DOT HS 809 858, March 2005

Figure 1Proportion Of Trips That The Youngest Child Rode In The Front Seat In The Past 30 Days, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	None	A few (1-10% of trips)	Some	About half	Most	Nearly all (90-100% of trips)
East	63%	12%	5%	6%	3%	10%

Figure 2Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Sex Of Adult Respondent, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=1954)	Male (N=861)	Female (N=1093)
Half or more	19%	21%	17%
Some/a few	18%	20%	16%
None	63%	59%	67%

Figure 3Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Race/Ethnicity Of Adult Respondent, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	African American/ Black (N=181)	White (N=1398)	Hispanic (N=296)	Non-Hispanic (N=1654)
Half or more	16%	20%	16%	19%
Some/a few	21%	18%	18%	18%
None	63%	62%	65%	63%

Figure 4Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Education Of Adult Respondent, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Grade 11 or less (N=225)	HS grad (N=618)	Some college (N=470)	College grad (N=637)
Half or more	22%	21%	19%	15%
Some/a few	16%	21%	20%	14%
None	62%	58%	61%	71%

Figure 5Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Urbanicity, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Urban (N=522)	Suburban (N=1008)	Rural (N=424)
Half or more	18%	18%	23%
Some/a few	17%	17%	21%
None	65%	65%	56%

Figure 6Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Frontal Passenger Air Bag In Respondent’s Primary Vehicle, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Frontal passenger air bag (N=1317)	No frontal passenger air bag (N=609)
Half or more	15%	27%
Some/a few	18%	17%
None	67%	56%

Figure 7Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Age Of Child, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Infant under 1 (N=193)	Ages 1-3 (N=635)	Ages 4-6 (N=407)	Ages 7-9 (N=402)	Ages 10-12 (N=317)
Half or more	3%	5%	13%	25%	49%
Some/a few	3%	6%	19%	31%	27%
None	93%	88%	68%	44%	23%

Figure 8Proportion Of Youngest Child’s Trips In Front Seat In Past 30 Days By Region Of Country, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Northeast (N=351)	Midwest (N=458)	South (N=696)	West (N=449)
Half or more	17%	17%	23%	16%
Some/a few	14%	21%	19%	16%
None	68%	62%	58%	68%

Figure 9Is The Youngest Child More Likely, Less Likely, Or Just As Likely To Ride In Front Seat Than 12 Months Ago?, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Less likely	As likely	More likely	Not sure/ refused	Didn't/don't drive with child
East	53%	27%	14%	2%	3%

Figure 10Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Sex Of Adult Driver, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=1761)	Male (N=775)	Female (N=986)
Less likely	53%	50%	57%
As likely	27%	28%	26%
More likely	14%	16%	13%

Figure 11Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Race/Ethnicity Of Adult Driver, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	African American/ Black (N=168)	White (N=1243)	Hispanic (N=282)	Non-Hispanic (N=1475)
Less likely	67%	47%	66%	51%
As likely	15%	32%	18%	29%
More likely	14%	16%	11%	15%

Figure 12Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Education Of Adult Driver, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Grade 11 or less (N=214)	HS grad (N=560)	Some college (N=420)	College grad (N=563)
Less likely	60%	59%	48%	49%
As likely	20%	22%	30%	34%
More likely	15%	15%	17%	11%

Figure 13Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Urbanicity, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Urban (N=465)	Suburban (N=920)	Rural (N=376)
Less likely	55%	55%	48%
As likely	25%	27%	30%
More likely	15%	13%	17%

Figure 14Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Presence Of Frontal Passenger Air Bag, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Frontal passenger air bag (N=1184)	No frontal passenger air bag (N=553)
Less likely	55%	49%
As likely	27%	28%
More likely	14%	16%

Figure 15Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Age Of Child, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Ages 1-3 (N=635)	Ages 4-6 (N=407)	Ages 7-9 (N=402)	Ages 10-12 (N=317)
Less likely	64%	60%	51%	31%
As likely	23%	26%	28%	35%
More likely	4%	10%	18%	32%

Figure 16Change From 12 Months Ago In How Frequently Child Rides In Front Seat By Region Of Country, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Northeast (N=319)	Midwest (N=410)	South (N=634)	West (N=398)
Less likely	60%	48%	51%	57%
As likely	28%	31%	27%	24%
More likely	8%	16%	17%	15%

