TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Road-rage in the general population
JO  - Gaceta Sanitaria
A1  - Fierro, Inmaculada
A1  - Gomez-Talegon, M. Trinidad
A1  - Álvarez, Francisco Javier
SP  - 423
EP  - 427
VL  - 24
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of road rage in the general population and the sociodemographic factors associated with this phenomenon. METHODS: A total of 2,500 interviews were carried out in the population of Castile and Leon aged 14-70 years. Road rage was evaluated in the year prior to the survey using a test with eight questions. RESULTS: One-third (31.1%) of the interviewees reported they had experienced a situation involving road rage during the previous 12 months (26.8% on more than one occasion). Among these episodes, 2.6% involved "serious" aggressors. In drivers, the probability of experiencing road rage increased in line with the number of kilometers driven per week (odds ratio [OR]=1.52), decreased as the age of the driver increased (OR=0.975), and was highest in men (OR=1.287), university graduates (OR=1.408), and persons living in towns with over 10,000 inhabitants (OR=1.25). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that road rage affects almost a third of the general population of Castile and Leon, which would amply justify the adoption of prevention and/or reduction measures.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0213-9111
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2010.07.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -