Table 1. Sociodemographic and skiing-related characteristics of the sample*.
Alpine Skiing
(AS)
(N=726)		 Snowboard
(SB)
(N=321)		 Ski touring
(ST)
(N=138)		 Differences between 3 groups+
Sex, N (%)
     Females
     Males		 327(45)
399(55)		 144 (44.9)
177 (55.1)		 81 (58.7)
57 (41.3)		 χ2 (2) = .67,
n.s.
Age classes, N (%)
     15-24 years
     25-34 years		 360 (49.6)
366 (50.4)		 178 (55.5)
143 (45.5)		 69(50)
69(50)		 χ2 (2) = 3.2,
n.s.
Skiing ability, N (%)
     Beginner
     Intermediate     
     Advanced
     Expert		 13 (1.8)
112 (15.4)
409 (56.,3)
192 (26.4)		 4 (1.2)
46 (14.3)
194 (60.4)
77(24)		 3 (1.7)
17 (12.3)
90 (65.2)
28 (20.3)		 χ2 (2) = 5.2,
n.s.
Risk-taking, N (%)
     More cautious
     More risky		 411 (56.6)
305 (42.0)		 177 (55.1)
141 (43.9)		 84 (60.9)
52 (37.7)		 χ2 (2) = 1.5
n.s.
Accidents, N (%)
     Never
     One
     More		 524 (72.2)
141 (19.4)
60 (8.3)		 209 (65.1)
69 (21.5)
42 (13.1)		 114 (82.6)
19 (13.8)
5 (3.6)		 χ2 (2) = 18.0,
p <.001
*if sum is not equal to N or 100% the difference is due to missing answers+results of Chi-square-tests