Abstract
This article examines spatial aspects of the grocery shopping behaviors of the ambulatory urban elderly. Hypotheses are formulated and tested to discover whether these behaviors vary between (a) the downtown elderly and their suburban counterparts, and (b) the young-old and the old-old. The data are based on a questionnaire/interview survey of samples of elderly residents of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The findings disclose that the elderly's grocery shopping is mainly confined to the home neighborhood regardless of the types of outlet available locally. As a result, the downtown elderly are spatially disadvantaged because they lack a competitively priced local supermarket and are often deprived of access to automobile transportation. The results also reveal only moderate disparities between the behaviors of the young-old and the old-old. A separate analysis reveals that the elderly's grocery shopping trips are frequently linked to other activities. In light of the findings, policy recommendations are offered.
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