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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the outcomes and predictors of car accident in terms of frequency and percent

From: Determinants of fatal car accident risk in Finote Selam town, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

category

Frequency(n)

Percent (%)

Outcome/traffic accident type

Slight injury

92

36.1

Serious injury

103

40.4

Fatal

60

23.5

Season

Autumn

55

21.6

Winter

61

23.9

Spring

54

21.2

Summer

85

33.3

Day

Weekend

75

29.4

Weekday

180

70.6

Sex

Male

254

99.6

Female

1

0.4

Educational level

Below Grade 12

198

77.6

Grade 12 and above

57

22.4

Vehicle to driver relation

Own

37

14.5

Employed

218

85.5

Vehicle type

Minibus

113

44.3

Bajaj

33

12.9

Cargo

69

27.1

Pickup

40

15.7

Vehicle owner

Private

205

80.4

Government

50

19.6

Light situation

Daylight

221

86.7

Night

34

13.3