Figure 17Reason Child Is More Likely To Ride In Front By Child’s Age, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Ages 1-4 (N=36)	Ages 5-8 (N=71)	Ages 9-12 (N=134)
Child prefers front	12%	13%	15%
No other place for child	45%	20%	10%
Child is older/larger	25%	37%	35%

Figure 18Whether Had To Place Child Up Front Because Of Number Of Children, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	No	No	Yes
East	76%	18%	6%

Figure 19Driven In Past Year With Child Passenger Under Age 9, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes, child not in HH*	Yes, child in HH	No	Not sure/ refused
East	29%	22%	49%	1%

Figure 20Frequency Of Driving Children Under Age 9:Drivers Who Do Not Live With A Young Child, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Almost every day	A few days a week	A few days a month	A few days a year	Other/not sure/refused
East	3%	12%	32%	52%	1%

Figure 21Relationship To Child Outside Household Whom They Drive: Drivers Not Living With Young Child, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Grandparent	Parent/step-parent	Brother/sister	Other relative	Non-relative
Less likely	43%	4%	2%	33%	21%

Figure 22Frequency Grandparents/Other Relatives Drive Child: Drivers Who Don’t Live With Young Child, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Almost every day	A few days a week	A few days a month	A few days a year
Total (N=1514)	3%	12%	32%	52%
Grandparents (N=586)	3%	19%	36%	42%
*Other relatives (N=543)	1%	6%	29%	62%

Figure 23How Often Child Uses Car Seat Or Safety Belt: Drivers (Not Parents) Of Children Outside Home, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	All of the time	Most of the time	Sometimes/ rarely/never	Depends/not sure
East	93%	3%	3%	1%

Figure 24Frequency Child Under 9 Rides In Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	All of the time	Most of the time	Sometimes/ rarely	Never	Never drive with child
East	60%	3%	2%	32%	1%

Figure 25“All Of The Time” Car Seat Use By Child’s Weight (Children Under Age 9), bar chart, data represented in table below:

	<20 lbs (N=88)	20-29 lbs (N=241)	30-39 lbs (N=318)	40-60 lbs (N=576)	61+ lbs (N=192)
Less likely	98%	93%	88%	43%	14%

Figure 26“All Of The Time” Car Seat Use By Child’s Age (Children Under Age 9), bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Under 1 (N=148)	1 year (N=110)	2 years (N=169)	3 years (N=163)	4 years (N=143)	5 years (N=171)	6 years (N=158)	7 years (N=197)	8 years (N=181)
Less likely	95%	94%	98%	91%	80%	59%	35%	16%	8%

Figure 27Last Time Child Didn’t Use Car Seat (If Child Was Reported To Use Seat “All Of The Time”), bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Within past day or week	** Within past month or year	More than a year ago/ always use seat	Never uses car seat	Never drives with child
East	2%	4%	88%	2%	3%

Figure 28Type Of Child Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Rear facing infant seat	Front facing child safety seat	Booster seat	Not sure/ refused
East	14%	60%	25%	1%

Figure 29 Car Seat Position Of Children Who Should Be Riding Rear Facing , pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Rear facing	Front facing/ booster
East	71%	29%

Figure 30 Whether Car Seat Is Convertible (Seats Other Than Booster Seats), pie charts, data represented in tables below:

	Front facing only	Rear facing only	Both	Not sure/ refused
East	48%	9%	41%	2%

		Rear facing only	Both	Not sure/ refused		Front facing only*
East		45%	52%	2%		1%

Figure 31Placement Of Child’s Car Seat, pie charts, data represented in table below:

	Front seat	Behind driver	Behind passenger	In middle	Not sure
East	6%	29%	42%	29%	1%

Figure 32Placement Of Child’s Car Seat By Type Of Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Front facing seat (N=557)	Rear facing seat (N=107)	Booster seat (N=244)
Seat usually placed in front	4%	7%	9%
Seat usually placed in back	96%	93%	91%

Figure 33 Placement Of Child's Car Seat By Presence Of Frontal Passenger Air Bag In Primary Vehiclet, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Frontal passenger air bag (N=609)	No frontal passenger air bag (N=293)
Seat usually placed in front	3%	11%
Seat usually placed in back	97%	89%

Figure 34 Where It Is Safest To Place A Child Car Seat In The Vehicle, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Back seat	Front seat
East	99%	1%

Figure 35 Safety Of Child In Front Seat With Frontal Passenger Air Bag When Car Seat Is Rear Facing, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Unsafe	Safe	Not sure/ refused
East	92%	3%	5%

