Child characteristics | | |
Age (years) | | |
0–3 | 28.5 | 847 |
4–8 | 32.3 | 1241 |
9–12 | 22.9 | 1005 |
13–15 | 16.3 | 842 |
Sex | | |
Boy | 49.5 | 1911 |
Girl | 50.5 | 2028 |
Restraint use | | |
Appropriate | 63.8 | 2288 |
Inappropriate | 32.7 | 1357 |
Unrestrained | 3.0 | 265 |
Unknown | 0.4 | 29 |
Seating row | | |
Front | 23.3 | 1223 |
Rear | 76.7 | 2708 |
Driver characteristics | | |
Age (years) | | |
⩽19 | 4.1 | 347 |
20–24 | 4.1 | 189 |
25–34 | 36.1 | 1262 |
35–44 | 40.1 | 1520 |
45 or older | 15.6 | 616 |
Relation to child | | |
Father | 22.0 | 751 |
Mother | 56.2 | 2076 |
Non-parent | 6.7 | 323 |
Unknown | 15.2 | 789 |
Familiarity with trip route | | |
Yes | 95.5 | 2336 |
No | 4.4 | 123 |
In vehicle usually driven | | |
Yes | 87.1 | 3490 |
No | 12.7 | 444 |
Unknown | 0.2 | 5 |
Crash characteristics | | |
Near an intersection | | |
Yes | 49.0 | 2035 |
No | 50.7 | 1894 |
Unknown | 0.3 | 10 |
Vehicle type | | |
Passenger cars | 46.5 | 2099 |
Large vans | 4.2 | 134 |
Pick up trucks | 6.6 | 227 |
SUVs | 16.5 | 581 |
Passenger vans | 26.2 | 898 |
Collision type | | |
Another vehicle | 81.1 | 3173 |
Object | 17.1 | 650 |
Other | 14.0 | 106 |
Crash time | | |
Morning (6:00am–9:59am) | 12.6 | 567 |
Daytime (10:00am–6:59 pm) | 71.3 | 2673 |
Night-time (7:00pm–5:59am) | 16.1 | 688 |
Trip characteristics | | |
Purpose | | |
Shopping/running errands | 30.0 | 1088 |
Transporting | 35.6 | 1481 |
Recreation | 27.1 | 1057 |
Other | 7.3 | 313 |
Minutes from home | | |
⩽10 | 59.5 | 2351 |
11–30 | 30.6 | 1138 |
31–60 | 5.1 | 241 |
More than 1 hour | 4.8 | 183 |
Posted speed limit | | |
⩽30 mph | 29.8 | 835 |
35–45 mph | 46.4 | 1628 |
⩾50 mph | 23.8 | 921 |
Road type | | |
Divided highway | 20.9 | 889 |
Non-divided highway | 8.8 | 435 |
Local road | 56.0 | 2271 |
Parking lot/other | 14.3 | 329 |
Number of passengers* | | |
1 child | 27.1 | 1072 |
2 | 34.7 | 1347 |
⩾3 | 38.1 | 1520 |
Total | 100 | 3939 |