Table 4.

Distribution of driver- and crash-related factors among at-fault drivers, overall and for drivers under 21 years of age, as determined using the moving violation (MV) and driver action (DA) methods, New Jersey, 2010–2011.

	All Drivers			Drivers Under 21 Years of Age
	MV Method N=24,858 (%)	DA Method N=70,695 (%)	Difference (MV-DA)	MV Method N=18,399 (%)	DA Method N=51,756 (%)	Difference (MV-DA)
Age (years)
≤17	21.0	20.9	0.1	28.4	28.5	−0.1
18–20	53.0	52.3	0.7	71.6	71.5	0.1
21–24	4.0	4.1	−0.1	N/A	N/A
25–64	18.9	19.1	−0.2	N/A	N/A
≥65	3.1	3.6	−0.5	N/A	N/A
Gender
Male	58.4	54.5	3.9	59.7	54.6	5.1
Female	41.6	45.5	−3.9	40.3	45.4	−5.1
License status
Permit	N/A	N/A		1.4	1.6	−0.2
Intermediate (restricted)	N/A	N/A		53.4	53.1	0.3
Full (unrestricted)	N/A	N/A		43.7	44.1	−0.4
Suspended/unlicensed	N/A	N/A		1.5	1.2	0.3
Number of vehicles involved
Single-vehicle	15.1	12.0	3.1	20.3	16.4	3.9
Multi-vehicle	84.9	88.0	−3.1	79.7	83.6	−3.9
Crash involved a moderate or greater severity injury
Yes	36.5	26.2	10.3	36.1	26.5	9.6
No	63.5	73.8	−10.3	63.9	73.5	−9.6
Passenger status
Peer passengers only (14–20 years old)	N/A	N/A		26.1	23.5	2.6
Other passenger combinations	N/A	N/A		8.0	8.5	−0.5
Driving alone	N/A	N/A		65.9	68.0	−2.1
Time of crash
5:00am –4:00pm	51.5	53.1	−1.6	51.0	52.7	−1.7
4:01pm – 11:00pm	41.0	41.6	−0.6	40.5	41.4	−0.9
11:01pm – 4:59am	7.5	5.4	2.1	8.5	5.9	2.6

Abbreviations: DA, driver action; MV, moving violation.