2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Older adults are delaying retirement and remaining in the paid workforce
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longer than in previous decades. There are many potential explanations
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for this trend. In this study, it is hypothesized that the ease or
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difficulty of traveling may significantly influence the labor force
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participation of older adults, just as it does for other working-age
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adults. As they age, older adults can face a number of barriers to
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mobility. The hypothesis is tested using data from the 2012 California
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Household Travel Survey (CHTS) and propensity score matching. The paper
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focuses on the effects of automobile ownership and transit access on the
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employment status of older adults (60+), controlling for a host of
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characteristics associated with the likelihood of employment. The
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analysis shows that transportation access has a substantial and positive
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association with employment for older adults, particularly older adults
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living in low-income households (those earning less than \$35,000 per
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year). Access to jobs by public transit is especially influential among
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low-income older adults who live in households without automobiles. The
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findings underscore the importance of enhancing the transportation
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environment such that it allows older adults to travel regularly on
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their own by car or, in dense urban neighborhoods, by public transit.
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Limitations to this study suggest the need for additional quantitative
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analysis of longitudinal data as well as qualitative analysis of data
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from interviews and focus groups.'
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affiliation: 'Blumenberg, E (Corresponding Author), Univ Calif Los Angeles, Inst Transportat
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Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.
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Blumenberg, Evelyn; Schouten, Andrew; Pinski, Miriam; Wachs, Martin, Univ Calif
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Los Angeles, Inst Transportat Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.'
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author: Blumenberg, Evelyn and Schouten, Andrew and Pinski, Miriam and Wachs, Martin
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author-email: eblumenb@ucla.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Blumenberg
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given: Evelyn
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- family: Schouten
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given: Andrew
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- family: Pinski
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given: Miriam
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- family: Wachs
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given: Martin
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/0361198119860488
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eissn: 2169-4052
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files: []
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issn: 0361-1981
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journal: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
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keywords-plus: 'WELFARE-TO-WORK; SPATIAL MISMATCH; CAR OWNERSHIP; TRANSPORTATION;
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ACCESS; DECISIONS; OUTCOMES; WOMEN'
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '12'
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number-of-cited-references: '42'
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pages: 139-148
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papis_id: 36e1f5b314918a65eaee0b4b8d4fd2e6
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ref: Blumenberg2019physicalaccessibilit
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times-cited: '5'
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title: Physical Accessibility and Employment among Older Adults in California
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000515843500012
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '2673'
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web-of-science-categories: Engineering, Civil; Transportation; Transportation Science
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\& Technology
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year: '2019'
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