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Drinking and Driving 2007: Prevalence, Decision Making and Attitudes

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ANNEX F: FACTOR AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS

Factor and cluster analysis: 3 factor solution with variance scores

FACTOR GROUP 1

FACTOR 1

FACTOR 2

FACTOR 3

Q.49 I don't think people should be allowed to drink any alcohol before driving

0.691

-0.002

-0.078

Q.50 I would be ashamed if my friends and family knew I had been drinking alcohol and driving

0.658

0.176

-0.02

Q.47 I would think less of someone who has a conviction for drinking and driving

0.543

0.041

0.057

Q.53 People who drink and drive when they are over the limit are taking a serious risk

0.434

0.41

-0.138

Q.48 I would try to stop someone I was with if they wanted to drive themself home after several drinks

0.351

0.333

-0.204

Q.51 I would be happy to be in a car as a passenger with someone who was driving after a few alcoholic drinks

-0.466

0.044

0.418

FACTOR GROUP 2

FACTOR 1

FACTOR 2

FACTOR 3

Q.58 The risk of losing my licence would make me less likely to drink and drive

0.013

0.794

-0.041

Q.57 The risk of being involved in an accident would make me less likely to drink and drive

0.12

0.784

0.064

FACTOR GROUP 3

FACTOR 1

FACTOR 2

FACTOR 3

Q.59 Sometimes, the police let you off with a warning if they stop you when you are slightly over the limit

0.051

-0.087

0.606

Q.56 Even if you drive when you are over the limit there is not much chance of being stopped by the police

0.136

-0.186

0.56

Q.52 People in my social circle often encourage others to drink alcohol - even if they're driving

-0.181

-0.01

0.505

Q.55 Good drivers can cope better with driving after they've had a drink than other drivers can

-0.285

-0.063

0.496

Q.54 Sometimes it is easy to end up over the limit without realising it

-0.025

0.196

0.453

Factor and cluster analysis: Mean factor scores by cluster membership

Cluster No. Cluster Name

FACTOR 1

FACTOR 2

FACTOR 3

1 Worried drink drivers

-1.31726

0.40987

-0.77768

2 Disapproving non-drinkers

0.51673

-1.70427

-0.49164

3 Social drink drivers

-0.95519

-0.72214

0.79618

4 Aware of risks but tolerant

-0.32305

0.70389

0.56473

5 Disapproving but tolerant non-drinkers

0.96678

0.31062

0.83902

6 Disapproving non drink drivers

0.47168

0.49994

-0.83106

Factor and cluster analysis: Mean attitudinal scores by cluster membership

Worried' Drink Drivers

Social Drink Drivers

Disapproving non-drink driver

Disapproving but tolerant non-drinker

Disapproving non-drinker

Aware of risks but tolerant

Base

125

170

263

190

133

153

I would think less of someone who has a conviction for drinking and driving

-0.14

0.22

0.89

1.14

0.66

0.35

I would try to stop someone I was with if they wanted to drive themself home after several drinks

1.49

0.88

1.82

1.72

1.45

1.61

I don't think people should be allowed to drink any alcohol before driving

-0.04

0.41

1.72

1.82

1.59

0.92

I would be ashamed if my friends and family knew I had been drinking alcohol and driving

0.37

0.74

1.75

1.81

1.32

1.3

I would be happy to be in a car as a passenger with someone who was driving after a few alcoholic drinks

-1.42

-0.9

-1.96

-1.77

-1.89

-1.05

People in my social circle often encourage others to drink alcohol even if they'e driving

-1.49

-0.68

-1.75

-1.08

-1.48

-0.83

People who drink and drive when they are over the limit are taking a serious risk

1.75

1.03

1.97

1.98

1.66

1.9

Sometimes it is easy to end up over the limit without realising it

-0.02

0.46

-0.22

0.73

-0.25

0.83

Good drivers can cope better with driving after they've had a drink than other drivers can

-1.61

-0.82

-1.92

-1.39

-1.78

-1.18

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