@article{Laverty:2018:10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004,
author = {Laverty, AA and Millett, C and Webb, E},
doi = {10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004},
journal = {Journal of Transport and Health},
pages = {179--182},
title = {Take up and use of subsidised public transport: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004},
volume = {8},
year = {2018}
}

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AB  - BackgroundSince 2006 England has had a bus pass scheme which provides free bus travel for older people. The scheme is universal but there are questions over whether take up is equitable.MethodsData come from waves 6 and 7 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing collected in 2012 and 2014. Logistic regression assessed factors associated with take up of a free bus pass by 2014 among eligible people without a pass in 2012, and associations of this with public transport use in 2014.ResultsOf those eligible for a free bus pass in 2012, 16.1% did not have one. 18.8% of these people had taken up a bus pass by 2014. Take up was equitable according to wealth and other individual characteristics but was more common among people retiring from paid work (AOR 2.33, p = 0.025), and moving house (AOR 2.76, p = 0.014). People who took up a free bus pass were more likely to use public transport in 2014 (AOR 3.23, p < 0.001).DiscussionTake up of the free bus pass is equitable across groups, and is strongly linked to public transport use among older people.
AU  - Laverty,AA
AU  - Millett,C
AU  - Webb,E
DO  - 10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004
EP  - 182
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 2214-1405
SP  - 179
TI  - Take up and use of subsidised public transport: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
T2  - Journal of Transport and Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/56278
VL  - 8
ER  - 

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