Technical Report - AUTO21

Table-3.2.3: Child’s gender and relationship to the driver.Category Frequency PercentChild’s Gender 2195 100%Male 1145 52.2%Female 1050 47.8%Child-Driver Relationship 2306 100%Parent / Foster 2084 90.4%Grandparent 128 5.6%Other family 47 2.0%Other 47 2.0%Distributions of correct use based on the criteria in Tables B, C & D:Tables 3.2.4-3.2.11, report nationwide and provincial percentages of childrenwho are in the correct systems based on the criteria in Tables B,C and D.Table-3.2.12 reports the percentages of children using each seat type bydifferent age groups. The asterisk indicates a conservative correct use criteriawhereby, the child is only guarded from pre-mature transition to the next type ofsafety seat.Table-3.2.4: National distribution of correct use of child safety systemsbased on actual and actual/estimated weights and heights, and according tothe criteria in Table B.Category Actual Actual/EstimatedFrequency Percent Frequency Percent1837 2277Incorrect use 743 40.4% 914 40.1%Correct use 1094 59.6% 1363 59.9%Table-3.2.5: Provincial distribution of correct use of child safety systemsbased on actual weights and heights, and according to the criteria in Table B.Province Category TotalIncorrect use Correct useAlbertaCount 84 140 224% within Province 37.5% 62.5% 100.0%15