Figure 36 Whether Car Seat Was New Or Used When Acquired, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	New	Used
East	92%	7%

Figure 37 How Child's Car Seat Was Obtained, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Purchased	Gift/loan	Loaner program	Other/not sure/refused
East	77%	20%	1%	3%

Figure 38 Whether Car Seat Was Obtained New or Used: Seat Received As Gift Or Loaner From Relative/Friend , pie chart, data represented in table below:

	New	Used
East	78%	22%

Figure 39 Presence Of Registration Cards With Car Seats, And Whether The Cards Were Mailed Back, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Not sure	No	Yes	No	Not sure
East	23%	4%	53%	35%	12%

Figure 40 Sources For Information On Child Car Seats, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Other	Safety hotline	Day care provider	Internet	Doctor or nurse	TV or radio	Family member or friend	From a book, magazine or article
Less likely	17%	7%	13%	18%	52%	59%	60%	61%

Figure 41 Ease Of Attaching Car Seat To Vehicle, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=910)	Rear facing (N=107)	Front facing (N=553)	Booster (N=243)
Very easy	62%	66%	57%	73%
Somewhat easy	31%	28%	36%	21%
Not easy at all	6%	5%	6%	5%

Figure 42 Driven With Child In Car Seat And Found Car Seat Was Not Securely Attached, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No
East	31%	68%

Figure 43 Frequency Car Seat Is Moved To Another Vehicle, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Almost every day	A few days a week	A few days a month	A few days a year	Never	Other
East	2%	10%	26%	20%	41%	0.01

Figure 44 How Learned To Attach Car Seat To Vehicle, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Not sure/refused	Other	Car seat came attached to vehicle		Car seat class	Fire Department	Police	TV Program	Went to fitting station/inspection station	Health professional showed me		Relative/friend showed me	Figured it out myself	Read the instructions
Less likely	1%	6%	1%		1%	1%	2%	2%	7%	7%		11%	12%	71%

Figure 45 How Easy Or Difficult The Car Seat Instructions Were To Understand, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Very easy	Somewhat easy	Somewhat difficult	Very difficult	Not sure
East	54%	37%	7%	1%	1%

Figure 46 Source Of Car Seat Instructions Read By Parents/Caregivers, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Owner's manual	Box car seat came in	Label on car seat
Less likely	92%	55%	77%

Figure 47 Very Easy To Understand Car Seat Instructions By Source Of Instructions, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total *(N=825)	Owner's manual (N=760)	Box (N=450)	Label (N=634)
Less likely	54%	53%	53%	55%

Figure 48 Ever Heard of LATCH, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure/ refused
East	27%	73%	1%

Figure 49 Heard About Additional Changes In Car Seat Designs, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure/ refused
East	17%	82%	1%

Figure 50 Ever Used LATCH Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure
East	26%	73%	1%

Figure 51 Difficulties Attaching LATCH System, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No
East	22%	78%

Figure 52 Attachment of Child Car Seat to Vehicle, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Use seat belt	Use something else	Not sure/ refused
East	97%	2%	1%

Figure 53 Other Methods Child Car Seat Is Attached To Vehicle, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Base/Platform	Latch/Tether system	Straps	Other	Don't know
Less likely	30%	27%	15%	0.17	0.1

Figure 54 Does Child Car Seat Have Tether Strap, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure
East	53%	42%	5%

Figure 55 How Frequently Tether Strap Is Used, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	On all trips	Most trips	Some trips	No trips	Not sure
East	62%	5%	6%	26%	1%

Figure 56 Reasons Tether Strap Is Not Attached, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Not sure/refused	Other	Forgot	Seatbelt is good enough	Not required	Didn't want the hassle	Don't know how to attach strap	No place in vehicle to attach strap
Less likely	0.12	12%	3%	3%	4%	5%	13%	50%

Figure 57 Ease Of Buckling Child In Car Seat, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=915)	Rear facing (N=107)	Front facing (N=557)	Booster (N=244)
Very easy	71%	64%	70%	77%
Somewhat easy	27%	34%	29%	20%
Not easy at all	2%	2%	1%	1%

Figure 58 Child Has Gotten Out Of Car Seat While Respondent Was Driving, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=915)	Rear facing (N=107)	Front facing (N=557)	Booster (N=244)
Less likely	16%	9%	15%	21%

Figure 59 Ever Went To An Inspection Station To Check Child Car Seat Attachment, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No
East	22%	78%

