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.
Topics
Keywords
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 availableData 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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