Road Accidents Scotland 2004

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Table 18: Car Drivers

Car drivers involved in accidents by age and sex
Years: 1994 to 2004

(a) 17-22(b) 23-29
(c) 30-59(d) 60+
(e) Male(f) Female

Car drivers involved in accidents by age and sex (1)
Years: 1994-98 and 2000-2004 averages, 1994 to 2004

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

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

2,120

1,941

6,343

1,385

11,874

11.0

8.9

6.1

3.1

6.2

2001

2,039

1,788

6,079

1,331

11,307

10.4

8.5

5.8

2.9

5.9

2002

2,041

1,611

6,023

1,368

11,127

10.4

7.8

5.7

3.0

5.8

2003

1,969

1,545

5,854

1,410

10,850

10.0

7.4

5.6

3.1

5.6

2004

1,908

1,623

5,807

1,366

10,764

9.6

7.7

5.5

2.9

5.5

2000-2004 average

2,015

1,702

6,021

1,372

11,184

10.3

8.1

5.7

3.0

5.8

Female

1994-98 average

1,072

1,475

3,610

417

6,643

5.6

5.5

3.5

0.7

3.1

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

842

1,177

3,951

509

6,501

4.4

5.1

3.6

0.8

3.1

2001

897

1,095

3,923

504

6,440

4.7

5.0

3.6

0.8

3.0

2002

829

1,037

3,884

510

6,277

4.3

4.9

3.5

0.8

2.9

2003

834

991

3,812

541

6,196

4.3

4.7

3.4

0.9

2.9

2004

916

1,002

3,670

522

6,122

4.7

4.7

3.3

0.8

2.9

2000-2004 average

864

1,060

3,848

517

6,307

4.5

4.9

3.5

0.8

3.0

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

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

10,462

1,819

19,623

8.3

7.6

5.0

1.7

4.7

2000

2,977

3,131

10,417

1,900

19,279

7.8

7.0

4.9

1.8

4.6

2001

2,952

2,896

10,141

1,837

18,611

7.6

6.7

4.7

1.7

4.4

2002

2,890

2,662

10,077

1,881

18,185

7.4

6.4

4.7

1.8

4.3

2003

2,826

2,571

9,855

1,964

17,707

7.3

6.2

4.6

1.8

4.3

2004

2,835

2,639

9,719

1,938

17,641

7.2

6.2

4.5

1.8

4.2

2000-2004 average

2,896

2,780

10,042

1,904

18,285

7.5

6.5

4.7

1.8

4.4

Male to Female Ratio

1994-98 average

2.4

1.8

1.8

3.3

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.9

4.7

2.3

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

1.5

2.6

1.8

2.2

1.7

1.6

3.6

2.0

2002

2.5

1.6

1.6

2.7

1.8

2.4

1.6

1.6

3.6

2.0

2003

2.4

1.6

1.5

2.6

1.8

2.3

1.6

1.6

3.5

1.9

2004

2.1

1.6

1.6

2.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.7

3.5

1.9

2000-2004 average

2.3

1.6

1.6

2.7

1.8

2.3

1.6

1.6

3.6

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 include 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 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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