Characteristic | Child passengers in the ED (N = 305) | Child passengers in a parking lot (N = 193) | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
Child passenger | |||||
Age (mean ± SD, years) | 7.1 | ±3.5 | 6.6 | ±2.9 | |
≤ 3 | 77 | (25.2) | 42 | (21.8) | 0.021 |
4~6 | 71 | (23.3) | 67 | (34.7) | |
≥ 7 | 157 | (51.5) | 84 | (43.5) | |
Sex | |||||
Boy | 161 | (52.8) | 99 | (53.5) | 0.876 |
Girl | 144 | (47.2) | 86 | (46.5) | |
Helmet type | |||||
Unhelmeted | 128 | (42.9) | 77 | (40.3) | 0.653 |
Half-coverage | 151 | (50.7) | 98 | (51.3) | |
Full-coverage | 19 | (11.4) | 16 | (8.4) | |
Seating position | |||||
In front of the operator | 155 | (51.0) | 109 | (56.8) | 0.209 |
Behind the operator | 149 | (49.0) | 83 | (43.2) | |
Multiple passengers | |||||
Yes | 125 | (41.1) | 91 | (47.4) | 0.170 |
No | 179 | (58.9) | 101 | (52.6) | |
Riding speed (mean ± SD, km/h) | 29.2 | ±13.6 | 42.0 | ±12.7 | < 0.001 |
Adult operator | |||||
Age (years) | 40.7 | ±13.1 | 36.5 | ±5.7 | < 0.001 |
≤ 35 | 102 | (39.7) | 77 | (40.1) | < 0.001 |
36~50 | 101 | (39.3) | 113 | (58.9) | |
≥ 51 | 54 | (21.0) | 2 | (1.0) | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 91 | (29.8) | 63 | (32.6) | 0.509 |
Female | 214 | (70.2) | 130 | (67.4) | |
Educational level | |||||
Elementary or below | 42 | (17.9) | 5 | (2.6) | < 0.001 |
High school | 131 | (56.0) | 90 | (46.6) | |
College and above | 61 | (26.1) | 98 | (50.8) |