The changes of activity-travel participation across gender, life-cycle, and generations in Sweden over 30 years

Yusak O. Susilo (), Chengxi Liu and Maria Börjesson
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Yusak O. Susilo: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Chengxi Liu: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Maria Börjesson: KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Transportation, 2019, vol. 46, issue 3, No 13, 793-818

Abstract: Abstract This study utilised the Swedish national travel survey covering a period of over 30 years. We investigated the long-term trends in activity-travel patterns of individuals in different life-cycle stages and generations using cohort analysis and a path model. The main findings are summarised as follows. The women, including mothers, in younger generations have become more active in out-of-home non-work activities and their trip chaining has become more complex, compared to their male counterparts. While men are still driving more than women, the gap is decreasing in the younger generations. The gender difference among teenagers in terms of out-of-home time use diminishes in younger generations. Teenagers of younger generations spend more of their leisure time inside their homes, possibly due to the rise of online activities and gaming and more time-consuming school trips, the latter attributed to changes in school choice policy. Older adults travel more, possibly due to better paratransit transport service, supported by better health services.

Keywords: Activity-travel patterns; Life cycle stages; Long term changes; Time-use; Intra-household interaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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