Travel Behavior of Elderly in George Town and Malacca, Malaysia

Saidatulakmal Mohd, Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff and Abdelhak Senadjki
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Saidatulakmal Mohd: School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff: School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
Abdelhak Senadjki: Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar 31900, Perak, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 19, 1-20

Abstract: We investigated the travel behavior of the elderly in two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Heritage Cities in Malaysia, George Town and Malacca, to assess the commonalities and differences in the mobility of the elderly and to analyze the factors influencing the mobility of the elderly. We relied upon a one-day travel diary where the elderly recorded their trip information including trip category, mode of travel, and distance travelled. A total of 455 travel diaries were completed and analyzed using descriptive analysis and Poisson estimation with the number of trips as the dependent variable. We found that the elderly in both cities recorded no more than five trips per day, travelled mostly within a distance of five kilometers, and chose private transportation as their preferred mode of transportation. Factors statistically significantly influencing the elderly’s trip frequency included location (city), education level, private vehicle ownership, health condition, and engagement in exercise. Findings from this study suggest that authorities need to strategize transportation planning to encourage mobility among the elderly without compromising the heritage status of both cities.

Keywords: elderly; travel behavior; trip frequency; individual attributes; household attributes health attributes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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