Table 3 Comparison of frequent (at least weekly) versus less frequent (monthly or less) recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) riders by demographics and by frequency of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding as reported on a survey by Safety Tips for ATV Riders (STARs) program participants in Iowa schools
From: Recreational off-highway vehicle exposure, safety behaviors and crash experiences among adolescents
Frequency of ROV riding | Logistic regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least weekly | Monthly or less | Analysis (N = 1720) | |||
Variable | n (Row%)a | n (Row%)a | p-Value | aORb | 95% CI |
Sex (n = 2156) | |||||
Male | 413 (38) | 672 (62) | < 0.0001 | 1.31 | 1.04–1.64 |
Female | 314 (29) | 757 (71) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
Age in years (n = 2126) | |||||
≤ 11 | 228 (35) | 425 (65) | 0.0027 | 1.00 (ref) | |
12–13 | 311 (33) | 620 (67) | 0.95 | 0.72–1.24 | |
14–15 | 97 (27) | 262 (73) | 0.59 | 0.41–0.85 | |
≥ 16 | 78 (43) | 105 (57) | 1.32 | 0.86–2.01 | |
Where they live (n = 1997) | |||||
On a farm | 279 (57) | 214 (43) | < 0.0001 | 2.90 | 2.18–3.86 |
In country/not farm | 178 (33) | 369 (67) | 1.37 | 1.04–1.82 | |
In town | 200 (21) | 757 (79) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
Frequency of ATV riding in past 12 months (n = 2150) | |||||
At least weekly | 462 (60) | 304 (40) | < 0.0001 | 5.31 | 3.79–7.45 |
Monthly or less | 174 (19) | 764 (81) | 1.07 | 0.76–1.50 | |
Not in past 12 months | 82 (18) | 364 (82) | 1.00 (ref) | ||