From: Pattern of seat belt use by drivers in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
Variable | Never (%) | Sometimes (%) | Always (%) | Total (%) | Chi square | P value | ||||
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Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-24 | 33 | (20.8) | 138 | (27.8) | 70 | (23.1) | 241 | (25.1) | 27.480 | < 0.001 |
25-34 | 69 | (43.4) | 161 | (32.4) | 75 | (24.8) | 305 | (31.8) | Â | Â |
35-44 | 22 | (13.8) | 102 | (20.5) | 68 | (22.4) | 192 | (20.0) | Â | Â |
>/45 | 35 | (22.0) | 96 | (19.3) | 90 | (29.7) | 221 | (23.0) | Â | Â |
Total | 159 | (100.0) | 497 | (100.0) | 303 | (100.0) | 959 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 144 | (91.7) | 366 | (75.6) | 141 | (49.6) | 651 | (70.4) | 99.223 | < 0.001 |
Female | 13 | (8.3) | 118 | (24.4) | 143 | (50.4) | 274 | (29.6) | Â | Â |
Total | 157 | (100.0) | 484 | (100.0) | 284 | (100.0) | 925 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 90 | (57.3) | 271 | (56.0) | 127 | (44.6) | 488 | (52.7) | 11.229 | .024 |
Married | 57 | (36.3) | 186 | (38.4) | 137 | (48.1) | 380 | (41.0) | Â | Â |
Divorced/Widowed | 10 | (6.4) | 27 | (5.6) | 21 | (7.4) | 58 | (6.3) | Â | Â |
Total | 157 | (100.0) | 484 | (100.0) | 285 | (100.0) | 926 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No formal education | 2 | (1.3) | 16 | (3.3) | 1 | (.3) | 19 | (2.1) | 169.350 | < 0.001 |
Primary | 43 | (27.4) | 47 | (9.8) | 4 | (1.4) | 94 | (10.2) | Â | Â |
Secondary | 93 | (59.2) | 241 | (50.00 | 94 | (32.8) | 428 | (46.2) | Â | Â |
Tertiary | 19 | (12.1) | 178 | (36.9) | 188 | (65.5) | 385 | (41.6) | Â | Â |
Total | 157 | (100.0) | 482 | (100.0) | 287 | (100.0) | 926 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Years driving | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 - 9 | 87 | (54.7) | 233 | (46.9) | 99 | (32.7) | 419 | (43.7) | 26.913 | < 0.001 |
10 - 19 | 33 | (20.8) | 132 | (26.6) | 89 | (29.4) | 254 | (26.5) | Â | Â |
>/20 | 39 | (24.5) | 132 | (26.6) | 115 | (38.0) | 286 | (29.8) | Â | Â |
Total | 159 | (100.0) | 497 | (100.0) | 303 | (100.0) | 959 | (100.0) | Â | Â |