Travel Patterns of the Physically Disabled in Jos: Travel patterns of the physically disabled was a research carried out in jos - Couverture souple

Abdullahi, Ibrahim; Bombom S., Leonard

 
9783659236976: Travel Patterns of the Physically Disabled in Jos: Travel patterns of the physically disabled was a research carried out in jos
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659236977 ISBN 13 : 9783659236976
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Travel Patterns of the Physically Disabled explored most of the daily activities of the physically disabled especially their travels. Their trips to work, schools, their trips for shoppings etc. the problems they face especially how they are unable to use to use transportation means ond modes like every other persons who are not physically disabled.This study of the travel patterns of the physically disabled was carried out in Jos. The group of the physically disabled used include the blind, the crippled and the lepers. A combination of questionnaire administration, focus group discussion and direct observations was employed to collect all necessary data for analysis. The study took a sample of 206 physically disabled and the systematic and stratified random sampling techniques were used at various stages of the data collection processes. Most physically disabled (68%) were engaged in begging, 7.7% were civil servants, and about 55.3% of them were not formally educated. Generally though, the physically disabled also use other public transport means it was also gathered that the most popular means of travel employed by the physically disabled was walking on foot, 48.5% of them empl

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Travel Patterns of the Physically Disabled explored most of the daily activities of the physically disabled especially their travels. Their trips to work, schools, their trips for shoppings etc. the problems they face especially how they are unable to use to use transportation means ond modes like every other persons who are not physically disabled.This study of the travel patterns of the physically disabled was carried out in Jos. The group of the physically disabled used include the blind, the crippled and the lepers. A combination of questionnaire administration, focus group discussion and direct observations was employed to collect all necessary data for analysis. The study took a sample of 206 physically disabled and the systematic and stratified random sampling techniques were used at various stages of the data collection processes. Most physically disabled (68%) were engaged in begging, 7.7% were civil servants, and about 55.3% of them were not formally educated. Generally though, the physically disabled also use other public transport means it was also gathered that the most popular means of travel employed by the physically disabled was walking on foot, 48.5% of them empl

Biographie de l'auteur

Ibrahim Abdullahi is a lecturer with Taraba State University. He is interested in population studies with special emphasy in medical geography.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659236977
ISBN 13 
9783659236976
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
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