Summary information

Study title

Road safety survey 2012

Creator

Swedish Transport Administration

Study number / PID

snd0934-1-1.0 (SND)

https://doi.org/10.5878/001647 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

This is the 31th study in a series of annual surveys on road safety conducted since 1981. The study is conducted by Statistics Sweden on behalf of the the Swedish Transport Administration and aims to identify and analyse traffic safety statistics. The study is is done by a questionnaire directed to a stratified sample of the population. The study from 2012 had a 52 percent response rate and a sample of 8 423 randomly selected people aged between 15 and 84 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.

Methodology

Data collection period

12/04/2012 - 14/06/2012

Country

Sweden

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Individuals aged 15-84 years and residing in Sweden

Sampling procedure

A sample of 6 300 individuals, stratified after geographical areas for the Swedish Transport Administration, was drawn from the Statistic Sweden register over the total population (RTB). An additional selection of 2 050 individuals were made for Region Väst, to allow separate report of Halland, Gothenburg municipality, Västra Götaland and Värmland. A certain "over selection" was based on covering. Total sample 8423 individuals, 126 strata (9 geographic areas, 7 age groups, 2 gender).
Probability: Stratified

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Web-based interview
Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Access

Publisher

Swedish National Data Service

Publication year

2014

Terms of data access

Access to data through SND. Data are accessible by order.

Related publications

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