本文關注在老年農民的休閒活動，藉由外埔鄉的經驗研究，以問卷調查與統計分析探討老年農民的休閒偏好與休閒阻礙。研究發現，近五成老農每天起床後到田裡工作，每天工作時間在4小時以內最多，休閒活動則以看電視為主，與朋友鄰居聊天者亦佔七成左右，日常休閒活動時間則在1~2小時之間，近六成老農沒有出國休閒旅遊經驗，而參加休閒活動以能夠增進情感，並且以家庭、村中的小型社會型態為主。在休閒阻礙方面，由於外出旅遊機會少，因此對旅遊地點的環境安全便利、同伴有無……等因素最關心，而阻礙來源主要是社會環境阻礙，如交通不便、太過擁擠、不安全及缺乏同伴等因素；此外，也因家中有老幼婦孺需要照顧也成為主要阻礙。此外，在「社交聯誼偏好者」方面，受到許多老農的認同；因此本文建議相關機關應該注重此問題，加強村里基礎建設，使村里有足夠的休憩場所。除了「社會環境阻礙」因素之外，「個人技術阻礙」也是另一個重要因素；因鮮少出門旅遊而產生的畏懼及害羞，進而失去信心的情形，應該透過農會及農政相關單位多舉辦外出的活動，以使老農們有更優質的休閒生活。

In this study, the questionnaire was conducted to acquire the preference and limitation of recreation for elder farmers and it can be the guideline for planning of recreation activities in the future. The results show that the average working hours for farmers in Wai-pu are 4 to 8 hours per day. The daily recreation time is about 1 to 2 hours, such as watching TV and chatting with neighbors and those activities can be more than 70% of probability. There are less than 40% of farmers with foreign tourism experience. The activities which the farmers participate are both emotional elevating and social related. They mostly care about the accessibility and companion, and traffic, crowding, unsafety and lack of companion are limitation for recreation. For policy making, the upgrading of township infrastructure for recreation is critical. The limitation related to personal factors is also important, such as shine, fear and without travel experience. So the local farmer organization should organize more activities for farmers.