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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma. 2011 Jul;71(1):217–222. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318208f874

Table 1. Sociodemographic Profile Between Severe and Non-severe Injured Drivers.

Severe Injury (%)
(n=1019)
Non-severe injury (%)
(n=4641)
Average Age (yrs) 38 33.8
Gender
 Male 78.5 70.6
 Female 21.5 24
 Unknown 0 5.4
Race
 White 70.1 60.5
 Black 13.8 18.8
 Hispanic 14.7 13.4
 Other 1.5 3.6
 Unknown 0 3.8
Insurance Status
 Insured 7.3 9.9
 Uninsured 92.7 90.1
Location
 Rural 35.4 25.7
 Urban 64.6 74.3
Ownership Status
 Owner 55.7 46.8
 Non-owner 44.3 53.2
Driver Licenses
 Class A 2.1 2
 Class B 1.3 1
 Class C 1.2 1.9
 Class D/ Chauffeur 4 4.5
 Class E/ Operator 57.6 56.7
 Class E/ Restricted operator 2.6 3.3
 None 30.8 23
 Unknown 0.5 7.6

Driver License Classifications

Class A: Commercial motor vehicles – trucks or truck combinations with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 lbs or more provided towed vehicle is more than 10, 000lbs

Class B: Commercial motor vehicles- straight trucks with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or more.

Class C: Vehicles transporting placardable amounts of hazardous materials, or vehicles designed to transport more than 15 persons including the driver. GVWR of less than 26,001 lbs

Class D/ Chauffeur: Non commercial license, equivalent to Class E license (see below) required to drive a taxi, limo or other form of transportation for hire

Class E/ Operator: Any non-commercial motor vehicles with GVWR less than 26,001 lbs, including passenger cars, 15 passenger vans including the driver, trucks or recreational vehicles and two or three wheel motor vehicles 50cc or less.

Class E/ Restricted: Any vehicles listed under Class E operated by a person 15yrs of age, or person's learning to drive