Table 1.
Sample characteristics of drivers during Songkran festival
| |
Total |
Non-seatbelt use of driver |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| All |
13722 |
|
3879 |
28.4 |
| Male |
10603 |
77.4 |
3160 |
29.9 |
| Female |
3095 |
22.6 |
719 |
23.3 |
| Age (by self-report) |
|
|
|
|
| <18 |
180 |
1.3 |
85 |
47.5 |
| 18–25 |
2379 |
17.4 |
803 |
33.8 |
| 26–59 |
10950 |
79.9 |
2922 |
26.8 |
| 60 or more |
191 |
1.4 |
63 |
33.2 |
|
Type of car |
|
|
|
|
| Mini-truck |
6948 |
50.7 |
2157 |
31.1 |
| Saloon |
5416 |
39.6 |
1326 |
24.5 |
| Mini bus |
965 |
7.0 |
209 |
21.7 |
| Truck |
365 |
2.7 |
179 |
49.0 |
|
Region |
|
|
|
|
| North |
3575 |
26.1 |
1196 |
33.5 |
| Central |
3455 |
25.2 |
1057 |
30.2 |
| Northeast |
3333 |
24.3 |
427 |
14.4 |
| South |
3359 |
24.5 |
1151 |
34.3 |
|
Data collection time |
|
|
|
|
| 07.00-09.00 |
3897 |
28.4 |
1114 |
28.7 |
| 13.00-15.00 |
3914 |
28.5 |
1158 |
29.7 |
| 17.00-19.00 |
3918 |
28.6 |
1019 |
26.1 |
| 22.00-24.00 |
1993 |
14.5 |
530 |
29.7 |
|
Date of data collection |
|
|
|
|
| 13 April 2007 |
3401 |
24.8 |
1065 |
31.5 |
| 14 April |
3435 |
25.0 |
1030 |
30.0 |
| 15 April |
3442 |
25.1 |
860 |
25.0 |
| 16 April 2007 |
3444 |
24.1 |
926 |
27.0 |
|
Location of data collection |
|
|
|
|
| Main road in town |
4677 |
34.1 |
1569 |
33.7 |
| Roads out of town |
4623 |
33.7 |
1333 |
28.9 |
| Highway | 4422 | 32.2 | 979 | 22.2 |