Table 6 Contingency table analyses regarding whether 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference survey respondents believed there should be a law requiring helmet use while riding a motorcycle, ATV or dirt bike
From: Rural adolescent attitudes and use of helmets while riding ATVs, motorcycles and dirt bikes
Contingency table analyses | |||||||||
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Motorcycle | ATV | Dirt bike | |||||||
Law | No law | p value | Law | No law | p value | Law | No law | p value | |
n (row %)a | n (row %)a | n (row %)a | n (row %)a | n (row %)a | n (row %)a | ||||
All | 942 (72) | 360 (28) | 382 (31) | 862 (69) | 724 (56) | 562 (44) | |||
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 304 (57) | 227 (43) | < 0.001 | 126 (25) | 379 (75) | < 0.001 | 222 (42) | 303 (58) | < 0.001 |
Female | 625 (83) | 128 (17) | 247 (34) | 476 (66) | 492 (66) | 252 (34) | |||
Age | |||||||||
16–18 years | 489 (68) | 229 (32) | < 0.001 | 191 (28) | 501 (72) | 0.012 | 390 (55) | 322 (45) | 0.188 |
13–15 years | 441 (78) | 125 (22) | 184 (34) | 350 (66) | 326 (59) | 230 (41) | |||
Residence | |||||||||
Farm | 452 (69) | 204 (31) | 0.018 | 155 (25) | 470 (75) | < 0.001 | 345 (53) | 304 (47) | 0.037 |
Countryb | 206 (75) | 69 (25) | 88 (33) | 182 (67) | 154 (57) | 117 (43) | |||
Town | 284 (77) | 87 (23) | 139 (40) | 210 (60) | 225 (61) | 141 (39) | |||
Race | |||||||||
NH White | 891 (72) | 338 (28) | 0.669 | 358 (30) | 824 (70) | 0.279 | 685 (56) | 532 (44) | 1.0 |
Otherc | 50 (69%) | 22 (31) | 23 (38) | 38 (62) | 38 (56) | 30 (44) | |||
Ownership | |||||||||
Yes | 180 (63) | 108 (37) | < 0.001 | 199 (24) | 615 (76) | < 0.001 | 163 (44) | 211 (56) | < 0.001 |
No | 761 (75) | 252 (25) | 183 (43) | 247 (57) | 561 (62) | 351 (38) | |||
Ridden in past year | |||||||||
Yes | 242 (61) | 157 (39) | < 0.001 | 235 (25) | 720 (75) | < 0.001 | 212 (42) | 293 (58) | < 0.001 |
No | 691 (78) | 199 (22) | 145 (51) | 141 (49) | 506 (66) | 266 (34) | |||
Riding frequency | |||||||||
Monthly/few | 216 (64) | 121 (36) | 0.002 | 126 (27) | 339 (73) | 0.842 | 156 (44) | 201 (56) | 0.265 |
Daily/weekly | 26 (42) | 36 (58) | 109 (28) | 281 (72) | 56 (38) | 92 (62) | |||
Strict helmet ruled | |||||||||
Yes | – | – | – | 112 (64) | 63 (36) | < 0.001 | – | – | |
No | – | – | – | 124 (16) | 653 (84) | – | – | ||