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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and helmet use of study participantsa and their families

From: Parental attitudes and family helmet use for all-terrain vehicles and bicycles

 

Respondents

n (column %) b

Spouse/partner

n (column %) b

Minor children

[Age range] n (column %) b

Group N

98

83

175

Age

 26–35 years

22 (22)

18 (23)

[0–5 years] 53 (32)

 36–45 years

59 (61)

52 (52)

[6–11 years] 59 (35)

 46–60 years

17 (17)

20 (25)

[12–17 years] 56 (33)

Sex

 Male

22 (22)

61 (78)

77 (50%)

 Female

76 (78)

17 (22)

78 (50%)

Rode an ATV in past year

 Yes

19 (19)

14 (17)

43 (25)

 No

79 (81)

69 (83)

132 (75)

ATV helmet use past year

 0% (Never)

13 (68)

10 (71)

20 (47)

 1–25%

1 (5)

1 (7)

2 (5)

 26–50%

2 (11)

0 (0)

3 (7)

 51–75%

1 (5)

1 (7)

0 (0)

 76–99%

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (5)

 100% (Always)

2 (11)

2 (14)

16 (37)

Rode a bicycle in past year

 Yes

65 (66)

50 (60)

135 (77)

 No

33 (34)

33 (40)

40 (23)

Bicycle helmet use past year

 0% (Never)

13 (22)

11 (22)

11 (8)

 1–25%

1 (2)

2 (4)

15 (1)

 26–50%

2 (3)

2 (4)

6 (4)

 51–75%

2 (3)

3 (6)

8 (6)

 76–99%

4 (6)

3 (6)

26 (19)

 100% (Always)

37 (63)

29 (58)

69 (51)

  1. aSubject inclusion criterion were adults that had one or more children < 18 years old living at home and that one or more of the children had ridden a bicycle and/or on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in the past year
  2. bTotal of column n values by category may not equal total Group N because of missing data