Results of multiple regression between trends in vehicle related mortality and trends in independent variables, 1970–1985
| Explanatory variables | Children aged 0–4 years | Children aged 5–14 years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (B) | (95% C I) | Standardised coefficient (β) | r2 | Coefficient (B) | (95% C I) | Standardised coefficient (β) | r2 | |
| *Log transformed to linearise the association with the dependent variable. | ||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||
| Public park* | −0.0076 | (−0.0139 to −0.0013) | −0.454 | 0.20 | −0.0022 | (−0.0113 to 0.0069) | −0.103 | 0.00 |
| Infringement notices (1970–1980) | −0.00001 | (−0.0001 to 0.0001) | −0.030 | −0.00006 | (−0.0002 to 0.0001) | −0.155 | ||
| Traffic volume* | −0.0032 | (−0.0164 to 0.0100) | −0.091 | −0.0031 | (−0.0222 to 0.0160) | −0.069 | ||
| Preschool education | 0.0111 | (0.0015 to 0.0206) | 0.352 | 0.0060 | (−0.0077 to 0.0198) | 0.151 | ||
| DID population | 0.0177 | (−0.0023 to 0.0377) | 0.261 | −0.0089 | (−0.0378 to 0.0200) | −0.103 | ||
| Model 2 | ||||||||
| Pavements on local roads* | −0.0078 | (−0.0160 to 0.0004) | −0.298 | 0.16 | −0.0062 | (−0.0177 to 0.0052) | −0.186 | 0.00 |
| Infringement notices (1970–1980) | −0.00002 | (−0.0001 to 0.0001) | −0.067 | −0.00004 | (−0.0002 to 0.0001) | −0.119 | ||
| Traffic volume* | −0.0114 | (−0.0229 to −0.00001) | −0.325 | −0.0053 | (−0.0212 to 0.0106) | −0.118 | ||
| Preschool education | 0.0137 | (0.0039 to 0.0235) | 0.436 | 0.0075 | (−0.0062 to 0.0211) | 0.186 | ||
| DID population | 0.0155 | (−0.0048 to 0.0358) | 0.229 | −0.0080 | (−0.0362 to 0.0203) | −0.092 | ||
| Model 3 | ||||||||
| Pedestrian crossings* | −0.0086 | (−0.0195 to 0.0022) | −0.257 | 0.14 | −0.0130 | (−0.0275 to 0.0016) | −0.302 | 0.05 |
| Infringement notices (1970–1980) | −0.00002 | (−0.0001 to 0.0001) | −0.061 | −0.00002 | (−0.0001 to 0.0001) | −0.048 | ||
| Traffic volume* | −0.0128 | (−0.0244 to −0.0011) | −0.363 | −0.0071 | (−0.0227 to 0.0086) | −0.157 | ||
| Preschool education | 0.0111 | (0.0012 to 0.0211) | 0.354 | 0.0045 | (−0.0089 to.0179) | 0.112 | ||
| DID population | 0.0140 | (−0.0063 to 0.0344) | 0.208 | −0.0080 | (−0.0354 to 0.0194) | −0.092 | ||