TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Determinants of travel mode choice for seeking healthcare: a comparison between elderly and non-elderly patients
JO  - Journal of transport geography
A1  - Du, Fangye
A1  - Mao, Liang
A1  - Wang, Jiaoe
SP  - 103023
EP  - 103023
VL  - 92
IS  - 
N2  - People's travel mode choices can vary significantly by age group due to different influencing factors, but relevant research on health-related travel is scarce. In this study, we explored and compared the determinants of travel mode choice for healthcare-seeking non-elderly and elderly patients in Beijing, China. A multinomial logit model was used to analyze data from a recent healthcare-seeking behavior survey. The results show that increased age discourages car use and slightly prompts non-motorized travel in the non-elderly, but has the opposite effect in the elderly group. Household income has a negative effect on non-motorized travel in the non-elderly, but a positive effect in elderly patients. Highly mixed land use, intensive urban development, and difficulty in parking discourage non-elderly patients from traveling by car, but none of these factors have a significant effect on the elderly. Our findings shed light on the unique transportation demands for different age cohorts and inform the creation of age-specific interventions to improve overall access to health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0966-6923
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103023
ID  - ref1
ER  -