Non-Emergency Health Transportation Needs of the Rural Texas Elderly
Open Access
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 20 (4) , 452-456
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/20.4.452
Abstract
In rural Houston County, the older American obtains transportation to a physician's office for non-emergency health care without difficulty by using his private automobile; riding with a relative, friend, or neighbor; or paying someone. A survey of 99 randomly selected elderly persons indicated that age, race, marital status, having a telephone, and owning an automobile were significantly associated with the type of transportation used. Variables not significantly associated were sex, health status, and the condition of living alone.Keywords
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