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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: Accid Anal Prev. 2014 Jul 23;72:146–160. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.05.024

Table 2.

Distribution of Key Predictors for NASS-CDS by Age Group (years)

Age Group (yrs) Rao-Scott Chi Square
16-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 ≥75
Gender Female 48% 48% 51% 47% 43% X2(4)=4.8 p=0.32
Male 52% 52% 49% 53% 57%
deltaV (kph), Frontal Impacts ΔV <15 26% 28% 36% 37% 37% X2(12)=16.2, p=0.18
15≤ ΔV <30 56% 56% 51% 44% 52%
30≤ ΔV <45 15% 14% 11% 17% 8%
ΔV > 45 3% 2% 2% 2% 3%
deltaV (kph), Nearside Impacts ΔV <15 38% 55% 60% 45% 38% X2(12)=32.3, p=0.001
15≤ ΔV <30 46% 39% 35% 50% 50%
30≤ ΔV <45 14% 5% 4% 4% 7%
ΔV > 45 2% 1% 1% 1% 5%
deltaV (kph), Farside Impacts ΔV <15 43% 46% 65% 38% 37% X2(12)=36.8, p=0.0002
15≤ ΔV <30 46% 43% 30% 49% 50%
30≤ ΔV <45 9% 10% 4% 13% 9%
ΔV > 45 2% 1% 1% 0% 4%
N Quarter Turns (Rollover only) 1-2 54% 51% 60% 44% 35%
3-6 42% 44% 34% 53% 60%
7-10 4% 5% 6% 3% 5%
11-13 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
>13 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
BMI BMI < 18.5 4% 1% 1% 0% 1% X2(16)=216.7, p<0.0001
18.5≤BMI<25 50% 32% 27% 24% 28%
25<BMI≤30 35% 46% 44% 51% 60%
30<BMI≤35 7% 13% 20% 17% 8%
BMI>35 4% 8% 8% 8% 3%
Belt Use 3-point 87% 90% 92% 95% 94% X2(4)=30.6, p<0.0001
No 13% 10% 8% 5% 6%
Seat Location Driver 79% 86% 84% 81% 80% X2(4)=15.6, p=0.007
Passenger 21% 14% 16% 19% 20%
Multiple Severe Impacts No 96% 97% 97% 98% 98% X2(4)=9.8, p=0.044
Yes 4% 3% 3% 2% 2%
Vehicle Type Car 71% 53% 51% 59% 75% X2(12)=143.0, p<0.0001
Pickup 11% 17% 19% 9% 6%
Utility 16% 22% 20% 21% 9%
Van 2% 8% 10% 11% 10%
Crash Mode Farside 11% 13% 15% 18% 16% X2(16)=35.4, p=0.0009
Frontal 60% 61% 60% 58% 57%
Nearside 12% 13% 17% 18% 18%
Rollover 17% 13% 8% 6% 9%

* X2(n): The number n in parentheses refers to the number of degrees of freedom.