Table 1

 Relationship between reporting rates and demographic, road user and injury severity factors

FactorsReporting rate (%)
Demographic factors
Age (χ2 = 171.224, df = 1, p = 0.000)
    <16 years33.6
    ⩾16 years64.5
Gender (χ2 = 0.983, df = 1, p = 0.321)
    Male58.2
    Female60.1
Road user factors
Role of casualty (χ2 = 367.774, df = 7, p = 0.000)
    Driver80.6
    Front-seat passenger76.4
    Back-seat passenger52.7
    Public transport passenger61.3
    Motorcyclist71.5
    Cyclist33.0
    Pedestrian64.6
    Unknown68.8
Injury severity factors
ISS (χ2 = 13.854, df = 1, p = 0.000)
    <1058.2
    ⩾1075.2
Hospital stay (χ2 = 16.622, df = 1, p = 0.000)
    <1 week58.1
    ⩾1 week75.0