canadians
Abstract
It is well accepted that mobility is often closely linked to one's independence, well-being, and quality of life. This research seeks to quantify the impacts of transport mobility and investigate their impacts on the quality of life for non-working elderly Canadians. Statistics Canada's Time-Use data are used to develop contextually-derived time budgets that measure daily exposure to psychological, exercise, and community benefits of transport …
Authors
Spinney JEL; Scott DM; Newbold KB
Journal
Transport Policy, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 1–11
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.01.002
ISSN
0967-070X