How many walking and cycling trips made by elderly are beyond commonly used buffer sizes: Results from a GPS study

R. G. Prins; F. Pierik; A. Etman; R. P. Sterkenburg; C. B M Kamphuis; F. J. van Lenthe

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.01.012

How many walking and cycling trips made by elderly are beyond commonly used buffer sizes: Results from a GPS study

R. G. Prins^*, F. Pierik, A. Etman, R. P. Sterkenburg, C. B M Kamphuis, F. J. van Lenthe

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Abstract

In choosing appropriate buffer sizes to study environmental influences on physical activity, studies are hampered by insufficient insight into the distance elderly travel actively. This study aims at getting insight into the number of trips walked and cycled within various buffer sizes using GPS measures. Data were obtained from the Elderly And their Neighborhood study (Spijkenisse, the Netherlands (2011-2012)). Trip length and mode of transport were derived from the GPS data (N=120; total number of trips=337). Distance decay functions were fitted to estimate the percentage of trips to grocery stores within commonly used buffer sizes. Fifty percent of the trips walked had a distance of at least 729. m; for trips cycled this was 1665. m. Elderly aged under 75 years and those with functional limitations walked and cycled shorter distances than those over 75 years and those without functional limitations. Males cycled shorter distances than females. Distance decay functions may aid the selection of appropriate buffer sizes, which may be tailored to individual characteristics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-133
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.01.012
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2014

Keywords

Active transport
Buffer
Demographic differences
Distance
GIS

UN SDGs

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