Distribution of restraint status by trip characteristics among children under age 9 years (unweighted, n = 2088)
| Unweighted, n (weighted, %) | Appropriate restraint (unweighted, n = 883) weighted, % (unweighted, n) | Inappropriate restraint (unweighed, n = 1117) weighted, % (unweighted, n) | No restraint (unweighted, n = 79) weighted, % (unweighted, n) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: due to missing data, the total unweighted number for each characteristic may not add up to 2088. | |||||
| Child’s age (years) | <0.001 | ||||
| <1 | 204 (12.2) | 77.5 (142) | 22.5 (61) | 0.02 (1) | |
| 1–3 | 643 (34.8) | 93.8 (587) | 5.4 (49) | 0.9 (6) | |
| 4–8 | 1241 (53.1) | 17.9 (154) | 78.6 (1007) | 3.6 (72) | |
| Driver’s age (years) | 0.14 | ||||
| ⩽25 | 263 (10.9) | 59.4 (131) | 39.6 (124) | 1.1 (8) | |
| >25 | 1821 (89.1) | 50.5 (749) | 47.1 (992) | 2.4 (71) | |
| Crash time | 0.15 | ||||
| Morning (6:00am–9:59am) | 321 (13.7) | 50.9 (139) | 47.3 (165) | 1.8 (16) | |
| Daytime (10:00am–6:59pm) | 1454 (71.5) | 53.7 (634) | 44.0 (760) | 2.3 (52) | |
| Night-time (7:00pm–5:59am) | 310 (14.8) | 42.5 (109) | 55.4 (190) | 2.1 (11) | |
| Trip purpose | 0.19 | ||||
| Shopping/errands | 623 (32.0) | 52.1 (275) | 45.8 (323) | 2.1 (21) | |
| Transporting | 841 (38.6) | 55.3 (371) | 43.3 (439) | 1.5 (30) | |
| Recreation | 454 (22.0) | 43.7 (167) | 53.0 (267) | 3.3 (18) | |
| Other | 170 (7.4) | 53.2 (70) | 43.5 (88) | 3.3 (10) | |
| Trip purpose | 0.03 | ||||
| Recreational | 454 (22.0) | 43.7 (167) | 53.0 (267) | 3.3 (18) | |
| Non-recreational | 1634 (78.0) | 53.8 (716) | 44.3 (850) | 1.9 (61) | |
| Number of passengers | <0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 514 (25.7) | 59.0 (247) | 40.5 (254) | 0.5 (13) | |
| 2 | 763 (36.2) | 54.0 (333) | 43.4 (397) | 2.6 (31) | |
| ⩾3 | 811 (38.1) | 44.2 (303) | 52.8 (466) | 3.0 (35) | |