Table 2 Cross-tab and logistic regression analyses of how ATVs are used by demographics for those school-aged children that had been on an ATV in the past 12 months and completed the Safety Tips for ATV Riders (STARs) program’s one-year follow-up survey
Variable | ATV use | Logistic regression analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work only (N = 221, 6%) | Both (N = 1586, 43%) | Recreation only (N = 1905, 51%) | For work only/both vs. recreation only (N = 3520) | |||
n (Row%)a | n (Row%)a | n (Row%)a | P value | aORb | 95% CI | |
Sex (n = 3674) | ||||||
Male | 126 (7) | 940 (49) | 852 (44) | < 0.0001 | 1.91 | 1.64–2.22 |
Female | 93 (5) | 638 (36) | 1025 (58) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
Age (n = 3623) | ||||||
≤ 11 yrs | 24 (7) | 140 (42) | 168 (51) | 0.12 | 1.00 (ref) | |
12–13 yrs | 113 (6) | 734 (40) | 970 (53) | 0.71 | 0.53–0.96 | |
14–15 yrs | 75 (6) | 617 (46) | 664 (49) | 0.87 | 0.65–1.17 | |
≥ 16 yrs | 5 (4) | 49 (42) | 64 (54) | 0.72 | 0.44–1.16 | |
Where they live (n = 3682) | ||||||
On a farm | 83 (10) | 563 (69) | 165 (20) | < 0.0001 | 4.29 | 3.46–5.33 |
In country/not farm | 36 (4) | 384 (43) | 472 (53) | 1.11 | 0.92–1.32 | |
In town | 100 (5) | 626 (32) | 1253 (63) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
Family owns an ATV (n = 3687) | ||||||
Yes | 123 (5) | 1172 (59) | 677 (34) | < 0.0001 | 3.72 | 3.17–4.35 |
No | 97 (6) | 398 (23) | 1220 (71) | 1.00 (ref) | ||