This is the 26th study in a series of annual surveys on road safety conducted since 1981. The study is conducted by Statistics Sweden on behalf of the the Swedish Road Administration and aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics.

The study is is done by a questionnaire directed to a stratified sample of the population. The study from 2007 had a 61,6 percent response rate and a sample of 8 995 randomly selected people aged between 15 and 84 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 25 questions are used, including descriptive questions, estimation questions and attitude questions.

Purpose:

The aims of the study is to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals aged 15-84 years and residing in Sweden

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Stratified

A sample of 6 300 individuals, stratified after geographical areas for the Swedish Transport Administration, was drawn from the Statistic Sweden register over the total population (RTB).
An additional selection of 500 individuals were made for Region Norr, to allow separate report of Norrbotten and Västerbottens county. An additional selection of 2 100 individuals was also made for Region Väst, to allow separate report of Tanum, Grästorp och Lindköping.
A certain "over selection" was based on covering.
Total sample 8 995 individuals, 154 strata (11 geographic areas, 7 age groups, 2 gender)

Time period(s) investigated

2007-03 – 2007-05

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

5539

Weighting

Variable 9 can be used as a weight to make the data representative of the whole population.

Response rate/participation rate

61.6%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2007-03-15 – 2007-05-16
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Questionnary 2007 (Questionnaire)
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

National area (NUTS 2)

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, Road traffic, Speed limits, Protective headwear, Road accidents, Road safety, Cyclists, Child safety, Traffic regulations, Bicycles, Breathalyser testing, Traffic, Safety equipment, Road users, Velocity, Vehicle restraint systems, Traffic offences

Publications

Vägverket. (2007). Trafiksäkerhet. Resultat från trafiksäkerhetsenkäten 2007. Elektronisk publikation. Borlänge, Vägverket.
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Published: 2013-12-20

Last updated: 2019-02-06