This is the 28th 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 National Road Administration and aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics. Since 2010 the study is conducted on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration.

The study is is done by a questionnaire directed to a stratified sample of the population. The study from 2009 had a 60 percent response rate and a sample of 11 096 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 29 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 15-84 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 National Road 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 4 200 individuals was also made for six municipalities in Region Mitt; Borlänge, Falun, Gävle, Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik och Östersund.
A certain "over selection" was based on covering. Total sample 11 096 individuals, 196 strata (14 geographic areas, 7 age groups, 2 gender).

Time period(s) investigated

2009-03 – 2009-05

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

6665

Weighting

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

Response rate/participation rate

60%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2009-03-13 – 2009-05-25
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Questionnary 2009 (Questionnaire)
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Web-based interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2009-03-13 – 2009-05-25
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Questionnary 2009 (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, Road traffic, Speed limits, Protective headwear, Road accidents, Road safety, Cyclists, Child safety, Traffic regulations, Bicycles, Transport safety, Breathalyser testing, Traffic, Safety equipment, Road users, Velocity, Vehicle restraint systems, Traffic offences

Publications

Vägverket. (2009). Trafiksäkerhet. Resultat från trafiksäkerhetsenkäten 2009. Elektronisk publikation. Borlänge, Vägverket.
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Published: 2013-12-20

Last updated: 2019-02-06