Table 5

Lifetime Driving History – Categorical Variables

Parameter
Chi Squ
Df
O.R.
C.I.
P*

Driving Problems





Drive
5.99
1
0.41
0.18–0.89
0.0144
Lost Licence
63.83
1
7.70
4.38–13.63
<0.0001
Disqualified
55.36
1
6.99
3.92–12.55
<0.0001
Motor Bike Accident
12.41
1
3.00
1.54–5.94
0.0004
Motor Vehicle Accident
4.47
1
1.66
1.01–2.74
0.0346
Your Car Hit
2.62
1
0.70
0.44–1.10
0.1053
Hit Other Cars
19.90
1
3.09
1.81–5.30
<0.0001
Drunk Driving
9.89
1
7.55
1.81–66.90
0.0016
Drugged Driving
26.42
1
31.70
5.22–1290.43
<0.0001
Benzo Affected Driving
12.41
1
6.76
2.03–35.18
0.0008
Remember Accident
2.50
1
1.44
0.89–2.32
0.1142
Struck from behind
2.80
1
1.49
0.91–2.44
0.9430
Been Rear ended
2.80
1
1.49
0.91–2.44
0.9430
Hit a car from behind
6.49
1
1.90
1.13–3.25
0.0108
Rear ended Anyone
6.49
1
1.90
1.13–3.25
0.0108
Taken to Hospital
5.06
1
1.95
1.05–3.66
0.0244
Others to Hospital
2.09
1
2.00
0.93–4.37
0.0368
Anybody Killed#
5.03
1
-
-
0.0249
Run Away from Crash†
21.92
1
26.37
4.31–1077.48
<0.0001

* – Chi Squared test, df = 1.

# – Listed result is for Chi Squared. Fisher Exact Test (two tails) result, P = 0.0293.

† – Odds ratio adjusted by the insertion of unity into the numerator of the N-SUD group to allow calculation to be performed.

£ – P value from Fisher Exact test.

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