?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+high-risk+child+pedestrian%3A+socio-economic+and+environmental+factors+in+their+accidents&rft.creator=Christie%2C+N&rft.description=Mortality+statistics+show+the+need+to+investigate+why+children+in+the+lowest+socio-economic+group+are+much+more+likely+to+be+killed+as+pedestrians+in+road+traffic+accidents+than+their+counterparts+in+the+highest+socio-economic+groups.+The+objective+of+the+study+reported+here%2C+was+to+assess+the+role+of+socio-economic+and+environmental+factors+in+child+pedestrians+accidents.+A+literature+review+was+carried+out+(Christie+1995)+which+indicated+that+exposure%2C+attitude+of+the+parent+or+adult+carer+and+environmenal+hazard+may+explain+the+high+accident+rate+of+children+in+low+socio-economic+groups.+The+survey+comprised+in-depth+home+interviews+amongst+152+school+children+injured+as+pedestrians+and+control+sample+of+484+school+children.+A+parent+or+adult+carer+for+each+child+was+also+interviewed.+A+survey+of+environmental+features+of+the+roads+where+the+children+lived+was+also+carried+out.+The+surveys+took+place+in+Bradford%2C+Bristol%2C+London%2C+Merthyr+Tydfil+and+Reading.+Data+were+collected+about+the+child's+exposure+on+the+school+journey+and+whilst+playing+in+the+street.+The+child's+parent+or+adult+carer+was+asked+about+their+home+environment+and+about+personal+characteristics+such+as+ethnic+origin%2C+marital+status+and+work+situation.+The+parent's+or+adult+carer's+responses+to+statements+about+the+accident+risk+of+children+in+traffic+and+the+responsibilities+for+safeguarding+them+were+also+recorded.+Logistic+regression+modelling+was+used+to+analyze+the+data+to+identify+characteristics+associated+with+accident+group+membership.+A+breakdown+of+these+characteristics+by+socio-economic+group+was+carried+out.+The+implications+of+findings+are+discussed+with+reference+to+other+studies.+Potential+remedial+measures+are+offered+and+areas+requiring+further+research+identified.&rft.publisher=Transport+Research+Laboratory&rft.date=1995&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(TRL+Project+Report++117++).+Transport+Research+Laboratory%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10181682%2F