Table 1 Sample characteristics of drivers during Songkran festival
From: Non-seatbelt use and associated factors among Thai drivers during Songkran festival
| Â | Total | Non-seatbelt use of driver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % |
All | 13722 | Â | 3879 | 28.4 |
Male | 10603 | 77.4 | 3160 | 29.9 |
Female | 3095 | 22.6 | 719 | 23.3 |
Age (by self-report) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<18 | 180 | 1.3 | 85 | 47.5 |
18–25 | 2379 | 17.4 | 803 | 33.8 |
26–59 | 10950 | 79.9 | 2922 | 26.8 |
60 or more | 191 | 1.4 | 63 | 33.2 |
Type of car | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mini-truck | 6948 | 50.7 | 2157 | 31.1 |
Saloon | 5416 | 39.6 | 1326 | 24.5 |
Mini bus | 965 | 7.0 | 209 | 21.7 |
Truck | 365 | 2.7 | 179 | 49.0 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
North | 3575 | 26.1 | 1196 | 33.5 |
Central | 3455 | 25.2 | 1057 | 30.2 |
Northeast | 3333 | 24.3 | 427 | 14.4 |
South | 3359 | 24.5 | 1151 | 34.3 |
Data collection time | Â | Â | Â | Â |
07.00-09.00 | 3897 | 28.4 | 1114 | 28.7 |
13.00-15.00 | 3914 | 28.5 | 1158 | 29.7 |
17.00-19.00 | 3918 | 28.6 | 1019 | 26.1 |
22.00-24.00 | 1993 | 14.5 | 530 | 29.7 |
Date of data collection | Â | Â | Â | Â |
13 April 2007 | 3401 | 24.8 | 1065 | 31.5 |
14 April | 3435 | 25.0 | 1030 | 30.0 |
15 April | 3442 | 25.1 | 860 | 25.0 |
16 April 2007 | 3444 | 24.1 | 926 | 27.0 |
Location of data collection | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Main road in town | 4677 | 34.1 | 1569 | 33.7 |
Roads out of town | 4623 | 33.7 | 1333 | 28.9 |
Highway | 4422 | 32.2 | 979 | 22.2 |