Rural Pickup Truck Drivers and Safety Belt Use -Appendix C

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

Technical Report Page

Executive Summary

Defining the Problem

Gender and Other Characteristics

Laws Pertaining to Children and Cargo Areas

Focus Groups: Background

Moderator's Guide and Topics of Discussion

Focus Groups: Findings

Focus Group Participants' Attitudes Toward Safety Measures

Focus Group Participants' Safety Belt Use

Focus Group Participants' Responses to Specific Reasons/Approaches

Focus Group Responses to Existing Campaign Approaches - English-Speaking Group

Focus Group Responses to Existing Campaign Approaches - Hispanic Group

Campaign Component Development - English-Speaking Group

Campaign Component Development - Hispanic Group

List of Figures

APPENDIX C

AGE AND GENDER IN FATAL CRASHES

Table C1 Pickup Truck Occupants Involved in Fatal Crashes By Age and Gender (FARS 2001)
Age Group	Male		Female		Unknown		Total
Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
0-9	371	2.8%	300	8.7%	2	1.5%	673	4.0%
10-19	1971	15.0%	712	20.7%	.	.	2683	16.1%
20-29	3152	24.0%	607	17.7%	.	.	3759	22.5%
30-39	2452	18.7%	605	17.6%	.	.	3057	18.3%
40-49	2178	16.6%	499	14.5%	1	7%	2678	16.0%
50-59	1388	10.6%	307	8.9%	.	.	1695	10.2%
60-69	781	6.0%	185	5.4%	.	.	966	5.8%
70-79	520	4.0%	128	3.7%	.	.	648	3.9%
80-89	198	1.5%	51	1.5%	.	.	249	1.5%
90+	22	.2%	3	.1%	.	.	25	.1%
Unknown	92	.7%	35	1.0%	133	97.8%	260	1.6%
Total	13125	100.0%	3432	100.0%	136	100.0%	16693	100.0%

Table C2: Pickup Truck Occupants Involved in Fatal Crashes By Age and Gender (FARS 1999)
Age Group	Male		Female		Unknown		Total
Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
0-9	372	2.8%	311	8.9%	1	.7%	684	4.1%
10-19	2048	15.5%	730	20.9%	1	.7%	2779	16.5%
20-29	3213	24.2%	662	18.9%	1	.7%	3876	23.0%
30-39	2677	20.2%	614	17.6%	0	---	3291	19.5%
40-49	2054	15.5%	470	13.4%	0	---	2524	14.9%
50-59	1331	10.0%	311	8.9%	1	.7%	1643	9.7%
60-69	719	5.4%	189	5.4%	0	---	908	5.4%
70-79	504	3.8%	128	3.7%	0	---	632	3.7%
80-89	198	1.5%	54	1.5%	0	---	252	1.5%
90+	26	.2%	5	.1%	0	---	31	.2%
Unknown	111	.8%	22	.6%	134	97.1%	267	1.6%
Total	13253	100.0%	3496	100.0%	138	100.0%	16887	100.0%

Table C3 Automobile Occupants Involved in Fatal Crashes By Age and Gender (FARS 2001)
Age Group	Male		Female		Unknown		Total
Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
0-9	1253	4.7%	1268	6.7%	2	.5%	2523	5.5%
10-19	5832	21.8%	3950	21.0%	4	1.0%	9786	21.3%
20-29	7914	29.6%	3706	19.7%	4	1.0%	11624	25.3%
30-39	3545	13.2%	2325	12.3%			5870	12.8%
40-49	2682	10.0%	2084	11.1%	2	.5%	4768	10.4%
50-59	1727	6.5%	1542	8.2%			3269	7.1%
60-69	1132	4.2%	1243	6.6%			2375	5.2%
70-79	1405	5.3%	1512	8.0%			2917	6.3%
80-89	912	3.4%	932	4.9%	1	.2%	1845	4.0%
90+	115	.4%	131	.7%			246	.5%
Unknown	240	.9%	138	.7%	402	96.9%	780	1.7%
Total	26757	100.0%	18831	100.0%	415	100.0%	46003	100.0%

Table C4 Automobile Occupants Involved in Fatal Crashes By Age and Gender (FARS 1999)
Age Group	Male		Female		Unknown		Total
Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
0-9	1464	5.4%	1356	6.8%	3	.7%	2823	6.0%
10-19	6140	22.8%	4258	21.4%	2	.5%	10400	22.0%
20-29	7453	27.6%	3729	18.8%	1	.2%	11183	23.6%
30-39	3573	13.2%	2616	13.2%	2	.5%	6191	13.1%
40-49	2594	9.6%	2094	10.5%	2	.5%	4690	9.9%
50-59	1671	6.2%	1615	8.1%	1	.2%	3287	6.9%
60-69	1214	4.5%	1339	6.7%	1	.2%	2554	5.4%
70-79	1484	5.5%	1616	8.1%	0	---	3100	6.6%
80-89	1048	3.9%	1022	5.1%	0	---	2070	4.4%
90+	125	.5%	101	.5%	0	---	226	.5%
Unknown	210	.8%	140	.7%	429	97.3%	779	1.6%
Total	26976	100.0%	19886	100.0%	441	100.0%	47303	100.0%

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