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10+ 16 15.2% <br />(blank) 33 31.4% <br /> <br />Almost 85% of ail trips for the surveyed group are less than 10 miles. The majority of those <br />trips are between 5 and 10 miles. On the surface this appears to be a favorable indicator in <br />regards to establishing short/mid distance, economical transit routes (assuming that there is a <br />high degree of common travel corridors/trip destinations). While sprawl is being discussed in <br />many circles currently, elderly populations frequently concentrate in more densely populated <br />are, as and service points (nursing homes for example) that are more serviceable by transit. <br /> <br />In what city or town do you llve? <br /> <br />Bishop Lane I 0.6% <br />Concord 113 63. 1% <br />Harrisburg 10 5.6 % <br />Kannapolis 45 25.1% <br />Mt. Pleasant 4 2.255 <br />Stanfield 2 1.1 55 <br />Midland 2 1.1% <br />Blank 2 1.1% <br /> <br />Almost 9 of every 10 respondents live in either Kannapolis or Concord. Once again, this <br />concentration of the sample may be indicative of the overall population in this age group and <br />points to some logical service points for new routes. <br /> <br />Age <br /> <br />60-65 18 10.1% <br />66-70 29 16/2 % <br />71-75 29 16.2% <br />76-80 42 23.5 % <br />81-85 26 14.5% <br />Over 85 29 16.2 % <br /> <br />Over 30% of the respondents are over 80 years of age. This segment of the "very elderly' <br />population will increase in percentage terms in the years to come and will generally be more <br />active and mobile. Transit agencies will have the opportunity to serve ever increasing numbers <br /> <br />Gannett Fleming <br />ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS <br /> <br /> <br />