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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study respondents

From: Risky driving behaviour in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional, survey-based study

 

Age groups

Percentage within nationality

<=25

26–35

36–45

46–55

> 55

Total

Nationality and Gender

 UAE male

43 (51.8)

28 (33.7)

10 (12)

2 (2.4)

0

83

78.3

 UAE female

11 (47.8)

4 (17.4)

2 (8.7)

5 (21.7)

1 (4.3)

23

21.7

 Total

54 (50.9)

32 (30.2)

12 (11.3)

7 (6.6)

1 (0.9)

106

100.0

 Non-UAE male

32 (36)

41 (46.1)

14 (15.7)

2 (2.2)

0

89

78.8

 Non-UAE female

5 (21.7)

8 (34.8)

9 (39.1)

1 (4.3)

0

23

20.4

 Total

38 (33.6)

49 (43.4)

23 (20.4)

3 (2.7)

0

113

100.0

 UAE

75 (43.6)

69 (40.1)

24 (14)

4 (2.3)

0

172

78.5

 Non-UAE

16 (34.8)

12 (26.1)

11 (23.9)

6 (13)

1 (2.2)

46

21.0

 Total

92 (42)

81 (37)

35 (16)

10 (4.6)

1 (0.5)

219

100.0

Education

 Elementary

1 (33.3)

0

2 (66.7)

0

0

3

1.3

 Secondary

45 (50)

29 (32.2)

12 (13.3)

4 (44)

0

90

40.0

 University or higher

48 (37.8)

52 (40.9)

18 (14.2)

7 (5.5)

2 (1.6)

127

56.4

 Other

0

2 (40)

3 (60)

0

0

5

2.2

 Total

94 (41.8)

83 (36.9)

35 (15.6)

11 (4.9)

2 (0.9)

225

100

Occupation

 Student

38 (90.5)

4 (9.5)

0

0

0

42

18.6

 Personal business

1 (16.70

3 (50)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

0

6

2.7

 Private sector

11 (50)

10 (45.5)

0

0

1 (4.5)

22

9.7

 Police or defence

7 (28)

13 (52)

4 (16)

1 (4)

0

25

11.1

 Government

18 (22.5)

35 (43.8)

19 (23.8)

7 (8.8)

1 (1.3)

80

35.4

 Unemployed

18 (35.3)

19 (37.3)

12 (23.5)

2 (3.9)

0

51

22.6

 Total

93 (41.2)

84 (37.20)

36 (15.9)

11 (4.9)

2 (0.9)

226

100

Income

  < 5.000 AED

18 (58.1)

9 (29)

3 (9.7)

1 (3.2)

0

31

17.4

 5.000–10.000 AED

22 (56.4)

10 (25.6)

5 (12.8)

2 (5.10

0

39

21.9

 11.000–20.000 AED

13 (24.5)

26 (49.1)

9 (17)

5 (9.4)

0

53

29.8

  > 20.000 AED

13 (23.6)

25 (45.5)

12 (21.8)

3 (5.5)

2 (3.60)

55

30.9

 Total

66 (36.9)

70 (39.7)

29 (16.2)

11 (6.1)

2 (1.10)

178

100

Car type

 Saloon

42 (41.2)

42 (41.2)

11 (10.8)

5 (4.9)

2 (2)

102

50

 Four-wheel

38 (39.6)

31 (32.3)

21 (21.9)

6 (6.3)

0

96

47.1

 Truck

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1

0.5

 Other

3 (60)

1 (20)

1 (20)

0

0

5

2.5

 Total

83 (40.7)

75 (36.8)

33 (16.2)

11 (5.4)

2 (1)

204

100

RTC History

 Yes

32 (36.8)

30 (34.5)

17 (19.5)

7 (8)

1 (1.1)

87

39.7

 No

62 (47)

49 (37.1)

16 (12.1)

4 (3)

1 (0.8)

132

60.3

 Total

94 (42.9)

79 (36.1)

33 (15.1)

11 (5.0)

2 (0.1)

219

100

Wear seat belt

 Yes

13 (31.7)

13 (31.7)

8 (19.5)

6 (14.6)

1 (2.4)

41

47.1

 No

23 (50)

14 (30.4)

8 (17.4)

1 (2.2)

0

46

52.9

 Total

36 (41.4)

27 (31)

16 (18.4)

7 (8)

1 (1.1)

87

100

RTC as Driver

 No

80 (44.1)

64 (35.4)

29 (16)

6 (3.3)

2 (1.1)

181

78.4

 Yes

18 (36)

20 (40)

7 (14)

5 (10)

0

50

21.6

 Total

98 (42.4)

84 (36.4)

36 (15.6)

11 (4.8)

2 (0.9)

231

100

Significant RTC as Driver

 No

90 (43.9)

76 (37.1)

2 (14.1)

9 (4.4)

1 (0.5)

205

88.7

 Yes

8 (30.8)

8 (30.8)

7 (26.9)

2 (7.7)

1 (3.8)

26

11.3

 Total

98 (42.4)

84 (36.4)

36 (15.6)

11 (4.8)

2 (0.9)

231

100