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Road Accidents Scotland 2002

Table 18

Car Drivers

Car drivers involved in accidents by age and sex (1)
Years: 1994-98 and 1998-2002 averages, 1992 to 2002

Year

Numbers

Rates per thousand population

17-22

23-29

30-59

60+

Total (2)

17-22

23-29

30-59

60+

Total (3)

Male

1994-98 average

2,600

2,660

6,616

1,375

13,514

13.5

10.2

6.6

3.2

7.0

1992

3,175

3,000

7,125

1,413

14,875

14.5

10.5

7.4

3.3

7.8

1993

2,672

2,853

6,351

1,376

13,415

12.6

10.1

6.5

3.2

7.0

1994

2,674

2,808

6,531

1,297

13,578

13.3

10.1

6.6

3.0

7.0

1995

2,635

2,764

6,404

1,332

13,415

13.6

10.1

6.4

3.1

6.9

1996

2,574

2,541

6,334

1,354

13,060

13.6

9.6

6.3

3.1

6.8

1997

2,641

2,657

6,901

1,482

13,993

14.1

10.5

6.8

3.4

7.2

1998

2,476

2,531

6,911

1,410

13,523

13.1

10.5

6.7

3.2

7.0

1999

2,157

2,190

6,491

1,342

12,287

11.4

9.5

6.3

3.0

6.4

2000

2,118

1,940

6,340

1,385

11,869

11.0

8.9

6.1

3.1

6.2

2001

2,039

1,787

6,077

1,331

11,304

10.4

8.5

5.8

2.9

5.9

2002

2,036

1,612

6,013

1,366

11,111

10.3

7.8

5.7

3.0

5.8

1998-2002 average

2,165

2,012

6,366

1,367

12,019

11.2

9.1

6.1

3.1

6.3

Female

1994-98 average

1,072

1,475

3,610

417

6,643

5.6

5.5

3.5

0.7

3.1

1992

1,213

1,438

3,113

369

6,160

5.6

5.0

3.1

0.6

2.9

1993

1,065

1,364

3,156

391

6,010

5.1

4.8

3.1

0.6

2.8

1994

1,120

1,430

3,318

352

6,269

5.6

5.0

3.2

0.6

2.9

1995

1,008

1,503

3,287

389

6,257

5.3

5.4

3.2

0.6

2.9

1996

1,080

1,427

3,547

429

6,557

5.7

5.3

3.4

0.7

3.1

1997

1,114

1,520

3,857

454

7,020

5.9

5.9

3.7

0.7

3.3

1998

1,040

1,497

4,040

459

7,112

5.5

6.0

3.8

0.7

3.3

1999

971

1,344

3,850

472

6,652

5.1

5.6

3.6

0.8

3.1

2000

841

1,178

3,951

509

6,501

4.4

5.1

3.6

0.8

3.1

2001

897

1,095

3,920

504

6,437

4.7

5.0

3.6

0.8

3.0

2002

827

1,037

3,880

509

6,270

4.3

4.9

3.5

0.8

2.9

1998-2002 average

915

1,230

3,928

491

6,594

4.8

5.4

3.6

0.8

3.1

Total (4)

1994-98 average

3,687

4,153

10,287

1,794

20,975

9.6

7.8

5.0

1.7

5.0

1992

4,390

4,440

10,408

1,783

21,739

10.1

7.7

5.3

1.7

5.3

1993

3,738

4,218

9,925

1,770

20,420

8.9

7.4

5.0

1.7

4.9

1994

3,834

4,261

9,889

1,649

20,843

9.6

7.6

4.9

1.6

4.9

1995

3,646

4,269

9,694

1,722

20,576

9.5

7.8

4.8

1.7

4.8

1996

3,661

3,973

9,921

1,786

20,343

9.7

7.4

4.8

1.7

4.8

1997

3,774

4,230

10,923

1,942

21,785

10.1

8.3

5.3

1.9

5.2

1998

3,519

4,031

11,006

1,871

21,328

9.3

8.2

5.3

1.8

5.1

1999

3,139

3,547

10,461

1,819

19,623

8.3

7.6

5.0

1.7

4.7

2000

2,973

3,129

10,414

1,900

19,273

7.8

7.0

4.9

1.8

4.6

2001

2,952

2,895

10,136

1,837

18,605

7.6

6.7

4.7

1.7

4.4

2002

2,883

2,661

10,063

1,878

18,162

7.4

6.4

4.7

1.7

4.3

1998-2002 average

3,093

3,253

10,416

1,861

19,398

8.1

7.2

4.9

1.8

4.6

Male toFemale Ratio

1994-98 average

2.4

1.8

1.8

3.3

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.9

4.7

2.3

1992

2.6

2.1

2.3

3.8

2.4

2.6

2.1

2.4

5.5

2.7

1993

2.5

2.1

2.0

3.5

2.2

2.5

2.1

2.1

5.1

2.5

1994

2.4

2.0

2.0

3.7

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

5.3

2.4

1995

2.6

1.8

1.9

3.4

2.1

2.6

1.9

2.0

4.9

2.4

1996

2.4

1.8

1.8

3.2

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.9

4.5

2.2

1997

2.4

1.7

1.8

3.3

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.9

4.6

2.2

1998

2.4

1.7

1.7

3.1

1.9

2.4

1.8

1.8

4.3

2.1

1999

2.2

1.6

1.7

2.8

1.8

2.2

1.7

1.8

3.9

2.1

2000

2.5

1.6

1.6

2.7

1.8

2.5

1.7

1.7

3.7

2.0

2001

2.3

1.6

1.6

2.6

1.8

2.2

1.7

1.6

3.6

2.0

2002

2.5

1.6

1.5

2.7

1.8

2.4

1.6

1.6

3.6

2.0

1998-2002 average

2.4

1.6

1.6

2.8

1.8

2.3

1.7

1.7

3.8

2.0

(1) In some cases, a driver's age and/or sex was not known. Such drivers are counted in the table on the basis of whatever details are known - i.e. in the appropriate age-groups if their ages are known, and in the appropriate sex category if their sex is known. The 'all ages' totals include those whose ages were not traced, and the 'both sexes' totals those of unknown sex. The grand totals include those for whom neither the age nor the sex was known, most of whom will be the drivers of cars include which were parked at the time of the accident.
(2) Including drivers whose age is not known.
(3) Excludes drivers under 17 and those where ages and sex are not known.
(4) Including drivers whose age is not known.

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