Alternative title
TS-enkäten 1998
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Swedish Road Administration
Description
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 1998 had a 73,8 percent response rate and a sample of 10 392 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 24 questions are used, including descriptive questions, estimation questions and attitude questions.
Purpose:
The survey aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics.
Language
Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Swedish Transport AdministrationData contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 15-84 years and residing in Sweden
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Requests were made to expand the survey and to separately report the results from Umeå and Piteå municipalities and the counties of Uppsala, Södermanland, Örebro and Västmanland. The new sample consists of 168 strata and was drawn by gender, seven age groups and twelve regional areas. Total sample after the expansion is 10 392 individuals.
Time period(s) investigated
1998-10 – 1999-01
1998-10 – 1999-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Country
Research 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, road traffic, speed limits, motor vehicles, protective headwear, road accidents, vehicle safety, road safety, cyclists, child safety, traffic regulations, accidents, domestic safety, traffic, road users, velocity, public health risks, vehicle restraint systems, traffic offences
Vägverket. (1999). Resultat från 1998 års trafiksäkerhetsenkät. Elektronisk publikation. Borlänge, Vägverket.
ISSN:
1401-9612
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Data format / data structure
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Swedish Road Administration
Keywords
drinking behaviour, road traffic, speed limits, motor vehicles, road accidents, vehicle safety, cyclists, child safety, traffic regulations, accidents, domestic safety, traffic, road users, velocity, vehicle restraint systems, traffic offences
Time period(s) investigated
1998-10 – 1998-12
Collection methodology
Postal questionnaire with three written reminders
Weighting
Variable 6 can be used as a weight to make the data representative of the whole population.
Variables
101
Number of individuals/objects
7545
Response rate/participation rate
73.8%