A comparison of web-based and telephone surveys for assessing traffic safety concerns, beliefs, and behaviors

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 377-381

  Beck, Kenneth H ^a   Yan, Alice F ^a   Wang, Min Qi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet methods; Telephone; Traffic safety surveys

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRUNK DRIVING; INTERVIEW SURVEY; MARYLAND; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RISKY BEHAVIORS; SEAT BELT; SPEED LIMIT; TELEPHONE SURVEY; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SAFETY SURVEYS; WEB SURVEYS; WEB-BASED SURVEYS;

CRASHWORTHINESS; INTERNET; SAMPLING; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

TELEPHONE SETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 70449642376     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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