“Perhaps the most counterintuitive finding in the cross-tabs involves transportation. We noted in the first article that 22% of Pennsylvanians say a lack of reliable transportation has kept them from medical appointments or other daily necessities in the past year. What the topline number obscures is that this problem is almost entirely concentrated among younger adults. About 35% of Pennsylvanians under 40 report transportation as a barrier, compared to 17% of those in their 50s, 11% of those in their 60s, and just 4% of those 70 and older. Policymakers tend to think of transportation access as primarily a senior issue. The data suggest it’s actually the reverse.”
