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The dimensions of mobilities: The spatial relationships between corporeal and digital mobilities

Sakari Taipale

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AdultMaleWorkAdolescentUrban PopulationSociology and Political ScienceMobilitiesSpatial organisationMovementCombined useTransportationEducationYoung AdultLeisure ActivitiesSex FactorsMultiple correspondence analysisSurveys and QuestionnairesHumansHuman ActivitiesInterpersonal RelationsSociologyta518Everyday lifeFinlandAgedBehaviorModels StatisticalCommunicationAge FactorsSocial Supportta5142Gender studiesMiddle Agedta5141Survey data collectionFemaleSmartphoneElectronicsOlder people

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Abstract The aim of this article is to study how the corporeal and digital mobilities are spatially organised in relation to each other in everyday life. The dimensions of mobilities are modelled by using survey data (N = 612) collected from Finland in 2011, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA). The results show that the combined use of corporeal and digital means of mobility affect the spatial organisation of mobilities only little. The results indicate that young people and students are more likely to benefit from their mobility in networking activities as they are equipped with a larger variety of mobility means than older people and pensioners. Lastly, women and people living in essentially urban areas are more likely to augment their physical travelling practices by using small-sized digital mobilities than men and people living in rural locations.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-01-28Social Science Research
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.10.003