Transportation Opportunity and the Rural Elderly: A Comparison of Objective and Subjective Indicators

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Abstract
This study explored two alternative conceptualizations of transportation opportunity, one based on dependency and the other on expressed need for additional transportation, for a sample of 231 elderly persons residing in a rural Indiana county. It was possible to distinguish transportation dependents from independents and those expressing a need for additional transportation from those with no expressed need on the basis of variables related to the older persons' economic, physical, and social resources. Implications of the findings for the design of intervention programs for the rural elderly are discussed.

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