Repeated survey analysis reveals shifting daily activity patterns and stable weekday travel in older adults, suggesting key baseline trends for forecasting elderly transit demand.
This study measures older adults’ activity change in duration and timing across five Korean Time Use Surveys (2004–2024) in one of the fastest-aging OECD societies. Weekday personal care (+28 minutes) and sport (+15) rose while social interaction (−20) fell; Sunday changes were parallel, mostly larger (work −43). Weekday travel time held near 72 minutes throughout; only Sunday travel fell (−12). In timing, sport and religion re-timed most among common activities (religion: weekdays only), and sleep changed little. Duration and timing were not significantly related (ρ = −0.35); the record offers aging societies an empirical reference for forecasting elderly travel demand.
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