In order to determine the accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences among participants in the DRIVE study, 2991 young drivers in New South Wales, Australia who completed the follow-up questionnaire were asked whether they had been involved in an on-road crash or were convicted for a traffic offence while driving during the year prior to the survey. This information was linked to police crash data to determine the level of accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes. There was a high level of accuracy in young drivers' self-report of police recorded crashes (85.1%; 95% CI 78.2% to 92.1%) and of police recorded traffic offences (83.0%; 95% CI 79.4% to 86.6%). Results suggest that surveys may be useful tools for estimating the incidence of on-road crashes and traffic offences in young drivers. The findings are particularly relevant to jurisdictions where access to administrative data is limited.
AD - Injury Division, The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia. sboufous@george.org.au AN - 20423901 BT - Injury Prevention ET - 2010/04/29 LA - eng M1 - 4 N1 - Boufous, SoufianeIvers, RebeccaSenserrick, TeresaStevenson, MarkNorton, RobynWilliamson, AnnResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tEnglandInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury PreventionInj Prev. 2010 Aug;16(4):275-7. Epub 2010 Apr 26. N2 -In order to determine the accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences among participants in the DRIVE study, 2991 young drivers in New South Wales, Australia who completed the follow-up questionnaire were asked whether they had been involved in an on-road crash or were convicted for a traffic offence while driving during the year prior to the survey. This information was linked to police crash data to determine the level of accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes. There was a high level of accuracy in young drivers' self-report of police recorded crashes (85.1%; 95% CI 78.2% to 92.1%) and of police recorded traffic offences (83.0%; 95% CI 79.4% to 86.6%). Results suggest that surveys may be useful tools for estimating the incidence of on-road crashes and traffic offences in young drivers. The findings are particularly relevant to jurisdictions where access to administrative data is limited.
PY - 2010 SN - 1475-5785 (Electronic)1353-8047 (Linking) SP - 275 EP - 7 T2 - Injury Prevention TI - Accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences in a cohort of young drivers: the DRIVE study VL - 16 ER -