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The relationship between well-being and transport has been mainly discussed in theoretical and qualitative terms. The objective of this paper is to provide empirical evidence through a quantitative analysis of people’s well-being, measured by subjective well-being, and the transport disadvantage, considering mobility variables and self-reported access limitations or barriers. Using data collected from 241 people from four neighborhoods in Concepción, Chile, structural equation models were estimated, showing the existence of relationships between the generated variables and well-being was empirically demonstrated. The analysis included as key dimensions not only the people’s travel behavior, but also their knowledge and experience in non- mandatory activities, as well as their satisfaction with life as a cognitive component of wellbeing. The analyses from the models suggest that access barriers to non-mandatory activities had almost no direct correlation with the different components of wellbeing, with the exception of transport and activity costs, but only for low-income people. This result reinforces previous findings in the literature regarding the importance of social exclusion as a mediating variable between the relationship of transportation disadvantage and well-being.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD40 Standing Committee on Transportation and Sustainability.

18-01861

English

18p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Accessibility; Health; Mental condition; Psychological aspects; Transportation disadvantaged persons

Concepción, Chile

Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General)

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-01861

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:28AM