Transportation, Routine Activities, and Unmet Travel Needs Among Older Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States

J Gerontol Soc Work. 2024 Jul 5:1-18. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2024.2375757. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Introduction: Transportation barriers can affect travel needs and quality of life.

Methods: This survey examined transportation, routine activities, and unmet travel needs among older Vietnamese immigrants, focusing on gender differences.

Results: Women were more likely to ride with others, less likely to drive, had fewer types of routine activities, and went out for activities less than men. Over 1/4 of the sample had at least one unmet travel need in the previous month (the most common was for visiting family and friends).

Discussion: Interventions to enhance mobility should address age- and gender-based transportation differences and assess for unmet travel needs.

Keywords: Gender; geospatial mobility; transportation; unmet travel needs.