May 2003 Safety Belt Use Rates - y axis - 40% - 100%, increments of 10, x axis - 50 state names

State
2002
2003
Law Type
Change
Conversion
PRIMARY
Washington
92.6%
94.8%
1
2%
30%
Hawaii
90.4%
91.8%
1
1%
15%
California
91.1%
91.2%
1
0%
1%
Oregon
88.2%
90.4%
1
2%
19%
Maryland
85.8%
87.9%
1
2%
15%
New Mexico
87.6%
87.2%
1
0%
-3%
Puerto Rico
83.1%
87.1%
1
4%
24%
Iowa
82.4%
86.2%
1
4%
22%
North Carolina
84.1%
86.1%
1
2%
13%
DC
84.6%
84.9%
1
0%
2%
New York
82.8%
84.6%
1
2%
10%
Georgia
77.0%
84.5%
1
8%
33%
Texas
81.1%
84.3%
1
3%
17%
Michigan
82.9%
83.9%
1
1%
6%
Indiana
72.2%
82.3%
1
10%
36%
New Jersey
80.5%
81.2%
1
1%
4%
Connecticut
78.0%
78.0%
1
0%
0%
Alabama
78.7%
77.4%
1
-1%
-6%
Oklahoma
70.1%
76.7%
1
7%
22%
Louisiana
68.6%
73.8%
1
5%
17%
SECONDARY
Arizona
73.7%
86.2%
2
13%
48%
Utah
80.1%
85.2%
2
5%
26%
Vermont
84.9%
82.4%
2
-3%
-17%
Montana
78.4%
79.5%
2
1%
5%
Pennsylvania
75.7%
79.0%
2
3%
14%
Alaska
65.8%
78.9%
2
13%
38%
Nevada
74.9%
78.7%
2
4%
15%
Colorado
73.2%
77.7%
2
5%
17%
Illinois
73.8%
76.2%
2
2%
9%
Nebraska
69.7%
76.1%
2
6%
21%
Delaware
71.2%
74.9%
2
4%
13%
Ohio
70.3%
74.7%
2
4%
15%
Virginia
70.4%
74.6%
2
4%
14%
Rhode Island
70.8%
74.2%
2
3%
12%
West Virginia
71.6%
73.6%
2
2%
7%
Missouri
69.4%
72.9%
2
4%
11%
South Carolina
66.3%
72.8%
2
6%
19%
Florida
75.1%
72.6%
2
-3%
-10%
Idaho
62.9%
71.7%
2
9%
24%
South Dakota
64.0%
69.9%
2
6%
16%
Wisconsin
66.1%
69.8%
2
4%
11%
Tennessee
66.7%
68.5%
2
2%
5%
Kentucky
62.0%
65.5%
2
4%
9%
North Dakota
63.4%
63.7%
2
0%
1%
Kansas
61.3%
63.6%
2
2%
6%
Arkansas
63.7%
62.8%
2
-1%
-2%
Mississippi
62.0%
62.2%
2
0%
0%
Massachusetts
51.0%
61.7%
2
11%
22%
New Hampshire
49.6%
2
Minnesota*
72.0%
76.1%
2
4%
15%
Maine
2
Wyoming
66.6%
2

Comparison of State Safety Belt Use Rates: May 2002 and May 2003 - y axis - 40% - 100%, increments of 10, x axis - 50 state names, data are "2002" and "2003"

State
2002
2003
Law Type
Change
Conversion
PRIMARY
Washington
92.6%
94.8%
1
2%
30%
Hawaii
90%
92%
1
1%
15%
California
91.1%
91.2%
1
0%
1%
Oregon
88.2%
90.4%
1
2%
19%
Maryland
86%
88%
1
2%
15%
New Mexico
87.6%
87.2%
1
0%
-3%
Puerto Rico
91%
87%
1
-3%
-36%
Iowa
82.4%
86.2%
1
4%
22%
North Carolina
84%
86%
1
2%
13%
DC
85%
85%
1
0%
2%
New York
83%
85%
1
2%
10%
Georgia
77.0%
84.5%
1
8%
33%
Texas
81%
84%
1
3%
17%
Michigan
83%
84%
1
1%
6%
Indiana
72%
82%
1
10%
36%
New Jersey
80.5%
81.2%
1
1%
4%
Connecticut
78%
78%
1
0%
0%
Alabama
79%
77%
1
-1%
-6%
Oklahoma
70%
77%
1
7%
22%
Louisiana
68.6%
73.8%
1
5%
17%
10%
SECONDARY
Arizona
74%
86%
2
13%
48%
Utah
80%
85%
2
5%
26%
Vermont
85%
82%
2
-3%
-17%
Montana
78%
80%
2
1%
5%
Pennsylvania
76%
79%
2
3%
14%
Alaska
66%
79%
2
13%
38%
Nevada
74.9%
78.7%
2
4%
15%
Colorado
73.2%
77.7%
2
5%
17%
Illinois
74%
76%
2
2%
9%
Nebraska
70%
76%
2
6%
21%
Delaware
71%
75%
2
4%
13%
Ohio
70%
75%
2
4%
15%
Virginia
70%
75%
2
4%
14%
Rhode Island
71%
74%
2
3%
12%
West Virginia
72%
74%
2
2%
7%
Missouri
69%
73%
2
4%
11%
South Carolina
66%
73%
2
6%
19%
Florida
75.1%
72.6%
2
-3%
-10%
Idaho
62.9%
71.7%
2
9%
24%
South Dakota
64%
70%
2
6%
16%
Wisconsin
66%
70%
2
4%
11%
Tennessee
66.7%
68.5%
2
2%
5%
Kentucky
0.62
0.655
2
4%
9%
North Dakota
63%
64%
2
0%
1%
Kansas
61.3%
63.6%
2
2%
6%
Arkansas
64%
63%
2
-1%
-2%
Mississippi
62.0%
62.2%
2
0%
0%
Massachusetts
51%
62%
2
11%
22%
11%
New Hampshire*
50%
2
Minnesota*
72%
76%
2
4%
15%
Maine
2
Wyoming
66.6%
2
49
Have numbers (includes DC and PR)
48
Verified
3
Unknown/No survey conducted

