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