This is the 27th 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 Transport 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 2008 had a 62,4 percent response rate and a sample of 9 600 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 26 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 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 Norrbottens and Västerbotten county. An additional selection of 2 700 individuals was also made for Region Mälardalen, to allow separate report of Uppsala, Södermanlands, Örebro och Västmanlands county.
A certain "over selection" was based on covering.
Total sample 9 600 individuals, 154 strata (11 geographic areas, 7 age groups, 2 gender).

Time period(s) investigated

2008-03 – 2008-05

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

5986

Weighting

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

Response rate/participation rate

62.4%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2008-03-19 – 2008-05-23
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Web-based interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2008-03-19 – 2008-05-23
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
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, Alcoholism, Road traffic, Speed limits, Protective headwear, Road accidents, Road safety, Cyclists, Child safety, Traffic regulations, Bicycles, Breathalyser testing, Traffic, Road users, Velocity, Vehicle restraint systems, Traffic offences

Publications

Vägverket. (2008). Trafiksäkerhet. Resultat från trafiksäkerhetsenkäten 2008. Elektronisk publikation. Borlänge, Vägverket.
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Published: 2013-12-20

Last updated: 2019-02-06