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Safety Belt Use by Major Characteristics
79% |
|
80% |
|
1% |
25% |
5% |
80% |
H |
81% |
H |
1% |
46% |
5% |
77% |
L |
76% |
L |
-1% |
29% |
-4% |
83% |
H |
84% |
H |
1% |
70% |
6% |
75% |
L |
73% |
L |
-2% |
82% |
-8% |
85% |
H |
88% |
H |
3% |
99% |
20% |
78% |
L |
79% |
L |
1% |
44% |
5% |
84% |
H |
85% |
H |
1% |
66% |
6% |
79% |
|
82% |
H |
3% |
77% |
14% |
76% |
L |
75% |
L |
-1% |
24% |
-4% |
87% |
|
88% |
H |
1% |
12% |
8% |
83% |
H |
84% |
|
1% |
7% |
6% |
79% |
L |
79% |
|
0% |
24% |
0% |
77% |
|
81% |
|
4% |
82% |
17% |
92% |
H |
85% |
|
-7% |
54% |
-88% |
79% |
|
79% |
|
0% |
30% |
0% |
81% |
H |
81% |
H |
0% |
0% |
0% |
83% |
H |
83% |
H |
0% |
37% |
0% |
69% |
L |
70% |
L |
1% |
23% |
3% |
74% |
L |
76% |
|
2% |
70% |
|
75% |
L |
77% |
|
2% |
44% |
8% |
80% |
|
80% |
|
0% |
27% |
0% |
84% |
H |
84% |
|
0% |
2% |
0% |
79% |
|
77% |
|
-2% |
47% |
-10% |
81% |
|
82% |
H |
1% |
92% |
5% |
74% |
|
76% |
L |
2% |
71% |
8% |
78% |
|
79% |
|
1% |
22% |
5% |
79% |
|
80% |
|
1% |
77% |
5% |
79% |
|
77% |
|
-2% |
26% |
-10% |
81% |
|
82% |
|
1% |
37% |
5% |
1 Drivers and right front passengers of passenger
vehicles with no commercial or government markings
2 Use of shoulder belts between the hours of 8 AM and 6 PM.
3 Rates flagged with an “H” or “L” are statistically
high or low in their category at a 90% confidence level.
4 The degree of statistical confidence that the 2004 use rate is different from
the 2003 rate.
5 The “conversion rate” is the percentage reduction in belt nonuse.
6 The use rates here refer to the type of enforcement law in effect at the time
the observations were made.
Source: National Occupant Protection Use Survey, National Center for Statistics
and Analysis, NHTSA |
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