Q.1 How often do you drive a motor vehicle? Almost every day, a few days a week, a few days a month, a few days a year or do you never drive? Base: Total adults
Almost
every day |
Few
days a week |
Few
days a month |
Few
days a year |
Never |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
76% | 11% | 2% | 1% | 10% |
June
(N=1245) |
78% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 11% |
Q.2 Is the vehicle you drive most often a car, van, motorcycle, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, or other type of truck? Base: Drivers
Car |
Van |
Motorcycle |
Pickup
truck |
SUV |
Other
truck |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1073) |
60% | 9% | 1% | 16% | 13% | 1% |
June
(N=1117) |
60% | 10% | 0% | 15% | 12% | 0% |
Q.3 Do the safety belts in the front safety of your vehicle (usually driven) go across your shoulder only, across your lap only, or across both your shoulder and your lap? Base: Primary vehicle not a motorcycle
Shoulder
only |
Lap
only |
Both |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1065) |
7% | 1% | 92% |
June
(N=1114) |
7% | 2% | 92% |
Q.4 When driving this vehicle, how often do you wear your shoulder belt? Base: Have shoulder belt in primary vehicle
All
of the time |
Most
of the time |
Some
of the time |
Rarely |
Never |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=984) |
85% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
June
(N=1031) |
85% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Q.5 When driving this (car/truck/van), how often do you wear your lap belt? Base: Have lap belt in primary vehicle
All
of the time |
Most
of the time |
Some
of the time |
Rarely |
Never |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=984) |
84% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
June
(N=1031) |
85% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
Q.6 When was the last time you did NOT wear your safety belt when driving? Base: Have shoulder or lap belt in primary vehicle
Past
day |
Past
week |
Past
month |
Past
year |
More
than a year |
Not
sure/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1065) |
10% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 72% | 3% |
June
(N=1113) |
10% | 9% | 7% | 2% | 70% | 2% |
Q.7 In the past 30 days, has your use of safety belts when driving (vehicle driven most often) increased, decreased, or stayed the same? Base: Have shoulder or lap belt in primary vehicle
Increased* |
Stayed
the same |
Decreased |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1065) |
5% | 93% | 1% |
June
(N=1113) |
9% | 90% | 1% |
Q.8 What caused your use of safety belts to increase? Base: Drivers whose use of safety belts has increased
Increased
awareness |
Seatbelt
law |
Avoid
ticket |
In
a crash |
Influence/pressure |
Remember
more |
More
long distance driving |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=49) |
49% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 0.04 | 0% | 0.06 |
June
(N=93) |
35% | 29% | 8% | 3% | 0.17 | 3% | 0.01 |
Q.9 Does (respondent’s state) have a law requiring safety belt use by adults? Base: Total Adults
| Yes* | No | Not sure | |
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
92% | 2% | 5% |
June
(N=1245) |
94% | 2% | 4% |
Q.10 Assume that you do not use your safety belt AT ALL while driving over the next six months. How likely do you think you will be to receive a ticket for not wearing a safety belt? Base: Primary vehicle not a motorcycle/State has safety belt law
Very
likely |
Somewhat
likely |
Somewhat
unlikely |
Very
unlikely |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=9 |
28% | 25% | 17% | 22% | 0.07 |
June
(N=1 |
34% | 28% | 15% | 17% | 0.05 |
Q.11 According to your state law, can police stop a vehicle if they observe a safety belt violation or do they have to observe some other offense first in order to stop the vehicle? Base: State has safety belt law
Stop
for seat belt* |
Other
offense needed |
Not
sure |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1112) |
62% | 21% | 16% |
June
(N=1165) |
73% | 15% | 12% |
Q.12 In your opinion, should police be allowed to stop a vehicle if they observe a safety belt violation when no other traffic laws are being broken? Base: Total adults
Should
be allowed* |
Should
not be allowed |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
67% | 29% | 0.03 |
June
(N=1245) |
70% | 26% | 0.04 |
Q.13a Safety belts are just as likely to harm you as help you? Base: Total adults
Strongly
agree |
Somewhat
agree |
Somewhat
disagree |
Strongly
disagree |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
15% | 21% | 21% | 40% | 0.03 |
June
(N=1245) |
15% | 19% | 19% | 42% | 0.04 |
Q.13b If I was in an accident, I would want to have my safety
belt on. Base: Total adults
Strongly
agree |
Somewhat
agree |
Somewhat
disagree |
Strongly
disagree |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
84% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 0.02 |
June
(N=1245) |
87% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 0.02 |
Q.13c Police in my community generally will not bother to write tickets for safety belt violations? Base: Total adults
Strongly
agree |
Somewhat
agree |
Somewhat
disagree |
Strongly
disagree |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
16% | 22% | 18% | 22% | 23% |
June
(N=1245) |
15% | 18% | 17% | 26% | 25% |
Q.13d It is important for police to enforce the safety belt
laws? Base: Total adults
Strongly
agree |
Somewhat
agree |
Somewhat
disagree |
Strongly
disagree |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
60% | 23% | 8% | 8% | 0.02 |
June
(N=1245) |
66% | 19% | 7% | 7% | 0.01 |
Q.13e Putting on a safety belt makes me worry about being in an accident? Base: Total adults
Strongly
agree |
Somewhat
agree |
Somewhat
disagree |
Strongly
disagree |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
8% |
5% |
16% |
69% |
0.02 |
June
(N=1245) |
9% |
5% |
15% |
68% |
0.03 |
Q.13f Police in my community are writing more safety belt
tickets now than they were a few months ago. Base: Total adults
Strongly
agree |
Somewhat
agree |
Somewhat
disagree |
Strongly
disagree |
Don't
know/refused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
18% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 42% |
June
(N=1245) |
27% | 20% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
Q.14 In the past 30 days, have you seen or heard of any special
effort by police to ticket drivers in your community for safety belt violations?
