Open AccessThe Impact of a Free Older Persons’ Bus Pass on Active Travel and Regular Walking in England
Author(s) -
Sophie Coronini-Cronberg,
Christopher Millett,
Anthony A Laverty,
Elizabeth Webb
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300946
Subject(s) - confidence interval , disadvantaged , medicine , demography , public health , odds ratio , population , logistic regression , public transport , cohort , gerontology , environmental health , nursing , sociology , political science , law
We assessed the potential public health benefit of the National Bus Pass, introduced in 2006, which permits free local bus travel for older adults (≥ 60 years) in England.