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Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Effect in Association with Driver’s Medical Services after Crashes

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  • Shraddha Sagar

    (University of Florida Transportation Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA)

  • Nikiforos Stamatiadis

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA)

  • Rachel Codden

    (School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Marco Benedetti

    (Center for Injury Research & Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43215, USA)

  • Larry Cook

    (Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA)

  • Motao Zhu

    (Center for Injury Research & Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43215, USA)

Abstract

Motor vehicle crashes are the third leading cause of preventable-injury deaths in the United States. Previous research has found links between the socioeconomic characteristics of driver residence zip codes and crash frequencies. The objective of the study is to extend earlier work by investigating whether the socioeconomic characteristics of a driver’s residence zip code influence their likelihood of resulting in post-crash medical services. Data were drawn from General Use Model (GUM) data for police crash reports linked to hospital records in Kentucky, Utah, and Ohio. Zip-code-level socioeconomic data from the American Community Survey were also incorporated into analyses. Logistic regression models were developed for each state and showed that the socioeconomic variables such as educational attainment, median housing value, gender, and age have p -values < 0.001 when tested against the odds of seeking post-crash medical services. Models for Kentucky and Utah also include the employment-to-population ratio. The results show that in addition to age and gender, educational attainment, median housing value and rurality percentage at the zip code level are associated with the likelihood of a driver seeking follow-up medical services after a crash. It is concluded that drivers from areas with lower household income and lower educational attainment are more likely to seek post-crash medical services, primarily in emergency departments. Female drivers are also more likely to seek post-crash medical services.

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  • Shraddha Sagar & Nikiforos Stamatiadis & Rachel Codden & Marco Benedetti & Larry Cook & Motao Zhu, 2022. "Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Effect in Association with Driver’s Medical Services after Crashes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9087-:d:871841
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    1. Hasselberg, Marie & Vaez, Marjan & Lucie Laflamme, 2005. "Socioeconomic aspects of the circumstances and consequences of car crashes among young adults," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 60(2), pages 287-295, January.
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    1. Dongkwan Lee & Jean-Michel Guldmann & Burkhard von Rabenau, 2023. "Impact of Driver’s Age and Gender, Built Environment, and Road Conditions on Crash Severity: A Logit Modeling Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-22, January.

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