Table 2

Geocoding match results, selected studies

Author

Collisions

Road Types

Crash Types

% Geocoded

% Incorrect

Scale

Location

Dutta et al (4)

4,351

Local Roads

All

78.5

2.5

State

Wisconsin

Steiner et al (5)

1,756

All

Pedestrian

84.6*

n/a

County

Miami Dade Co, FL

Zhan et al (6)

35,531

Highway

All

97.9

n/a

County

Palm Beach Co, FL

Zhan et al (7)

59,247

Highway

All

95.6

n/a

County

Broward Co, FL

*10.3% more were manually geocoded

Bigham et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:72   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-72