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Gender Differences in Environmental Correlates of Cycling Activity among Older Urban Adults

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  • Lanjing Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Xiayidan Xiaohelaiti

    (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Yi Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Xiaofei Liu

    (Key Laboratory of Advanced Public Transportation Science, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, MOT, Beijing 100029, China)

  • Xumei Chen

    (Key Laboratory of Advanced Public Transportation Science, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, MOT, Beijing 100029, China)

  • Chaoyang Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Tao Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Jiani Wu

    (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

Abstract

Cycling is a form of active transport that can improve the level of health among the elderly population. However, little is known about the environmental correlates of bicycle use among older adults. This study investigated the relationship between the built and social environment and the gender differences in cycling frequency among older urban adults in China. The data were derived from a household travel survey in 2012 and covered thirty-three urban neighborhoods in Zhongshan. The results suggest that denser intersections are negatively related to cycling trips among both older men and women. Reverse associations for either gender, however, are observed between the average income in a neighborhood and cycling frequency. For older women, living far from a bus stop is positively correlated to an increase in daily cycling trips. For older men, social environment, including the proportions of employed or elderly people in a neighborhood, is significantly associated with cycling activity. The findings facilitate the understanding of the gender gap in cycling activity among older urban adults, and help towards designing effective planning strategies as health interventions.

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  • Lanjing Wang & Xiayidan Xiaohelaiti & Yi Zhang & Xiaofei Liu & Xumei Chen & Chaoyang Li & Tao Wang & Jiani Wu, 2021. "Gender Differences in Environmental Correlates of Cycling Activity among Older Urban Adults," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:52-:d:714587
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