Risk Factors and Inequities in Transportation Injury and Mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs)

This article reports on a study that used the Canadian Census Health and Environment cohorts to evaluate risk factors and inequities in transportation injury and mortality. The authors note that Canada does not have a national household travel survey, so evaluating these issues is somewhat difficult. However, since traffic injuries are specific to the mode of travel used, the available data on mode of commute may prove useful. The authors analyzed longitudinal data (1996-2019) on bicyclist, pedestrian, and motor vehicle occupant injury and fatality risk, with commuter mode and sociodemographic characteristics within the working adult population. Their study found positive associations between commute mode and same mode injury and fatality, particularly for bicycle commuters. Low-income populations and Indigenous people had increased injury risk and risk of hospitalization across transportation modes. The authors discuss potential risk factors for low-income groups, the role of built environment, the need to include walking as a transportation mode, the impact of immigrant status, age groups including children (who were not included in the commuting data), and the limitations of using this type of data for determining other social factors in transportation inequity.

• Record URL:
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000001696
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• Authors:
  • Branion-Calles, Michael
  • Winters, Meghan
  • Rothman, Linda
  • Harris, M Anne
• Publication Date: 2024

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 252-262
• Serial:
  • Epidemiology
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 1044-3983
  • EISSN: 1531-5487
  • Serial URL: http://journals.lww.com/epidem/pages/default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Crash injuries; Demographics; Fatalities; Mode choice; Risk assessment
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01912496
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 2024 10:11AM