Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Hohenzollernstraße 1-3, 45128 Essen, Germany.
Accid Anal Prev. 2011 Jan;43(1):95-100. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.07.016.
Previous research has shown that the risks of serious injury or death from bicycling can be mitigated by the decision to wear a helmet. Drawing on a nationwide household survey conducted in 2008 in Germany, this analysis investigates the determinants of voluntary helmet use through a combination of descriptive analyses and econometric methods, the latter relying on variants of the probit- and heteroskedastic probit model. Confirming results uncovered elsewhere in the literature, we find that household demographics, residential location, and riding patterns are significant correlates of helmet use. Contrasting with other studies, however, we also find that women are significantly less likely to use a helmet than men, a discrepancy that holds over most of the adult life-cycle. The paper concludes by highlighting the scope for designing strategic information campaigns to promote helmet use.
先前的研究表明，通过决定佩戴头盔，可以降低骑自行车造成重伤或死亡的风险。本分析利用 2008 年在德国进行的一项全国性家庭调查，通过描述性分析和计量经济学方法（后者依赖于概率模型和异方差概率模型的变体）来研究自愿使用头盔的决定因素。确认文献中其他地方发现的结果，我们发现家庭人口统计学、居住地点和骑行模式是头盔使用的重要相关因素。然而，与其他研究不同的是，我们还发现女性使用头盔的可能性明显低于男性，这种差异在大部分成年生命周期中都存在。本文最后强调了设计战略信息宣传活动以促进头盔使用的范围。
