Table 4

Driving Career – Continuous Variables

Condition
SUD
N-SUD
U
Z
P-level*

Age Commence't Driving
16.52 (4.34)
17.96 (6.33)
12336.50
-2.087
0.0369
No. Years Driving
15.96 (8.50)
25.54 (15.03)
10821.00
-3.643
0.0003
No. Years Lost Licence
1.71 (3.60)
0.11 (0.31)
7404.50
8.225
0.0000
No. MBA's
0.83 (2.96)
0.22 (0.91)
12125.00
3.423
0.0006
No. MVA's
2.00 (3.30)
1.10 (1.32)
11734.00
2.592
0.0096
Date of Last Crash†
18/10/95 (18)
4/4/1994 (95)
3193.000
4.984
0.0000
No. Cars Hit
1.22 (2.78)
0.53 (0.85)
11844.00
2.787
0.0053
No. Cars Repaired
1.73 (3.59)
1.08 (1.60)
12982.50
1.431
0.1525
No. Cars Written Off
0.99 (2.46)
0.24 (0.53)
10414.00
4.937
0.0000
No. Killed
0.08 (0.49)
0.00 (0.00)
13624.00
2.225
0.0261

Data listed as mean (± S.D.).

* – Mann-Whitney U-Test

† – The format of dates is dd/mm/yyyy. The number is brackets refers to days as the S.D.

Abbreviations: MBA – motor bike accident; MVA – motor vehicle accident.

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