Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the participants obtained from the questionnaire.
| Variables | Description | Type | Levels | Mean | SD | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver demographics | ||||||
| Age | – | Con | – | 25.25 | 3.08 | – |
| Gender | – | Cat | 2 | – | – | – |
| Male | 1 | – | – | – | – | 69.81 |
| Female * | 2 | – | – | – | – | 30.19 |
| Driving history | ||||||
| Years of driving | – | Con | – | 3.02 | 2.27 | – |
| Driven kilometers | – | Cat | 3 | – | – | – |
| 0–5000 km * | 1 | – | – | – | – | 79.25 |
| 5000–10,000 km | 2 | – | – | – | – | 9.43 |
| >10,000 km | 3 | – | – | – | – | 11.32 |
| Crash involvement history in the last three years | – | Cat | 3 | – | – | – |
| None * | 1 | – | – | – | – | 96.23 |
| Once | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1.89 |
| More than once | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1.89 |
| Traffic accidents due to mobile phone use | – | Cat | 3 | – | – | – |
| None * | 1 | – | – | – | – | 100 |
| Once | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| More than once | 3 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Mobile phone use habits | ||||||
| Frequency of speech-based texting use while driving | – | Cat | 3 | – | – | – |
| None or less * | 1 | – | – | – | – | 39.62 |
| Sometimes | 2 | – | – | – | – | 41.51 |
| Frequently | 3 | – | – | – | – | 18.87 |
| Frequency of handheld texting use while driving | – | Cat | 3 | – | – | – |
| None or less * | 1 | – | – | – | – | 64.15 |
| Sometimes | 2 | – | – | – | – | 33.96 |
| Frequently | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1.89 |
Note. Cat = categorical variable, Con = continuous variable; SD = Standard Deviation; * Reference category.