Road safety survey 1985
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
National Road Safety Office
Description:
This is the fifth 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 1985. Today the study is 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 1985 had a 81,1 percent response rate and a sample of 4 737 randomly selected people aged between 15 and 84 years. Previous years the age group -75 to 84 years were not included, this group will return in future studies with four to five 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 qu
Subject area:
legislation and legal systems, children, TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords:
drinking behaviour, dissemination of information, road traffic, speed limits, motor vehicles, driving offences, protective headwear, road accidents, vehicle safety, vehicle restraint system, road safety, safety belts, safety and security measures, cyclists, child safety, traffic regulations, accidents, traffic, road users
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Responsible department/unit:
Swedish Transport Administration
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
National Road Safety Office
Identifiers:
SND-ID: SND 0555
Alternative title:
TS-enkäten 1985
Description:
This is the fifth 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 1985. Today the study is 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 1985 had a 81,1 percent response rate and a sample of 4 737 randomly selected people aged between 15 and 84 years. Previous years the age group -75 to 84 years were not included, this group will return in future studies with four to five 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 qu
Language:
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated:
1985-10 — 1985-12
Instrument:
TS questionnaire 1985 (Questionnaire)
Geographic spread:
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit:
Municipality
Highest geographic unit:
Country
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 15-84 years and residing in Sweden
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Sampling procedure:
Subject area:
legislation and legal systems, children, TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords:
drinking behaviour, dissemination of information, road traffic, speed limits, motor vehicles, driving offences, protective headwear, road accidents, vehicle safety, vehicle restraint system, road safety, safety belts, safety and security measures, cyclists, child safety, traffic regulations, accidents, traffic, road users
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Available documentation:
Version 2.1:
2013-05-08
doi:10.5878/001542
Version 2.0:
2006-07-16
doi:10.5878/001523
Version 1.0:
1996-10-10
doi:10.5878/000927
Road safety survey 1985
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
National Road Safety Office
Keywords:
Data format / data structure:
Numeric
Data collection:
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-10 — 1985-12
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Collection methodology:
Postal questionnaire with three written reminders.
Time period(s) investigated:
1985-10 — 1985-12
Variables:
121
Number of individuals/objects:
3843
Response rate/participation rate:
81.1%