From: Public knowledge, attitudes and practices of vehicle submersion incidents: a pilot study
Questionnaire Item | Sample n (%) | Aware Group n (%) | Aware vs. Unaware p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Perceived risk of being involved (self) in a vehicle submersion | 0.38 | ||
None | 26 (32) | 11 (31) | |
Slight | 45 (55) | 19 (54) | |
Moderate | 8 (10) | 5 (14) | |
High | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | |
Very high | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Perceived risk of others being involved in a vehicle submersion | 0.24 | ||
None | 16 (20) | 8 (23) | |
Slight | 41 (50) | 16 (46) | |
Moderate | 21 (26) | 11 (31) | |
High | 4 (5) | 0 (0) | |
Very high | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Perceived chance of surviving a vehicle submersion | 0.37 | ||
Slight | 15 (18) | 6 (17) | |
Moderate | 54 (66) | 21 (60) | |
High | 13 (16) | 8 (23) | |
Perceived importance for “visible & reachable” rescue tool | 0.82 | ||
Not important | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Slightly important | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Moderate importance | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
High importance | 5 (6) | 2 (6) | |
Very high importance | 77 (94) | 33 (94) | |
Preferred colour of rescue tool | 0.15 | ||
Black | 10 (12) | 5 (14) | |
Green | 10 (12) | 6 (17) | |
Orange | 23 (28) | 12 (34) | |
Pink | 13 (16) | 2 (6) | |
Red | 14 (17) | 7 (20) | |
Yellow | 12 (15) | 3 (9) | |
Rescue tool color to be most visible in the case of an emergency | 0.65 | ||
Black | 0 (0) | 0 | |
Green | 0 (0) | 0 | |
Orange | 67 (82) | 28 (80) | |
Pink | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
Red | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | |
Yellow | 13 (16) | 6 (17) | |
Perceived confidence in finding rescue tool in an emergency | 0.80 | ||
Not confident | 0 (0) | 0 | |
Reasonably confident | 8 (62) | 4 (57) | |
Very confident | 5 (38) | 3 (43) | |
Perceived confidence in using rescue tool in an emergency | 0.80 |