Title Travel behavior analysis of the elderly in Macao
Year 2019
Degree Master
School Department of Transportation and Logistics Management College of Management National Chiao Tung University
Author Nim-Ieng Cheung
Summary Transition from an aging society to an aged one is occurring in Macao, which has led to increase in the travel demand of seniors and change in the overall travel behavior. In general, the mobility and travel demand of seniors differ from that of the travellers of other ages. The present transport planning, however, has not sufficiently considered travel behavior characteristics in different ages, and household trip investigation has not been execuated in depth to target seniors. Therefore, a further study on the travel demand model and its determinants for seniros is in need. . The purposes of this research were to explore the determinants of trip generation of Macao residents, to compare senior and non-senior trip generation models, and further to compare the trip generation models of different ages in seniors. In research methods, the Travel Characteristic Survey in Macao, which could represent Macao residents, was used, and an ordered probit model was applied to build trip generation models of different ages with distinct trip types. Research results revealed that the determinants of resident trip generation consisted of household, individual, and land use characteristics, and clarified that the similarities and dissimilarities in trip generation of different ages with distinct trip types. In household characteristics, compared to non-seniors, the number of senior non-working trips was not inclined to increase with owning private modes in the household; in individual characteristics, physical disability relatively had a marked negative impact on total trip generation for seniors; and in land use characteristics, senior working trips and non-working trips were inclined to decrease with high population density, but meanwhile senior non-working trips was inclined to increase with highly mixed land use. The findings of this research could provide decision makers with insight into formulating transportation policy for seniors in an aging society.
Hashtags
View count: 179