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Table 4 Comparison of helmet use by the oldest child < 18 years old of participants who did or did not select responses to the indicated survey statements

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

  

Helmet use (% of time)

< 100%

n (col%)

100%

n (col%)

p-valuea

ATV group N = 24

 Indicated child doesn’t always need to wear a

Yes

12 (80)

4 (44)

0.18

 helmetb

No

3 (20)

5 (56)

 

 Identified barriers to effective enforcement of

Yes

12 (80)

3 (33)

0.04

 helmet usec

No

3 (20)

6 (67)

 

Bicycle group N = 74

 Indicated child doesn’t always need to wear a

Yes

23 (58)

2 (6)

< 0.0001

 helmetb

No

17 (43)

32 (94)

 

 Identified barriers to effective enforcement of

Yes

17 (43)

4 (12)

0.004

 helmet usec

No

23 (58)

30 (88)

 
  1. aFisher’s exact test
  2. bI don’t feel they always need to wear a helmet because
  3. cI would like them to always wear a helmet, but factors that decrease my effectiveness in enforcing helmet use include