Posesión del carnet de conducir: Falacias y realidades

  1. María J. MORAL
Journal:
Papeles de economía española

ISSN: 0210-9107

Year of publication: 2022

Issue Title: Infraestructuras terrestres, transporte y movilidad de personas

Issue: 171

Pages: 50-62

Type: Article

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Abstract

This article analyses the share of drivers in Spain over the last decade based on information available from the DGT (Dirección General de Tráfico) and the INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística). Population groups are distinguished according to age cohorts, gender and type of licence. The analysis shows that the average share of drivers has increased, as has the share of drivers with car and motorbike licences. A very low share is estimated for the youngest people aged 18 to 20 (40.0 por 100 for men and 32.2 por 100 for women), but it rises quickly in the next cohort (e.g., in men over 30 it exceeds 80 por 100). There is a J-shaped gender differential according to age: moderate among the youngest (7.8 percentage points between 18 and 20), low among adults aged 25 to 49 and very high among the rest (45 percentage points from 60 to 69).

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