Mode of Transportation
50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90+ Total
1 st
1 st
1 st
1 st
2 nd 1 st 3 rd 5 th
1 st
Drive my own car
2 nd 4 th 3 rd 5 th
2 nd 3 rd 2 nd 4 th 4 th 5 th 5 th
2 nd 3 rd 4 th
2 nd 3 rd 4 th
2 nd 3 rd 4 th
Family, friends, or neighbors
Multimodal Public transit
Walking or biking
5 th
5 th
4 th
5 th
Volunteer or other ride service Electric scooter or wheelchair
Do not leave house/No transportation
In Your Community – These next few questions are about your surrounding community.
National surveys commonly support the notion that adults would prefer to age at home and in their communities rather than relocating elsewhere or in a facility. On average, 80.1% of all survey respondents feel that the community in which they reside is a place where it is easy to remain at home, with 40.0% indicating that it is very easy and 40.1% indicating that is somewhat easy .
Somewhat easy
Age Category
Very easy
Not easy
Not sure
50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89
36.6% 39.0% 39.5% 42.0% 49.2% 40.0%
43.6% 38.4% 41.0% 42.0% 30.3% 40.1%
14.8% 16.8% 13.8% 11.5% 15.2% 14.4%
5.1% 5.8% 5.7% 4.5% 5.3% 5.4%
90+
Total
Social Engagement
Between 10 and 20 percent of all respondents across all age categories are dissatisfied with the extent to which they feel that community resources and services are inclusive of who they are, with feelings of dissatisfaction decreasing with age.
Satisfied with availability of inclusive services
Dissatisfied with availability of inclusive services
Age Category
Not sure
50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89
66.5% 64.7% 68.4% 72.5% 67.7% 67.8%
17.5% 20.1% 16.3% 13.7% 10.0% 16.8%
15.9% 15.1% 15.3% 13.8% 22.3% 15.3%
90+
Total
Region II: PCOA
Area Plan 2024-2027
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