Average length of stay per head injury in a motorcycle accident.
Variable
Before the helmet use law
After the helmet use law
% Change
value
Length of stay in hospitals
6.78
5.52
−18.58%
Geographic locations
0.0140
North
7.76
6.53
−15.85%
Center
6.66
5.36
−19.52%
South
6.62
5.04
−23.87%
East
5.63
7.07
25.58%
Gender
0.0049
Male
6.84
5.67
−17.11%
Female
6.72
5.30
−21.13%
Age
0.0008
Children
6.10
4.63
−24.10%
Adult 15–24
5.94
4.71
−20.71%
Adult 25–64
7.29
6.10
−16.32%
Elderly
8.60
5.07
−41.05%
Rural/urban
0.1053
Special municipality
8.46
6.46
−23.64%
City
6.35
4.67
−26.46%
County administered
5.61
5.07
−9.63%
Town
7.24
5.44
−24.86%
Village
7.06
5.65
−19.97%
Observations = 1,254. Unit: NT $, 1 US$ = 33.4 NT$ in 1998. Length of stay due to head injuries are only for individuals that sustained a head injury in a motorcycle accident.
