TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Take up and use of subsidised public transport: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
JO  - Journal of transport and health
A1  - Laverty, Anthony A.
A1  - Millett, Christopher
A1  - Webb, Elizabeth
SP  - 179
EP  - 182
VL  - 8
IS  - 
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 2214-1405
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -