Variation in Teen Driver Education by State Requirements and Sociodemographics
Variation in Teen Driver Education by State Requirements and Sociodemographics
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10.1542/peds.2011-2303
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
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8
通讯作者：
Durbin, Dennis R.
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作者：
Curry, Allison E.;Garcia-Espana, J. Felipe;Durbin, Dennis R.
目的：人们重新关注正式驾驶员教育（DE）指导的国家标准化，并重新调整DE的原始目标，即培养更安全的青少年驾驶员。然而，青少年DE参与率以及他们如何在社会人口群体之间以及在有和没有DE要求的州之间存在差异，在很大程度上仍然是未知的。因此，我们的目标是估计国家青少年参与率在正式的课堂和背后的车轮DE指令在相关的人口统计学亚组，也估计亚组的具体参与率存在的状态DE requirements.METHODS：数据收集通过全国青年司机调查，管理到一个全国代表性的样本5665公立学校9日至11日年级学生在2006年春季。分析仅限于1770名有驾驶执照的学生。调查数据进行加权，以反映国家患病率estimation.RESULTS：总体而言，78.8%的学生报告参加正式DE。然而，在没有DE要求的州，超过三分之一的学生在获得许可证之前没有正式的DE，超过一半的学生没有接受过驾驶培训。西班牙裔，黑人，男性，和学生的学业成绩较低，参加DE在显着低于同行的国家的要求。值得注意的是，71%的西班牙裔学生在没有要求的州获得了许可证，而没有收到正式的DE。结论：相当大的种族/民族，社会经济和性别差异DE参与可能存在于没有DE要求的州。州DE要求可能是减少这些差异的有效策略。儿科2012; 129：453-457
OBJECTIVE: There is renewed attention on national standardization of formal driver education (DE) instruction and momentum toward realigning DE with its original goal of producing safer teen drivers. However, teen DE participation rates and how they differ among sociodemographic groups and in states with and without DE requirements remain largely unknown. Thus, our objective was to estimate national teen participation rates in formal classroom and behind-the-wheel DE instruction in relevant demographic subgroups and also estimate subgroup-specific participation rates by presence of a state DE requirement.METHODS: Data were collected via the National Young Driver Survey, administered to a nationally representative sample of 5665 public school 9th-through 11th-graders in Spring 2006. Analyses were restricted to 1770 students with driver licenses. Survey data were weighted to reflect national prevalence estimates.RESULTS: Overall, 78.8% of students reported participating in formal DE. However, in states without DE requirements, more than 1 in 3 students had no formal DE before licensure, and more than half had no behind-the-wheel training. Hispanics, blacks, males, and students with lower academic achievement participated in DE at markedly lower levels than counterparts in states with requirements. Notably, 71% of Hispanic students in states with no requirement received a license without receiving formal DE.CONCLUSIONS: Considerable racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities in DE participation may exist in states with no DE requirements. State DE requirements may be an effective strategy to reduce these disparities. Pediatrics 2012; 129: 453-457