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ROAD ACCIDENTS SCOTLAND 1999
| Table 22 |
Car Drivers | |
Car drivers involved in accidents by age and sex(1) Years:
1981-85 average, 1995 to 1999 |
| Year
| Numbers
| Rates
per thousand population | |
17-22 | 23-29
| 30-59
| 60+ |
Total(2) |
17-22 | 23-29
| 30-59
| 60+ |
Total | |
Male | |
1981-85 average | 3,406
| 3,155 |
7,281 | 1,485
| 15,477 |
12.4 | 11.6
| 8.0 |
3.7 | 8.2
| | 1995
| 2,635 |
2,764 | 6,404
| 1,332 |
13,415 | 13.1
| 9.7 |
6.3 | 3.1
| 6.8 |
| 1996 |
2,574 | 2,541
| 6,334 |
1,354 | 13,060
| 13.1 |
9.1 | 6.2
| 3.2 |
6.6 | |
1997 | 2,641
| 2,657 |
6,901 | 1,482
| 13,993 |
13.5 | 9.9
| 6.7 |
3.4 | 7.1
| | 1998
| 2,475 |
2,532 | 6,912
| 1,410 |
13,524 | 12.6
| 9.8 |
6.6 | 3.2
| 6.9 |
| 1999 |
2,155 | 2,188
| 6,483 |
1,341 | 12,273
| 11.0 |
8.8 | 6.2
| 3.1 |
6.3 | | Female
| | 1981-85
average | 776 |
892 | 2,227
| 332 |
4,252 | 2.9
| 3.4 |
2.4 | 0.6
| 2.0 |
| 1995 |
1,008 | 1,503
| 3,287 |
389 | 6,257
| 5.2 |
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
| 5.8 |
3.7 | 0.7
| 3.3 |
| 1998 |
1,040 | 1,497
| 4,040 |
459 | 7,112
| 5.5 |
6.0 | 3.8
| 0.8 |
3.3 | |
1999 | 968
| 1,342 |
3,843 | 472
| 6,641 |
5.1 | 5.6
| 3.6 |
0.8 | 3.1
| | Total(3)
| | 1981-85
average | 4,189 |
4,055 | 9,540
| 1,817 |
20,763 | 7.8
| 7.6 |
5.2 | 1.8
| 5.0 |
| 1995 |
3,646 | 4,269
| 9,694 |
1,722 | 20,576
| 9.3 |
7.6 | 4.7
| 1.7 |
4.8 | |
1996 | 3,661
| 3,973 |
9,921 | 1,786
| 20,343 |
9.5 | 7.2
| 4.8 |
1.7 | 4.8
| | 1997
| 3,774 |
4,230 | 10,923
| 1,942 |
21,785 | 9.8
| 8.0 |
5.2 | 1.9
| 5.2 |
| 1998 |
3,518 | 4,032
| 11,007 |
1,871 | 21,329
| 9.1 |
8.0 | 5.2
| 1.8 |
5.1 | |
1999 | 3,134
| 3,543 |
10,445 | 1,818
| 19,597 |
8.1 | 7.3
| 4.9 |
1.7 | 4.7
| | Per cent changes:
| | 1999 on 1998
| | Males
| -13 |
-14 | -6
| -5 |
-9 | -13
| -10 |
-7 | -5
| -9 |
| Females |
-7 | -10
| -5 |
3 | -7
| -8 |
-7 | -6
| 3 |
-6 | |
Total | -11 |
-12 | -5
| -3 |
-8 | -11
| -9 |
-6 | -3
| -7 |
| 1999 on 1981-85 average |
| Males |
-37 | -31
| -11 |
-10 | -21
| -12 |
-24 | -23
| -17 |
-24 | |
Females | 25 |
50 | 73
| 42 |
56 | 73
| 66 |
51 | 42
| 54 |
| Total |
-25 | -13
| 9 |
- | -6
| 4 |
-4 | -5
| -3 |
-6 | | Male
to Female Ratio | |
1981-85 average | 4.4
| 3.5 |
3.3 | 4.5
| 3.6 |
4.2 | 3.5
| 3.4 |
6.7 | 4.0
| | 1995
| 2.6 |
1.8 | 1.9
| 3.4 |
2.1 | 2.5
| 1.8 |
2.0 | 4.9
| 2.3 |
| 1996 |
2.4 | 1.8
| 1.8 |
3.2 | 2.0
| 2.3 |
1.7 | 1.8
| 4.5 |
2.2 | |
1997 | 2.4
| 1.7 |
1.8 | 3.3
| 2.0 |
2.3 | 1.7
| 1.8 |
4.6 | 2.2
| | 1998
| 2.4 |
1.7 | 1.7
| 3.1 |
1.9 | 2.3
| 1.6 |
1.7 | 4.3
| 2.1 |
| 1999 |
2.2 | 1.6
| 1.7 |
2.8 | 1.8
| 2.1 |
1.6 | 1.7
| 3.9 |
2.0 | |
Per cent changes: | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | 1999
on 1998 | -6 |
-4 | -1
| -8 |
-3 | -6
| -4 |
-1 | -8
| -3 |
| 1999 on 1981-85 ave |
-49 | -54
| -48 |
-36 | -49
| -49 |
-54 | -49
| -41 |
-51 | (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 - ie 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. (2) Including drivers whose age is not known. (3)
Including drivers whose sex is not known 
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