Health: Traffic safety

Use of reflector in the dark, use of seat-belt and driving a car while under influence of alcohol during last 12 months among young (16–26 y. o.) people.

Unit: percent

Disaggregated by: year, age group, gender, use of reflector, seat-belt and driving a car after consuming alcohol

Source: National Institute for Health Development, Health Behavior among Estonian Adult Population

Year
Gender Age group (health) Use of a reflector, use of seat belts and having driven a car after consuming alcohol 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Males and females 16-26 Reflector Never 25,2 20,9 16,3 10,1 11 10,5
Males and females 16-26 Reflector Sometimes 30,2 29,6 31,6 30,6 29,8 28,1
Males and females 16-26 Reflector Nearly always 35,9 41,1 44,1 52,3 54,4 54,1
Males and females 16-26 Reflector Never walk outside after dark 8,7 8,4 8 7 4,8 7,4
Males and females 16-26 When driving Nearly always 89 97,9 97,9 98,9 99,3 99,7
Males and females 16-26 When driving Sometimes 9,4 1,9 1,9 0,8 0,7 0,3
Males and females 16-26 When driving Never 1,7 0,2 0,2 0,3 0 0
Males and females 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Nearly always 81,4 94,8 97,5 97,8 98,8 98,9
Males and females 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Sometimes 16,8 4,9 2,5 1,8 1,2 0,9
Males and females 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Never 1,8 0,3 0 0,4 0 0,2
Males and females 16-26 When passenger in the back seats Nearly always 22,2 49,6 71,2 78,9 86,2 86,8
Males and females 16-26 When passenger in the back seat Sometimes 38,8 37,3 24,6 18,4 12,4 12,5
Males and females 16-26 When passenger in the back seats Never 39 13,1 4,3 2,8 1,4 0,7
Males and females 16-26 After consuming alcohol Never 51,4 57,1 55 61,5 55,2 61,6
Males and females 16-26 After consuming alcohol Once 6,9 7,3 8,5 3,4 7,1 3,8
Males and females 16-26 After consuming alcohol Repeatedly 2,2 2,3 1,8 1 0,7 1,5
Males and females 16-26 After consuming alcohol Do not drive a car 39,5 33,3 34,7 34,1 37 33,1
Male 16-26 Reflector Never 28,9 27,1 26 14,8 15,4 18,5
Male 16-26 Reflector Sometimes 32,7 30,8 29,8 31,3 31,3 28
Male 16-26 Reflector Nearly always 28,6 31,4 35,6 45,7 46,7 45,5
Male 16-26 Reflector Never walk outside after dark 9,9 10,7 8,7 8,3 6,6 7,9
Male 16-26 When driving Nearly always 83,9 97 96,1 98 99,2 99,3
Male 16-26 When driving Sometimes 13,5 2,5 3,5 1,5 0,8 0,7
Male 16-26 When driving Never 2,6 0,5 0,5 0,5 0 0
Male 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Nearly always 76,7 93,7 95,7 96,4 98,3 98,4
Male 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Sometimes 21,5 5,6 4,3 3 1,7 1,6
Male 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Never 1,9 0,7 0 0,4 0 0
Male 16-26 When passenger in the back seats Nearly always 18,1 46,3 63 75,8 85,6 83,4
Male 16-26 When passenger in the back seat Sometimes 38,4 39,2 29,6 20,4 12,2 16
Male 16-26 When passenger in the back seats Never 43,5 14,6 7,4 3,9 2,2 0,6
Male 16-26 After consuming alcohol Never 51,4 57,2 55,8 65 60,2 67,2
Male 16-26 After consuming alcohol Once 13 11,8 12,9 5,8 11 4,7
Male 16-26 After consuming alcohol Repeatedly 4,5 4,7 4,2 1,7 1,7 3,2
Male 16-26 After consuming alcohol Do not drive a car 31,2 26,3 27,2 27,5 27,1 24,9
Female 16-26 Reflector Never 22,1 16,2 8,8 5,4 7,9 4,6
Female 16-26 Reflector Sometimes 28,2 28,7 33,1 29,9 28,8 28,1
Female 16-26 Reflector Nearly always 41,9 48,4 50,7 58,8 59,8 60,4
Female 16-26 Reflector Never walk outside after dark 7,8 6,7 7,5 5,8 3,5 6,9
Female 16-26 When driving Nearly always 94,7 98,7 99,6 100 99,3 100
Female 16-26 When driving Sometimes 4,7 1,3 0,5 0 0,7 0
Female 16-26 When driving Never 0,6 0 0 0 0 0
Female 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Nearly always 85,1 95,6 98,9 98,9 99,2 99,2
Female 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Sometimes 13,2 4,4 1,1 0,7 0,8 0,4
Female 16-26 When passenger in the front seat Never 1,7 0 0 0,4 0 0,4
Female 16-26 When passenger in the back seats Nearly always 25,6 52,1 77,4 81,9 86,7 89,3
Female 16-26 When passenger in the back seat Sometimes 39,2 35,9 20,8 16,4 12,5 9,9
Female 16-26 When passenger in the back seats Never 35,2 12,1 1,9 1,7 0,8 0,8
Female 16-26 After consuming alcohol Never 51,4 57 54,4 58 51,6 57,4
Female 16-26 After consuming alcohol Once 2 4 5,1 1 4,3 3,1
Female 16-26 After consuming alcohol Repeatedly 0,3 0,5 0 0,3 0 0,4
Female 16-26 After consuming alcohol Do not drive a car 46,4 38,5 40,5 40,6 44,1 39,1