Transport and Ageing : Extending Quality of Life for Older People Via Public and Private Transport, 2000-2001

The aim of this project was to examine public and private transportation needs in relation to extending quality of life in old age. Specific objectives were:<br> <li>to examine the attitudes and perceptions of older adults (baby boomers and older people) to continued driving in old age, the barriers to the use of public transportation, and the role of private and public transportation in quality of life in old age;</li><br> <li>to determine the extent to which the transportation needs of elderly people are taken into consideration by age-based interest groups, pro-automobile lobby groups, health and social care organisations, car, train and bus manufacturers, local authorities and government;</li> <br> <li>to produce guidelines for local authorities, government organisations and manufacturers of trains, buses and automobiles, on the transportation needs of older adults.</li><br> <br> A multi-method approach was used in this project. The study was conducted in Paisley, rural Renfrewshire, and inner and outer London. The developmental studies consisted of focus groups and street surveys. A postal survey (5000 questionnaires mailed, with 1128 returned) and interviews utilising a quota sample (194 in Scotland and 109 in London) formed the main data source. Interviews were also conducted with a range of policy makers, implementers of transport policy, and manufacturers of transport. The data were primarily analysed quantitatively, though a basic qualitative analysis of the focus groups and open-ended questions in the main interviews provided some limited but rich information to conceptualise the data and to provide explanatory power. The interviews with transport policy makers, implementers, and manufacturers were analysed qualitatively. A summary of the qualitative information gathered has been provided.<br>

本项目旨在探究与老年群体生活质量提升相关的公共及私人交通需求。具体研究目标如下：<br> &lt;li&gt;探究老年群体（含婴儿潮一代及高龄老年人）对于老年持续驾车的态度与认知、公共交通使用的阻碍因素，以及私人与公共交通在老年生活质量中的作用；&lt;/li&gt;<br> &lt;li&gt;明确各类主体在多大程度上考量了老年人的交通需求，涵盖基于年龄的利益团体、支持汽车产业的游说团体、卫生与社会护理机构、汽车、火车及巴士制造商、地方当局与政府；&lt;/li&gt;<br> &lt;li&gt;为地方当局、政府机构以及火车、巴士与汽车制造商制定面向老年群体交通需求的专属指南。&lt;/li&gt;<br><br> 本项目采用多方法研究路径。研究开展于英国佩斯利、伦弗鲁郡乡村区域，以及伦敦内城与外城区域。前期探索性研究包含焦点小组调研与街头问卷调研。主数据源包括邮寄问卷调研（共计发放5000份问卷，回收1128份）以及采用配额抽样的访谈调研（苏格兰地区194份，伦敦地区109份）。此外，本研究还对多类政策制定者、交通政策执行者以及交通设备制造商开展了专项访谈。研究数据主要采用定量分析方法，尽管针对焦点小组及主访谈中开放式问题的基础定性分析，为数据的概念化梳理与解释效力提供了有限但极具价值的补充信息。针对交通政策制定者、执行者与制造商的访谈则采用定性分析方法，并对所收集的定性信息进行了汇总整理。<br>