TY - JOUR
T1 - The impacts of household structure on the travel behaviour of seniors and young parents in China
AU - Feng, Jianxi
AU - Dijst, Martin
AU - Wissink, Bart
AU - Prillwitz, Jan
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Various studies have suggested that aging and the related travel patterns are socially and culturally constructed. China's specific household structures - with co-residence of seniors, their adult children and grandchildren-are therefore expected to have huge implications on the travel outcomes of the household members. Based on the dataset of Nanjing Residents Travel Survey (2008), the paper attempts to reveal the impacts of the special household structures on travel behaviour of both seniors and young parents. The results indicate that the elderly co-resided with their adult children tend to make much fewer trips and travel shorter distances while spending less time on travel than seniors who live alone or as couples, especially for leisure trips. However, young parents in the 'extended family' are inclined to travel longer for commuting in terms of both distance and time, while they make fewer shopping trips, compared to young parents in 'core families'.
AB - Various studies have suggested that aging and the related travel patterns are socially and culturally constructed. China's specific household structures - with co-residence of seniors, their adult children and grandchildren-are therefore expected to have huge implications on the travel outcomes of the household members. Based on the dataset of Nanjing Residents Travel Survey (2008), the paper attempts to reveal the impacts of the special household structures on travel behaviour of both seniors and young parents. The results indicate that the elderly co-resided with their adult children tend to make much fewer trips and travel shorter distances while spending less time on travel than seniors who live alone or as couples, especially for leisure trips. However, young parents in the 'extended family' are inclined to travel longer for commuting in terms of both distance and time, while they make fewer shopping trips, compared to young parents in 'core families'.
KW - China
KW - Household structure
KW - The elderly
KW - Travel behaviour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877345184&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.03.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.03.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877345184
SN - 0966-6923
VL - 30
SP - 117
EP - 126
JO - Journal of Transport Geography
JF - Journal of Transport Geography
ER -