Time to licensure for driving among U.S. teens: Survival analysis of interval-censored survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Novice drivers who delay in driving licensure may miss safety benefits of Graduate Driver Licensing (GDL) programs, potentially putting themselves at higher crash-risk. Time to licensure relates their access to independent transportation to potential future economic- and educational-related opportunities. The objective of this study was to explore time to licensure associations with teens' race/ethnicity and GDL restrictions.

Methods

Secondary analysis using all seven annual assessments of the NEXT Generation Health Study, a nationally representative longitudinal study starting with 10th grade (N = 2785; 2009-2010 school year). Data were collected in U.S. public/private schools, colleges, workplaces, and other settings. The outcome variable was interval-cens

SUBMITTER: Vaca FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8409171 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature