What we know today as elderliness or agedness is not a recent product it means that in the past the definition of elderliness was not based absolutely on age, but factors such as deformation of outward appearance and physical abilities which do not necessitate a particular age were considered as criteria for elderliness but there is a specific definition for elderliness today, “An age in which many people are retired from working and benefit from various welfare benefits such as retirement pensions” (Giddens, 1376: 653).
The world population is increasingly ageing while the greater share of this change is taking place in the first century of the third millennium and in the developing countries. According to the estimates of the United Nations, the worldelderly population will increase from the 10.5 per cent in 2007 to 21.8 per cent in 2050 (UN, 2006). Iran is also rapidly advancing toward ageing in a process of extensive and fast demographic changes in the last two decades, although it is behind countries such as China and South Korea.
Leisure-time studies are the product of a society where spending leisure time is an important factor in shaping individuals’ everyday life and identity. According to the traditional model, it is assumed that job and vocation determine individuals’ leisure-time. But gradually evidences for this assumption has been found and even uncertainty is growing about the efficiency of age, gender and social class variables for designating leisure-time behavior models. In reference to the development of the notion of lifestyle in leisure-time studies, John Kelley mentions that studies carried out during the 70s and 80s suggest that multivariable analysis using variables such as the individual’s age, gender and income can only account for five to ten per cent of the activities variances (Fazeli. 1382: 63).
According to the traditional model, individuals’ vocation and job are assumed to determine their leisure-time activities. But gradually there were found evidences substantiating this assumption and the efficiency of variables such as age, gender and social class for designating leisure-time activity models.
Before undertaking any planning, it is necessary to distinguish and understand the characteristics and features of the target society and examine its personal and economic characteristics in planning for choosing the type of place for spending leisure time. This research attempts to investigate effectiveness or ineffectiveness such personal factors as age, gender, education and marital status as well as economic factors such as income, type of house and former job have on the elderly of districts 2 and 3 of Isfahan in choosing the type of place where they would like to spend their leisure time.2- Methodology
In terms of purpose, this is an applied research in terms of relation between variables, it is of causative type and in regard to the data collection method, it is a survey carried out across two municipal districts of Isfahan using questionnaires. The population includes all the elderly living in districts 3 and 5 of Isfahan whom were selected using random sampling method from among the elderly of the aforementioned districts and were given the questionnaire. Since the elderly population of the two districts was not equal, sample size for each district was calculated by proportion operations (in proportion to the elderly population of each district). The population was in total 377 people obtained using Cochran method and based on the public population and housing census of 1385 differentiated by new municipal districts of Isfahan set by the Isfahan Province Deputy of Planning.

3- Discussion
Questions about age, gender, marital status, education and the type of job before elderliness and retirement, house type and incomes were asked. Then, with regard to the leisure-spending sites available in the city, activities and places more suitable to the elderly was chosen and asked about. The considered sites were divided into parks and recreational areas, cultural sites including cinemas, theatres, museums, cultural institutes and libraries, sport facilities, and religious centers.
In order to evaluate each of the sites pointed out in the research, statements were designed using Likert scale and necessary data were collected from the respondents using questionnaire technique. After respondents completed the questionnaires, data were analyzed using SPSS in two descriptive and inferential statistic levels to be used in examining the effect of personal and economic factors in the elderly’s choosing of leisure spending place according to the Pearson’s correlation text, Mann-Whitney test (U test) and Kruskal-Wallis correlation test (H test). Pearson correlation coefficient (r) is used when research variables are spatial in evaluation level. Pearson’s correlation coefficient is also called simple correlation coefficient which consists of an independent variable and a dependent variable (SA’ee. 1377: 159).
U test is used to compare the means of the two populations and H test is used to compare the means of two or more populations (Momeni, 1386: 41).
Questionnaire’s superficial and content validity was substantiated by professionals and its reliability by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.76 which indicates adequacy of reliability and suitability of data collection instrument.

4- Conclusion
From the tests we performed on descriptive data of the research such as age, gender, education, etc. and from the elderly’s remarks about the extent of using leisure sites, we concluded the following in respect to both economic and personal variables:
The elderly’s age variable influences their choosing the site they want to spend their leisure times in.
Education level of the elderly influences their choice and using of leisure spending sites.
The elderly’s gender influences choosing sport facilities, going to religious centers and using parks, but no influence on using cultural institutes was proved.
Noting that the obtained alpha was higher than what was expects, it can be said that marital status factor has no effect on choosing the leisure spending sites by the elderly.
The variable of job before elderliness influences using certain leisure spending sites.
The elderly’s income variable is effective in choosing all leisure sites pointed except for park going because it is free.
Current house type variable (apartment or detached house) influences only two variables of using religious centers and park going and does not influence using cultural and sport facilities.
After understanding the present condition of the elderly, their needs and likings and their opinion in choosing available sites for spending leisure times, it is necessary to think of strategies in order to improve and establish leisure-spending sites more well-suited and to the elderly.
In general, prior to implementation of any planning or establishment of any leisure-spending sites for the citizens of any district, an assessment of needs and relations must be done so that by having a deeper understanding of the dominant personal and economic characteristics of the target society, a more precise, appropriate and profitable planning might be decided.