Abstract
Results of a comparison of two groups of schoolchildren and their families are presented. One group had had road accidents (not fatal) and the other was a control group without a history of road accidents. The following personal and family characteristics were studied: a) family and maternal health; b) maternal preoccupation; c) family size and age structure; d) poverty and prosperity of family; e) protected and unprotected play; f) crowding; g) other accidents; h) intelligence.