Table 1 Characteristics of individuals involved in fatal crashes during the Memorial Day weekends
From: Motor vehicle fatalities during Memorial Day weekends, 1981–2016
N (%)1 | p value2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Holiday period | Comparison days | ||
15,292 (35) | 28,065 (65) | ||
Day of week | < 0.001 | ||
Saturday | 6053 (40) | 11,222 (40) | |
Sunday | 5135 (34) | 9882 (35) | |
Monday | 4104 (26) | 6961 (25) | |
Year groups3 | < 0.001 | ||
1981–1985 | 2299 (15) | 4309 (15) | |
1986–1990 | 2466 (16) | 4560 (16) | |
1991–1995 | 2079 (14) | 3865 (14) | |
1996–2000 | 2090 (14) | 3871 (14) | |
2001–2005 | 2238 (15) | 4019 (14) | |
2006–2010 | 1998 (13) | 3614 (13) | |
2011–2016 | 2122 (14) | 3827 (14) | |
Age (years) | < 0.001 | ||
< 18 | 1885 (12) | 3425 (12) | |
18–64 | 11,745 (77) | 21,215 (76) | |
≥ 65 | 1662 (11) | 3425 (12) | |
Sex | < 0.001 | ||
Male | 10,879 (71) | 20,011 (71) | |
Female | 4405 (29) | 8023 (29) | |
Unknown/not reported | 8 | 31 | |
Role | < 0.001 | ||
Driver | 8971 (59) | 17,087 (61) | |
Passenger | 4453 (29) | 7214 (26) | |
Pedestrian/other | 1868 (12) | 3764 (13) | |
Region | < 0.001 | ||
Midwest | 3327 (21) | 6030 (21) | |
Northeast | 2057 (13) | 3544 (13) | |
South | 6692 (44) | 12,523 (45) | |
West | 3216 (21) | 5968 (21) | |
Location | < 0.001 | ||
Rural | 2148 (14) | 3768 (13) | |
Urban | 13,066 (85) | 24,136 (86) | |
Unknown | 78 | 161 | |