Indigenous status and risk of motor vehicle crash: the DRIVE study

Authors

Rebecca Ivers, University of Sydney, University of Wollongong, George Institute for Global HealthFollow
Alexandra Martiniuk, University of Sydney
Kathleen Clapham, University of WollongongFollow
Soufiane Boufous, University of Sydney
Teresa Senserrick, University of SydneyFollow
Maxwell Stevenson, University of SydneyFollow
R Norton, University of Sydney

RIS ID

36280

Publication Details

R. Ivers, A. L. C. Martiniuk, K. Clapham, S. Boufous, T. Senserrick, M. Stevenson & R. Norton, "Indigenous status and risk of motor vehicle crash: the DRIVE study", Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference. Centre for Automotive Safety Research, Australia, (2009) 516-518.

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Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference

Abstract

[extract] There is a substantial body of evidence that highlights the stark contrast between health status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Indigenous Australians die about 15 years younger than non-Indigenous Australians and the proportion of time lived with disability is greater than that in the total population (13% compared with 10%) [1]. The Indigenous community is also over-represented in injury data: the injury hospitalisation rate is about double that for the rest of the population [2] and the relative risk ratio for disability adjusted life years due to non-intentional injury is approaching 3 times that of the rest of the population [1].