Excess accident risk among residents of deprived areas

Excess accident risk among residents of deprived areas

[SHS:DEMO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Demography

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This study examines road risks among residents of deprived neighbourhoods targeted by social policy compared with residents of other contiguous neighbourhoods that are socially more privileged. The data used are from accident reports filled in by the police. When these data are brought to the level of the population in the areas studied, the adjusted relative risk for those living in sensitive urban areas compared with those living in other areas is assessed at 1.366 (with a 95% confidence interval from 1.240 to 1.502). Distributions by age and gender are then studied. In the discussion, several hypotheses concerning behaviour, mobility and socio-spatial factors are discussed. Deprived areas, socioeconomic differences, accident risk, age, gender.

Fleury, D.

Peytavin, Jf

Alam, T.

Brenac, T.

Accident Analysis and Prevention

ISSN:0001-4575

2010

ENG

article in peer-reviewed journal

http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00506619

http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/50/66/19/PDF/DF_TB_2010_AAA_accident_risk_p.pdf