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. 2010 Oct 13;4:35–51. doi: 10.4137/SART.S5414

Table 3.

Number and percentage of drivers who used specific avoidance approaches: by drinking level and whether drove intoxicated.

Avoidance strategy All Drinking level Drove when felt intoxicated

Light/infrequent Moderate Heavy P-value Yes No P-value

N 561 143 165 253 213 348
Any strategy N used 498 111 153 234 <0.0001 201 297 0.0021
% 88.8 77.6 92.7 92.5 94.4 85.3
Bus N used 30 3 7 20 0.0419 17 13 0.0066
% 5.3 2.1 4.2 7.9 8.0 3.7
Free cab N used 44 3 10 31 0.0005 14 30 0.3102
% 7.8 2.1 6.1 12.3 6.6 8.6
Paid cab N used 139 10 34 95 <0.0001 58 81 0.3930
% 24.8 7.0 20.6 37.5 27.2 23.3
Stayed wore off N used 207 35 72 100 0.0107 103 104 <0.0001
% 36.9 24.5 43.6 39.5 48.4 29.9
Sober driver N used 335 69 103 163 0.0002 142 193 0.0310
% 59.7 48.3 62.4 64.4 66.7 55.5
Drink driver* N used 240 29 73 138 <0.0001 131 109 <0.0001
% 42.8 20.3 44.2 54.5 61.5 31.3
Walked N used 111 15 26 70 <0.0001 50 61 0.1221
% 19.8 10.5 15.8 27.7 23.5 17.5
Stayed night N used 216 34 55 127 <0.0001 112 104 <0.0001
% 38.5 23.8 33.3 50.2 52.6 29.9
Drank less N used 234 40 80 114 <0.0001 113 121 < 0.0001
% 41.7 28.0 48.5 45.1 53.1 34.8
Did not drink N used 212 44 75 93 0.0006 88 124 0.2002
% 37.8 30.8 45.5 36.8 41.3 35.6
Stayed home N used 195 41 58 96 0.1259 85 110 0.0342
% 34.8 28.7 35.2 37.9 39.9 31.6

Note:

*

Drink driver refers to a driver who drank less than the respondent.