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. 2023 Jun 23;15(6):e40864. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40864

Table 4. Predictors of distracted driving behavior among adults.

*Independent t-test was used. #Fisher's exact test was used.

Variables History of distracted driving P-value
Yes No
n % n %
Age*  25.70±11.617  24.45±10.118 0.270
Gender Male 65 33.9 127 66.1 0.672
Female 67 31.8 144 68.2
Religion Hindu 109 31.0 243 69 0.019#
Christian 19 54.3 16 45.47
Muslim 4 25.0 12 75
Place of residence Urban 110 34.1 213 65.9 0.289
Rural 22 27.5 58 72.5
Socio-economic status Class 1 9 23.7 29 76.3 0.122
Class 2 11 22.9 37 77.1
Class 3 38 41.3 54 58.7
Class 4 45 35.2 83 64.8
Class 5 29 29.9 68 70.1
Frequency of driving Almost every day 50 36.5 87 63.5 0.077
Few days a month 43 32.1 91 67.9
Few days a week 30 37.0 51 63
Few days a year 9 17.6 42 82.4
Type of vehicle Two-wheelers 89 28.9 219 71.1 0.001#
Three-wheelers 3 100.0 0 0
Four-wheelers 40 43.5 52 56.5
Cell phone use Yes 113 42 156 58 0.0001
No 19 14.2 115 85.8