Road safety survey 1984

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Citation

Alternative title

TS-enkäten 1984

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

National Road Safety Office

Research principal

Swedish Transport Administration

Description

This is the fourth study in a series of annual surveys on road safety conducted since 1981. The study is conducted by Statistics Sweden on behalf of the Traffic Safety Board, which had the overall responsibility for road safety in Sweden in 1984. Today is the study conducted on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration.

The study aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics. This is done by a written questionnaire directed to a stratified sample of the population. The study from 1984 had a 79,3 percent response rate and a sample of 3 996 randomly selected people aged between 15 and 74 years.

The questions in the study include, for example, traffic behaviour and traffic patterns; attitudes to road safety and traffic rules, the relation between alcohol and traffic and child safety in traffic. Both motor traffic, bicycle and foot traffic is concerned. A total of 30 questions are used, including descriptive questions, estimation questions and attitude questions.

Purpose:

The survey aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals aged 15-74 years and residing in Sweden

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Stratified

A sample of 3 996 individuals, stratified after eight age groups, was drawn from the Statistic Sweden register over the total population (RTB).

Time period(s) investigated

1984-10 – 1984-12

Variables

120

Number of individuals/objects

3171

Weighting

Variable 6 can be used as a weight to make the data representative of the whole population.

Response rate/participation rate

79.3%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1984-10 – 1984-12
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: TS questionnaire 1984 (Questionnaire)
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Topic and keywords

Research area

Transport and travel (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Legislation and legal systems (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Drinking behaviour, Dissemination of information, Road traffic, Speed limits, Road accidents, Road safety, Cyclists, Child safety, Traffic regulations, Traffic, Road users, Velocity, Vehicle restraint systems, Traffic offences

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Published: 2013-05-08

Last updated: 2019-02-06