Abstract
China has become an aging society. Aging in place is an important option for the elderly people in China due to the influence of Chinese tradition. Communities are the environment where the elderly people spend most of their time. The walking space in the communities is important for the safety of the elderly people. The research studied the safety of walking space of the elderly people living in the communities by using the data collected by observation, interviews and questionnaire surveys. The results identified three types of risks which are caused by pavements, public facilities and surrounding environment based on the qualitative analysis. The results of the quantitative analysis by using SPSS 19.0 found that the risks are highest in surrounding environment than the pavements and public facilities. The public facilities have the lowest risks. The findings of this study provide knowledge for future transformation of the old communities and the planning of new communities.
Highlights
According to the sixth national census [1], as of November 1, 2010, China’s elderly people over 60 years of age reached 178 million, accounting for 13.26% of the total population
The walking space in the communities is important for the safety of the elderly people
The research studied the safety of walking space of the elderly people living in the communities by using the data collected by observation, interviews and questionnaire surveys
Summary
According to the sixth national census [1], as of November 1, 2010, China’s elderly people over 60 years of age reached 178 million, accounting for 13.26% of the total population. Of which over the age of 65 for the elderly people reached 119 million, accounting for 8.87% of the total population. This paper attempts to study the problems that may be dangerous to the activities of the elderly in the community. On the basis of previous studies, through the questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, with the method of qualitative analysis to make sure the security risks of the community may be dangerous to the elderly’s walking space. Attempts have been made to minimize the number of nociceptive events that may be encountered in the course of walking for the elderly, to promote the walking environment of the elderly, to reduce the risk of predicting
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