Figure 60 How Heard About Car Seat Check, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Don't know	Other	Website/Internet	Work	Sign on the road/outside	Flyers	Saw it taking place/Drove by	Doctor's office/Hospital	Heard about it on radio	Heard about it on television	Read about it in a local paper	Someone I knew told me about it
Less likely	0.03	0.12	1%	0.03	0.03	7%	7%	0.09	9%	10%	16%	28%

Figure 61 Did The Technician Find Anything Wrong With How They Attached Seat/Buckled Child?, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure
East	21%	76%	3%

Figure 62 Did Someone Suggest Alternative For Attaching Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure
East	36%	62%	2%

Figure 63 Given A Chance To Practice Attaching The Seat And Buckling In Child, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No, only watched	Not sure	Other
East	70%	21%	5%	5%

Figure 64 Last Person To Adjust Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	The respondent	The technician	Someone else	Not sure
East	52%	37%	3%	8%

Figure 65 How They Felt After Leaving Car Seat Check, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Felt they had not learned anything they did not already know	Felt they had learned to do a better job attaching the seat, but still unsure	Felt fully confident that they could attach the car seat correctly	Not sure
Less likely	5%	9%	83%	3%

Figure 66 What They Felt Most Unsure About After Car Seat Check, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Not sure	No shoulder strap	Fitting the car seat correctly in vehicle	Remembering how to fasten car seat	Difficulty with adjustments	Getting car seat tight enough	Nothing
Less likely	13%	4%	6%	6%	9%	21%	41%

Figure 67 Child Had Ridden In Vehicle Driven By Someone Outside Household In Past Month, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No	Not sure/ refused
East	45%	54%	1%

Figure 68 Frequency Child Was Driven By Respondent Versus Person Outside Household In Past 30 Days, pie charts, data represented in tables below:

Frequency Respondent Drove Child (N=884)	0 days	1-9 days	10-19 days	20-29 days	30 days	Not sure/ refused
Frequency Respondent Drove Child (N=884)	4%	21%	18%	25%	31%	1%

Frequency Someone Outside Household Drove Child (N=884)	0 days	1-9 days	10-19 days	20-29 days	30 days	Not sure/ refused
Frequency Someone Outside Household Drove Child (N=884)	55%	24%	9%	6%	4%	2%

Figure 69 Identity Of Driver Outside Household Who Drove Child In Past Month, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Brother/sister	Parents of friends	Other non-relatives	Child care provider	Other relative	Bus driver	Parent/step-parent	Grandparent
Less likely	3%	5%	7%	7%	13%	18%	20%	45%

Figure 70 Reasons Child Does Not Ride In Car Seat: Part Time Users, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Other	Child won't stay in it	We are in a hurry	No room for seat	Child is too big	Child doesn't like it	Seat isn't available	Only short time in car
Less likely	8%	20%	21%	24%	29%	34%	41%	50%

Figure 71 Does Child Usually Sit On Someone's Lap When Not Riding In the Car Seat?, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Yes	No
East	15%	85%

Figure 72 Does Child Usually Sit In Front Seat Or Back Seat When Not Riding In The Car Seat?, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Front seat	Back seat	Not sure/ refused
East	12%	85%	4%

Figure 73 Frequency Of Safety Belt Use When Child Is Not In Car Seat, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	All of the time	Most of the time	Some of the time	Rarely/never	Not sure/ refused
East	83%	6%	3%	6%	2%

Figure 74 Weight Of Children Who Always Or Most Of The Time Use Safety Belts When Not In Their Car Seat , pie chart, data represented in table below:

	61+ lbs	40-60 lbs	30-39 lbs	<30 lbs	Not sure/ refused
East	9%	60%	18%	12%	1%

Figure 75 Weight Of Children Who Never Use Car Seats, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	61+ lbs	40-60 lbs	30-39 lbs	<30 lbs	Not sure/ refused
East	32%	57%	6%	2%	3%

Figure 76 Reasons Child Never Rides In Car Seat, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Other		Not enough room in car	Child won't stay in it	Child doesn't like it	Child doesn't have one	Law doesn't require it for the child's age+size	Too old	Child is too big	Child uses seat belt
Less likely	3%		13%	20%	26%	36%	58%	65%	85%	94%

Figure 77 Frequency Child Uses Safety Belt: Children Who Never Use Car Seats, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	All of the time	Most of the time	Sometimes/ rarely/never
East	95%	3%	1%

