STATS19

This paper discusses the new version of the STATS19 report form, which police in the UK use to record road accident details. The new STATS19 has been revised considerably from its original 1948 version, and collects a much wider variety of detailed data. It is organised into three sections: (1) Overall Accident Record; (2) Vehicle Record; and (3) Casualty Record. All STATS19 items are precoded numerically, with available code options displayed on the form. All police forces are also issued with the STATS20 manual, which describes in detail the completion of STATS19. The paper describes: (1) the sections of the current STATS19; (2) processing the STATS19 data; (3) the reliability and validity of the STATS19 data; and (4) the 'data matching' methodology used for validating the STATS19 database. The methodology covers: (1) the selection of matching criteria; (2) data error, omission, and commission; (3) the identification of individuals; (4) criteria for including data in accident databases; (5) under-reporting; (6) data matching using other data sources; and (7) improving database matching rates and validity. Some ways in which the new STATS19 needs supplementing are considered.

  • Corporate Authors:

    INSTITUTE OF ROAD SAFETY OFFICERS

    SNABE COTTAGE
    DRUMCLOG, STRATHAVEN,   United Kingdom  ML10 6QF
  • Authors:
    • HAIGNEY, D
  • Publication Date: 1995

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 11,13,15-7
  • Serial:
    • INROADS
    • Volume: 17
    • Issue Number: 2
    • Publisher: INSTITUTE OF ROAD SAFETY OFFICERS

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00720017
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM