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. 2015 Jan 19;56(3):432–443. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnu116

Table 3.

Alternative Mobility Resources and Transportation-Caused Barriers Among Drivers and Nondrivers

T1 (N = 6,680) T2 (N = 5,413)
Current Ex-driver Never driver p Value T1 and T2 driver T1 ex-driver– T2 driver T1 driver–T2 ex-driver T1 and T2 ex-driver Never driver p Value
N (%) 4,996 (81.28) 1,193 (13.51) 491 (5.21) 3,857 (78.06) 78 (1.39) 279 (4.45) 827 (11.07) 372 (5.03)
Mobility resources (%)
 Ride from family/friends or paid help 34.46 86.34 80.47 .001 36.25 67.96 87.66 87.53 74.0 <.001
 Walking or using a wheelchair/scooter 52.51 47.21 58.75 <.001 54.15 36.11 40.56 45.62 57.51 <.001
 Public transportation 6.19 15.65 28.39 <.001 6.28 4.37 7.49 15.38 26.18 <.001
 Taxi 3.39 9.27 13.43 <.001 3.32 4.82 4.55 8.77 16.18 <.001
 Van/shuttle services 1.30 10.75 16.16 <.001 1.20 7.22 15.65 14.37 16.64 <.001
 Other 8.10 2.15 1.41 <.001 9.40 2.82 3.70 2.82 3.29 <.001
 Ride from family and walking 17.23 39.01 44.97 <.001 18.99 19.45 34.43 37.03 40.82 <.001
 Ride from family and public transportation 2.74 9.06 18.91 <.001 6.28 4.37 7.49 15.38 26.18 <.001
 Ride from family and taxi 1.44 6.01 8.50 <.001 1.18 3.63 3.68 5.50 10.51 <.001
 Ride from family and van/shuttle services 0.94 9.17 10.67 <.001 0.79 5.52 13.42 11.19 11.52 <.001
 Walking and public transportation 5.10 13.59 24.37 <.001 5.31 4.37 7.49 13.53 24.72 <.001
 Walking and taxi 2.62 7.46 11.26 <.001 2.62 4.82 3.61 6.57 13.25 <.001
 Walking and van/shuttle services 0.69 6.67 9.52 <.001 0.67 4.73 9.58 8.49 11.25 <.001
 Public transportation and taxi 2.06 5.67 7.30 <.001 2.16 2.81 2.01 5.70 9.46 <.001
 Ride from family and walking and public  transportation 2.22 7.72 15.27 <.001 2.29 2.90 5.65 7.89 11.10 <.001
Transportation-caused barriers (%) toa
 Visiting family/friends not coresiding n/a 15.60 11.56 .094 n/a n/a 16.47 15.28 12.45 .390
 Attending religious services n/a 15.13 12.87 .255 n/a n/a 13.85 14.68 13.55 .870
 Attending clubs/classes/organized activities n/a 12.49 9.05 .088 n/a n/a 13.33 11.88 8.38 .274
 Going out for enjoyment n/a 12.88 9.60 .070 n/a n/a 12.58 12.08 8.18 .166

Notes: n/a = not applicable.

aTime frame was during the preceding month.