Trends in benzodiazepine anxiolytics and z-hypnotics use among French drivers involved in road traffic crashes from 2005 to 2015: a responsibility case-control study

Table 1 Sample characteristics of drivers and responsibility for road traffic crash

Variables	Responsible		Non responsible
Variables	n	%	n	%
Total	97,936		103,522
Age *
≤ 24 years	25,421	26.0	19,651	19.0
25–44 years	41,179	42.0	47,060	45.5
45–64 years	23,008	23.5	30,055	29.0
≥ 65 years	8328	8.5	6756	6.5
Gender *
Men	70,004	71.5	70,039	67.7
Women	27,932	28.5	33,483	32.3
Socioeconomic category *
Professional driver	3178	3.2	3773	3.6
Farmer	583	0.6	656	0.6
Craftsman, shopkeeper, independant profession	3848	3.9	4208	4.1
High managerial and professional occupation	3984	4.1	5342	5.2
Middle manager, employee	23,787	24.3	32,156	31.1
Worker	16,269	16.6	13,853	13.4
Retired	10,206	10.4	9286	9.0
Unemployed	5265	5.4	3597	3.5
Other/missing	21,719	22.2	23,208	22.4
Student	9097	9.3	7443	7.2

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