TABLE 3.
Target Skill | Age Group | Response Distributiona |
Significanceb | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | |||
When stopped, look both ways (primary look) | Older (70–89) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4.17 | U = 102.5* |
Younger (25–55) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3.61 | ||
Take second look after starting turn (secondary look) | Older (70–89) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.33 | U = 100.0* |
Younger (25–55) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3.78 | ||
Increase speed if little time available to make turn | Older (70–89) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3.94 | U = 87.5* |
Younger (25–55) | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3.22 | ||
Scan far to left and right when approaching crosswalk | Older (70–89) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3.94 | U = 117.5 |
Younger (25–55) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3.55 | ||
Turn head and glance into target lane before changing lanes | Older (70–89) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4.17 | U = 101.0* |
Younger (25–55) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3.61 |
Response types: 1 = much less often, 2 = less often, 3 = about the same, 4 = more often, 5 = much more often.
Mann-Whitney U, n1 = 18 older participants and n2 = 18 younger participants in each analysis.
p < .05.