Catalogue
UK Data Service data catalogue record for:
Road Accident Data, 1998
Title details
| SN: | 4080 |
| Title: | Road Accident Data, 1998 |
| Persistent identifier: | 10.5255/UKDA-SN-4080-1 |
| Series: | Road Accident Data [Road Accident Data, 1985-] |
| Depositor: | Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Road Accidents Branch |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Road Accidents Branch |
| Other acknowledgements: | The Department for Transport has undergone several name changes since the Road Accident Data series began. Originally known as the Department of Transport (DoT), it became part of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) in 1997, part of the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DLTR) in 2001, and finally a department in its own right once more, the Department for Transport (DfT), from May 2002. Please note that the departmental name change may have occurred after collection of the Road Accident Data for a particular year began, so name changes may not be reflected in the UK Data Archive catalogue record until the next year of the data series. |
Citation
The citation for this study is:
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Road Accidents Branch. (2001). Road Accident Data, 1998. [data collection]. 2nd Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 4080, http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4080-1
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Subject Categories
Accidents and injuries - Health
Travel and transport
Travel and transport
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Road accident statistics are collected from information about personal injury road accidents and their consequent casualties, to a common national standard. The aim of collecting and publishing national road accident statistics is to inform public debate and to provide the basis for determining and monitoring effective road safety policies to reduce the road accident casualty toll. They are an essential requirement for monitoring targeted reductions in road accident casualties. The credible monitoring of targeted reductions requires that data are reported consistently and accurately, and both national and local government, and local reporting police forces, work closely to achieve a common reporting standard.Users should note that for 1985-1991, and from 2002 onwards, the Vehicle Record file does not contain breath test data. This change has been made in order to protect confidentiality. Data for 1985-1990 were deposited at the Archive at the beginning of 2006. Prior to this, the Archive only held the Road Accident Data series from 1991 onwards. No extra documentation was available for the 1985-1990 data, so users are advised to consult the documentation for the 1991 survey. Further information about the Road Accident Data series and research based on it may be found on the government road accidents and safety statistics webpages. These studies comprise information gathered using STATS19 and STATS20 forms. |
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| The second edition of the dataset (May 2001) includes information on location of accident (Easting/Northing, Road Number etc.) not previously deposited with the UK Data Archive. | |
| Main Topics: The collection process for these data includes the recording of details about the accident, together with the vehicles and casualties involved, which in principle can be easily discerned by the police either at the scene of the accident, or when they are reported to the police at a later date after the accident. The details recorded include accident time, date and location; vehicle type, location and manoeuvre; driver details; casualty details and severity. |
Coverage, universe, methodology
| Dates of fieldwork: | 1998 |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Spatial units: |
Local Authority Districts |
| Observation units: |
Road accidents |
| Universe: |
National Road accidents Road accident circumstances, including vehicle, driver and casualty details, where at least one road vehicle and one casualty are involved, occurring on the public highway. |
| Time dimensions: |
Repeated cross-sectional study The data are compiled annually. |
| Sampling procedures: |
No sampling (total universe) |
| Method of data collection: |
Transcription of existing materials every road accident on the public highway, which includes human injury or death, is recorded on a 'STATS19' report form by police officers in Great Britain. In England, within each local area, STATS19 data are collated by a central unit referred to as a Local Processing Authority (LPA) which can be managed directly either by the police or local authority, or be subcontracted to a private consultancy. In Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Government (formerly the Scottish Executive) and the National Assembly for Wales (formerly the Welsh Office) act as an LPA for these purposes. After validation, the LPA makes the data available to both the DfT and the local highway authority. Data are submitted regularly to DfT on electronic media to an agreed timetable. |
| Weighting: | No information recorded |
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Administrative and access information
| Date of release: | |
| First edition: | 15 February 2000 |
| Latest edition: | 11 May 2001 (2nd Edition) |
| Copyright: | Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland |
| Access conditions: |
The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. Additional special conditions of use also apply. See terms and conditions of access for further information. |
| Availability: | UK Data Service |
| Contact: | Get in touch |
Documentation
| Title | File Name | Size (KB) |
|---|---|---|
| User Guide | 4080userguide.pdf | 409 |
| Study information and citation | UKDA_Study_4080_Information.htm | 6 |
| READ File | read4080.txt | 7 |
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