Past 30 Days, Seen or Heard of Special Police Efforts towards Belts by State - y axis - 0% - 100%, increments of 20, x axis - "Yes", data are "May (N=1201)"(16%) and "June (N=1245)" (40%)

Figure 1. Timeline - top scale - "Program Weeks" 1 - 8 increments of 1 week, data reflects actual start/stop times
Click It or Ticket Publicity
Earned media - 2 1/2 - 6 1/2 weeks
Paid media - 3 1/2 - 5 1/2 weeks
Click It or Ticket Enforcement - 4 1/2 - 6 1/2 weeks
Concluding Media Event - 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 weeks

Program Evaluation
Click It or Ticket Data Collection
Statewide belt use observations Baseline - 0 weeks - 2 1/2 weeks (baseline)
Mini sample belt observations - 2 1/2 weeks - 4 1/2 weeks, 5 1/2 weeks - 6 1/2 weeks
Driver Licensing Office driver survey Baseline - 1 1/2 weeks - 4 1/2 weeks (baseline), 5 1/2 weeks - 7 1/2 weeks (post)
Resident telephone survey Baseline - 1 1/2 weeks - 2 1/2 weeks (baseline), 6 1/2 weeks - 7 1/2 weeks (post)

Figure 2a. Statewide Safety Belt Use Rates 2003

State
2002
2003
Law Type
Change
Conversion
PRIMARY
Washington
92.6%
94.8%
1
2%
30%
Hawaii
90.4%
91.8%
1
1%
15%
California
91.1%
91.2%
1
0%
1%
Oregon
88.2%
90.4%
1
2%
19%
Maryland
85.8%
87.9%
1
2%
15%
New Mexico
87.6%
87.2%
1
0%
-3%
Puerto Rico
83.1%
87.1%
1
4%
24%
Iowa
82.4%
86.2%
1
4%
22%
North Carolina
84.1%
86.1%
1
2%
13%
DC
84.6%
84.9%
1
0%
2%
New York
82.8%
84.6%
1
2%
10%
Georgia
77.0%
84.5%
1
8%
33%
Texas
81.1%
84.3%
1
3%
17%
Michigan
82.9%
83.9%
1
1%
6%
Indiana
72.2%
82.3%
1
10%
36%
New Jersey
80.5%
81.2%
1
1%
4%
Connecticut
78.0%
78.0%
1
0%
0%
Alabama
78.7%
77.4%
1
-1%
-6%
Oklahoma
70.1%
76.7%
1
7%
22%
Louisiana
68.6%
73.8%
1
5%
17%
SECONDARY
Arizona
73.7%
86.2%
2
13%
48%
Utah
80.1%
85.2%
2
5%
26%
Vermont
84.9%
82.4%
2
-3%
-17%
Montana
78.4%
79.5%
2
1%
5%
Pennsylvania
75.7%
79.0%
2
3%
14%
Alaska
65.8%
78.9%
2
13%
38%
Nevada
74.9%
78.7%
2
4%
15%
Colorado
73.2%
77.7%
2
5%
17%
Illinois
73.8%
76.2%
2
2%
9%
Nebraska
69.7%
76.1%
2
6%
21%
Delaware
71.2%
74.9%
2
4%
13%
Ohio
70.3%
74.7%
2
4%
15%
Virginia
70.4%
74.6%
2
4%
14%
Rhode Island
70.8%
74.2%
2
3%
12%
West Virginia
71.6%
73.6%
2
2%
7%
Missouri
69.4%
72.9%
2
4%
11%
South Carolina
66.3%
72.8%
2
6%
19%
Florida
75.1%
72.6%
2
-3%
-10%
Idaho
62.9%
71.7%
2
9%
24%
South Dakota
64.0%
69.9%
2
6%
16%
Wisconsin
66.1%
69.8%
2
4%
11%
Tennessee
66.7%
68.5%
2
2%
5%
Kentucky
62.0%
65.5%
2
4%
9%
North Dakota
63.4%
63.7%
2
0%
1%
Kansas
61.3%
63.6%
2
2%
6%
Arkansas
63.7%
62.8%
2
-1%
-2%
Mississippi
62.0%
62.2%
2
0%
0%
Massachusetts
51.0%
61.7%
2
11%
22%
New Hampshire
49.6%
2
Minnesota*
72.0%
76.1%
2
4%
15%
Maine
2
Wyoming
66.6%
2

 

Figure 2b. Observed Changes in the Statewide Safety Belt Use Rate by State

State
2002
2003
Law Type
Change
Conversion
PRIMARY