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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants

From: Associations between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior among drivers in Norway

 

Finnmark %

south-eastern Norway %

P

Total %

Sex

 Male

69.4

67.2

0.04

68.0

 Female

30.6

32.8

32.0

Age groups

 < 40

40.0

37.2

0.012

61.8

 ≥ 40

60.0

62.8

38.2

Time of day

 Daytime (8:00 a.m. – 7:59 p.m.)

63.8

61.8

0.061

62.5

 Nighttime (8:00 p.m. – 7:59 a.m.)

36.2

38.2

37.5

Period of the week

 Weekend

29.6

36.1

< 0.001

33.6

 Weekday

70.4

63.9

66.4

BSSS-4 (average sum score)

 Low (<  1)

34.7

29.3

< 0.001

31.3

 Medium (≥ 1 & ≤ 3)

60.6

64.8

63.2

 High (>  3)

4.6

5.9

5.4