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Legacy Publication

Legacy ID
1011
Show Effective Date
On
Significant Regulatory Guidance
No

Travel Patterns of Older Americans with Disabilities

Travel Patterns of Older Americans with Disabilities

Meg Sweeney

Abstract

There are currently about 35 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. and this number is projected to double by 2030 (U.S. Census Bureau). Medical and health impairments associated with this population...

Air Passenger Opinions on Security Screening Procedures

Air Passenger Opinions on Security Screening Procedures

One in three adults in the United States took an airline flight departing from a domestic airport between December 2003 and November 2004 (table 1), and 90 percent of these passengers expressed satisfaction with airport security...