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Table 3 Responses to the indicated statements by study participants

From: Parental attitudes and family helmet use for all-terrain vehicles and bicycles

 

ATVs

n (%) a

Bicycles

n (%) a

Group N

24

74

(a) I don’t feel they always need to wear helmet because:

 They don’t ride very often.

12 (50)

7 (10)

 They only ride in places I think are safe.

6 (25)

13 (18)

 They ride as a passenger with an adult who always rides safely.

8 (33)

2 (3)

 I or another responsible person watch them riding to make sure they are riding safely.

9 (21)

7 (10)

 They have been riding for some time without a serious injury and I trust they can ride safely.

4 (17)

6 (8)

 I think crashes happen because people ride recklessly, and I make sure my children do not.

3 (13)

6 (8)

 Other

1 (4)

3 (4)

(b) I would like them to always wear a helmet, but factors that decrease my effectiveness in enforcing helmet use include:

 My spouse/significant other is not supportive of enforcing helmet use.

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

 I do not have appropriate helmets for them to use.

4 (17)

4 (5)

 The children they ride with don’t wear helmets.

0 (0)

2 (3)

 I am not around when they ride.

4 (17)

9 (12)

 My children will not listen to me when I tell them to wear a helmet.

1 (4)

1 (1.3)

 I do not have specific consequences for when my children don’t wear a helmet.

0 (0)

2 (3)

 I have problems enforcing the consequences for when my children don’t wear a helmet.

1 (4)

2 (3)

 There are no helmet laws requiring them to wear helmets.

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

 Other

6 (25)

1 (1.3)

  1. aTotal of column n values by category may not equal total Group N because participants could enter more than one response to each statement or did not provide a response if they did not agree with the statement. The percentage noted in parentheses is that of Group N