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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Accid Anal Prev. 2008 Dec 25;41(2):246–252. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.11.003

Table 2.

Gender differences in reported and control samples

Reported (R)
2001–2005
Control (C)
2.8:1 Match to Reported Cases on Gender & Birth Year
n = 4,100
(2,553 living 12/06)
n = 11,615
(7,770 living 12/06)

Male Female Male Female

Median Birth Year
(Mean Age at DA 1)
1922
80 (SD = 9.5)
1922
80 (9)
1922 1922
Age Difference NS

Living Driver
(as of ~12/06 – ~3/07)
55% 71.5% 61.7% 73%
R,CF>M*

Urban Location 66.7% 69.5% Unavailable Unavailable
RF>M*

Any (1+) Listed Traffic Convictions 11.5% 5.3% Unavailable Unavailable
R - M>F*

Valid Driver License
(of living drivers in 12/06 only)
3% 1.8% 69% 66%

Any Crash as Driver
(1993–2007)
52.8% 43.6% 30% 23.4%
R,CM>F*

Multiple (2+) Crashes as Driver (1993–007) 23.7% 16.9% 8.9% 5.5%
R,CM>F*

Crash as Driver—Before Reporting Period Driver (1993–1999) 30.1% 23.8% 20.6% 15.2%
R,CM>F*

Crash as Driver—Proximate to Reporting Period (2000–2007) 36.3% 30.1% 13.8% 10.8%
R,CM>F*

Crash as Driver—Recent Before Report (0–6 months before Department Action 1) 32% 30% NA NA
NS
*

Statistically significantly different at the p < 0.001 level; NS not statistically significantly different. R,C indicates both reported and controls. F>M (M>F) indicates females (males) are statistically significantly greater than males (females). NA indicates Not Applicable.