Table 3 Designated driver and safe ride home practices of the 917 respondents.

	%
Been a designated driver in the last 12 months	66
Decided to be designated driver before went out*	84
Reasons for being a designated driver last time*
My turn	32
No one else would do it	11
To get home safely	8
Friend was drunk	4
Do not drink much/not drinking that night	19
Couldn't drink because was pregnant	3
Volunteered	10
Other	13
Number of drinks consumed last time were designated driver*
None	61
1	25
2	11
⩾3	3
Amount drunk last time served as designated driver*
Less than usual	77
About same as usual	21
More than usual	1
Been with someone else who served as designated driver in the last 12 months†	71
Did the designated driver drink†
Yes	40
Did you drink more on that occasion†
Yes	44
Number of drinks more than usually drink†
1	11
2	37
3	20
4–5	19
⩾6	13
Ever taken a taxi home after a night of drinking	34

*Among those who had been designated driver in last 12 months.

†Among those out with someone else who was designated driver.