Journal Abbreviation : ‘J. Odor Indoor Environ.’ Frequency : Quarterly Doi Prefix : 10.15250/joie. ISSN : 2288-9167 (Print) / 2288-923X (Online) Year of Launching : 2014 Publisher : Korean Society of Odor Research and Engineering & Korean Society for Indoor Environment Indexed/Tracked/Covered By :
Time activity pattern assessment focused on transportation on subpopulation groups
Byoungjun Lee,Jung Heo,Seokyong Lee,Dayoung Jung,Jianfei Shuai,Sunshin Kim,Wonho Yang
1Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daeg 2Environmental Health Center for Hazardous Gas Exposure, Gumi Hospital,Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine
*Corresponding author : Tel : +82-53-850-3739 E-mail : whyang@cu.ac.kr
29 March 2015
24 May, 2015
30 May 2015.
Abstract
This study was a time activity pattern assessment focused on transportation in subpopulation groups using the‘Time-Use Survey’ conducted by the National Statistical Office in Korea in 2009. The time activity patterns oftransportation on weekdays were analyzed, looking at average travel time in Seoul, Gyeonggido and the wholecountry. Various subpopulation groups were classified such as students, the elderly, workers and housewives. Thepopulation of Gyeonggido had a higher average transportation time than that of Seoul. Workers showed the highestweekly average travel, while the students group showed the lowest tendency. The times spent in walking, bus,subway and taxi were the highest in areas other than Gyeonggido, where the use of private vehicles such as carwas higher. Therefore, exposure to hazardous air pollutants may vary depending on the transportation method andtime spent. This results indicate that time activity pattern assessment on transportation may be an important elementof exposure assessment.