@article{ref1,
title="Take up and use of subsidised public transport: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing",
journal="Journal of transport and health",
year="2018",
author="Laverty, Anthony A. and Millett, Christopher and Webb, Elizabeth",
volume="8",
number="",
pages="179-182",
abstract="Background Since 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.  Methods Data 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.  Results Of 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).  Discussion Take up of the free bus pass is equitable across groups, and is strongly linked to public transport use among older people.<p />",
language="en",
issn="2214-1405",
doi="10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004"
}