Road safety survey 1985
https://doi.org/10.5878/001542
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 questions.
Purpose:
The survey aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics.
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- National Road Safety Office
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Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 15-84 years and residing in Sweden
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
A sample of 4 737 individuals, stratified after seven age groups, was drawn from the Statistic Sweden register over the total population (RTB).
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
121
Number of individuals/objects:
3843
Weighting:
Variable 6 can be used as a weight to make the data representative of the whole population.
Response rate/participation rate:
81.1%
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
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
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
TS questionnaire 1985
Type:
Questionnaire
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
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Swedish Transport Administration