Rural Pickup Truck Drivers and Safety Belt Use -Appendix A

Rural Pickup Truck Drivers and Safety Belt Use: Focus Group Report

1999 FARS DATA

Table A1 Vehicles in Fatal Crashes by Body Type (FARS 1999)
Fatality in the Vehicle	Body Type						Total
	Pickup		Auto		All Other Vehicles		Count	%
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
No Fatality	5323	48.0%	9468	34.0%	9657	54.6%	24448	43.1%
Fatality	5773	52.0%	18419	66.0%	8028	45.4%	32220	56.9%
Total	11096	100.0%	27887	100.0%	17685	100.0%	56668	100.0%

Table A2 Fatalities By Vehicle Body Type and Restraint Use (FARS 1999)
Restraint Usage	Body Type						Total
	Pickup		Auto		All Other Vehicles		Count	%
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
None Used or NA	4502	72.9%	10535	50.7%	5055	57.0%	20092	56.1%
Restraint Used	1269	20.6%	8281	39.9%	1706	19.2%	11256	31.4%
Other	401	6.5%	1955	9.4%	2102	23.7%	4458	12.5%
Total	6172	100.0%	20771	100.0%	8863	100.0%	35806	100.0%

Table A3 Cargo Area Occupant Fatalities (FARS 1999)
Seating Position	Body Type						Total
	Pickup		Auto		All Other Vehicles		Count	%
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Driver	4711	76.3%	14123	68.0%	6376	71.9%	25210	70.4%
Other Passenger/ Passenger/Cargo Area	127	2.1%	12	.1%	223	2.5%	362	1.0%
All Others	1334	21.6%	6636	31.,9%	2264	25.5%	10234	28.6%
Total	6172	100.0%	20771	100.0%	8863	100.0%	35806	100.0%

Table A4 State-By-State Fatal Crashes: Restraint Used and Vehicle Body Type (FARS 1999)
State	Body Type
	Pickup		Auto
	Count	%	Count	%
AL	4711	76.3%	14123	68.0%
AK	127	2.1%	12	.1%
AZ	1334	21.6%	6636	31.,9%
AR	118	23.1%	215	42.2%
CA	734	15.6%	2568	54.6%
CO	135	17.7%	353	46.3%
CT	17	5.8%	198	67.1%
DC	13	13.4%	52	53.6%
DE	2	6.7%	17	56.7%
FL	506	13.3%	2185	57.5%
GA	237	13.7%	971	56.0%
HI	22	19.5%	62	54.9%
ID	64	24.4%	113	43.1%
IL	139	9.5%	837	57.4%
IN	93	9.4%	559	56.6%
IA	43	11.9%	213	59.0%
KS	72	15.8%	241	52.9%
KY	136	19.0%	402	56.2%
LA	178	21.0%	436	51.5%
ME	31	14.6%	137	64.3%
MD	99	12.2%	490	60.6%
MA	18	9.9%	118	64.8%
MI	292	17.0%	961	55.9%
MN	87	14.1%	334	54.3%
MS	122	17.0%	380	52.9%
MO	126	12.9%	558	57.0%
MT	37	26.6%	46	33.1%
NE	25	10.4%	116	48.1%
NV	92	21.0%	194	44.2%
NH	7	7.4%	75	78.9%
NJ	49	7.0%	452	64.2%
NM	121	23.1%	228	43.5%
NY	148	8.6%	1044	60.6%
NC	309	15.2%	1152	56.5%
ND	17	19.8%	39	45.3%
OH	205	13.5%	849	56.0%
OK	168	21.5%	401	51.3%
OR	120	22.1%	274	50.4%
PA	173	12.4%	744	53.1%
RI	5	8.3%	40	66.7%
SC	180	15.2%	638	53.8%
SD	19	20.9%	43	47.3%
TN	207	16.3%	669	52.6%
TX	1219	25.5%	2304	48.2%
UT	55	16.8%	133	40.5%
VT	10	13.5%	33	44.6%
VA	84	13.3%	360	57.1%
WA	120	16.8%	373	52.2%
WV	77	20.1%	188	49.0%
WI	121	15.7%	378	49.1%
WY	31	23.8%	35	26.9%
Total	7346	16.2%	24339	53.7%