Base: Total adults
Yes* |
|
|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
16% |
June
(N=1245) |
40% |
Q.15 Where did you see or hear about that special effort? Base: Have seen or heard about special efforts to ticket for safety belts
TV |
Radio |
Friend |
Newspaper |
Observed |
Billboards/signs |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=174) |
28% | 11% | 9% | 22% | 23% | 11% |
June
(N=494) |
50% | 20% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 0.13 |
Q.16 Was the TV/radio message a commercial/advertisement, part of a news program, or something else? Base: Have seen or heard message in the past 30 days on radio or television
Commercial |
News
program |
Other |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=66) |
34% | 58% | 2% |
June
(N=299) |
55% | 49% | 0% |
Q.24 In the past 30 days, have you seen or heard of any special effort by police to ticket drivers in your community if children in their vehicles are not wearing safety belts or are not in car seats? Base: Total adults
Yes* |
|
|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
24% |
June
(N=1245) |
28% |
Q.25 In the past 30 days, have you seen or heard any messages that encourage people to wear their safety belts? Base: Total adults
Yes* |
|
|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
73% |
June
(N=1245) |
82% |
Q.26 Where did you see or hear these messages? Base: Have seen/heard messages encouraging people to wear safety belts
TV |
Radio |
Friend |
Newspaper |
Observed |
Billboard/sign |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=842) |
62% |
24% |
2% |
8% |
12% |
42% |
June
(N=1007) |
65% |
27% |
2% |
8% |
4% |
36% |
Q.27 Was the TV/radio message a commercial/advertisement, part of a news program, or something else? Base: Have seen/heard messages encouraging people to wear safety belts on TV/radio
Commercial |
News
program |
Other |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| May (N=598) | 75% |
22% |
2% |
| June (N=786) | 77% |
25% |
1% |
Q.28 Would you say that the number of messages you have seen or heard in the past 30 days is more than usual, fewer than usual or about the same as usual? Base: Have seen/heard messages encouraging people to wear safety belts
More* |
About
the same |
Fewer |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=842) |
14% |
80% |
5% |
June
(N=1007) |
41% |
54% |
2% |
Q.29 Are there any advertisements or activities you have seen or heard in the past 30 days that encouraged adults to make sure their children use car seats or safety belts? Base: Total adults
Yes* |
|
|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
37% |
June
(N=1245) |
44% |
Q.30 What did you see or hear? Base: Have seem/heard ads/activities in past 30 days encouraging adults to make children use car seats/safety belts
May
(N=440) |
June
(N=545) |
|
|---|---|---|
Fatalities/injuries |
14% | 11% |
Enforcement |
4% | 9% |
Law |
4% | 7% |
Seat
belt advice |
17% | 13% |
Seat
belt activities/promotion/awareness |
2% | 2% |
Child
safety seats |
28% | 28% |
Media |
52% | 50% |
Specific
ad recall |
14% | 13% |
Miscellaneous |
5% | 3% |
Don't
know/refused |
13% | 14% |
Q.31 Thinking about everything you have heard, how important do you think it is for [STATE] to enforce safety belt laws for adults more strictly? Base: Total adults
Very
important |
Fairly
important |
Somewhat
important |
Not
that important |
Don't know/refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 0.01 |
| 62% | 18% | 9% | 10% | 0.01 |
Q.32 Do you recall hearing or seeing the following slogans in the past 30 days? Base: Total adults
May
(N=1201) |
June
(N=1245) |
|
|---|---|---|
Friends
Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk |
81% |
83% |
Click
It Or Ticket* |
35% |
61% |
Buckle
Up America |
39% |
42% |
Children
In Back |
23% |
22% |
You
Drink, You Drive, You Lose |
50% |
54% |
Didn't
See It Coming? No One Ever Does |
16% |
16% |
Get
The Keys* |
20% |
23% |
Click
It Or Ticket [State]* |
28% |
52% |
Buckle
Up [State]* |
51% |
57% |
Four
Steps For Kids* |
0.04 |
0.06 |
None* |
7% |
4% |
Q.32 Do you recall hearing or seeing the Click It or Ticket Slogan in the past 30 days? Base: Total adults
Yes* |
|
|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
35% |
June
(N=1245) |
61% |
Q.33 What is your age? Base: Total adults
Total* |
Males |
Females |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
44.2 |
43.2 |
45.2 |
June
(N=1245) |
44.1 |
43.1 |
45.1 |
Q.34 Including yourself, how many persons aged 16 or older are living in your household at least half of the time or consider it their primary residence? Base: Total adults
Total* |
Males |
Females |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
June
(N=1245) |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
Q.35 How many children aged 15 or younger are living in your
household at least half of the time or consider it their primary residence?
Base: Total adults
Total* |
Males |
Females |
|
|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
June
(N=1245) |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
Q.36 Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic or Latino?
Q.37 Which of the following racial categories describes you? Base: Total adults
American
Indian |
Asian |
African
American |
White* |
Latino |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
3% |
3% |
10% |
74% |
11% |
June
(N=1245) |
3% |
3% |
10% |
74% |
13% |
Q.38 What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
Base: Total adults
College
graduate |
Some
college |
HS
graduate |
Less
than HS graduate |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
34% |
24% |
27% |
14% |
June
(N=1245) |
33% |
25% |
28% |
14% |
Q.39 Do you have more than one telephone number in your household?
Base: Total adults
Yes* |
|
|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
8% |
June
(N=1245) |
8% |
Q.41 Sex of respondent? Base: Total adults
Male |
Female |
|
|---|---|---|
May
(N=1201) |
48% |
52% |
June
(N=1245) |
48% |
52% |