Figure 78 Where Child Usually Sits In Vehicle: Children Who Never Use Car Seats, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Back	Front	Other	About equal
East	87%	8%	2%	3%

Figure 79 Shoulder Belt Fit Problems By Child's Age: Non-Users Of Car Seats Ages 5 Through 8, line chart, data represented in table below:

	Age 5 (N=46)	Age 6 (N=69)	Age 7 (N=118)	Age 8 (N=134)
Belt goes across neck/face	24%	33%	34%	21%
Child puts belt behind back	38%	30%	25%	19%
Child puts belt under arm	28%	13%	17%	15%

Figure 80 Knowledge And Use Of Booster Seats: Parent/Caregiver Group, pie charts, data represented in table below:

	Not sure/no answer	No	Yes	No
East	3%	12%	60%	40%

Figure 81 Age First Used Booster Seat, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Less than 1 year	1 year	2 years	3 years	4 years	5 years	6+ years	Not sure/ refused
Less likely	1%	1%	9%	28%	35%	16%	4%	6%

Figure 82 Weight Of Child(ren) When First Used Booster Seat, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Less than 20 lbs.	20-29 lbs.	30-39 lbs.	40-49 lbs.	50+ lbs.	Not sure/ refused
Less likely	0%	9%	33%	32%	10%	15%

Figure 83 How Booster Seat Is Safer, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Makes the seat belt fit properly	Holds the child in place	Boosts the child up	Keeps the child from flying out of the vehicle	Other	Not sure
Less likely	27%	26%	13%	8%	0.04	0.35

Figure 84 Have Concerns About The Safety Of Booster Seats, pie charts, data represented in table below:

	Not sure/no answer	No	Yes	No	Not sure
East	3%	12%	22%	75%	4%

Figure 85 Awareness And Concerns About Booster Seats, pie chart, data represented in table below:

	Have concerns	No concerns	Not aware of boosters/not sure/no answer	Not sure if concerned
East	18%	64%	15%	3%

Figure 86 Expected Restraint System For Child After Outgrowing Current Seat By Type of Seat, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=915)	Rear facing (N=107)	Front facing (N=557)	Booster (N=244)
Seat belt	36%	16%	29%	63%
Different seat	46%	73%	49%	24%
Booster seat (volunteered)	14%	7%	18%	8%
Not sure/refused	2%	3%	2%	2%

Figure 87 Level Of Support For Enforcing Car Seat Laws, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Not sure
Less likely	3%	1%	1%	1%	6%	3%	5%	11%	7%	59%	4%

Figure 88 Level Of Support For Enforcing Car Seat Laws By Sex Of Respondent , bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=6197)	Male (N=2944)	Female (N=3253)
Low (1-3 on scale)	4%	6%	3%
Medium (4-6 on scale)	10%	12%	8%
High (7-9 on scale)	23%	25%	21%
Extremely high (10 on scale)	59%	53%	65%

Figure 89 Level Of Support For Enforcing Car Seat Laws By Race/Ethnicity Of Respondent, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	African American/ Black (N=559)	White (N=4588)	Hispanic (N=762)	Non-Hispanic (N=5358)
Low (1-3 on scale)	5%	4%	2%	5%
Medium (4-6 on scale)	14%	9%	7%	10%
High (7-9 on scale)	22%	23%	19%	23%
Extremely high (10 on scale)	55%	59%	67%	58%

Figure 90 Level Of Support For Enforcing Car Seat Laws By Presence Of Child Under Age 9 In Household, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Have child(ren) under age 9 (N=1580)	No child(ren) under age 9 (N=4584)
Low (1-3 on scale)	4%	4%
Medium (4-6 on scale)	10%	10%
High (7-9 on scale)	24%	22%
Extremely high (10 on scale)	61%	59%

Figure 91 Preferred Minimum Fine For Violation Of Car Seat Laws, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	No fine	$1-24	$25-49	$50-74	$75-99	$100+	Not sure
Less likely	4%	4%	11%	20%	3%	36%	22%

Figure 92 Children Should Be Required To Wear Safety Belts When They Have Outgrown Car Seats, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Agree	Disagree	Not sure/ refused	Depends
East	94%	3%	1%	1%

Figure 93 Age At Which Children Should No Longer Be Required To Wear Safety Belts, pie charts, data represented in table below:

	Disagree/not sure/refused	No requirement	<6	6-12	13+	Should be required for all	Not sure
East	6%	1%	1%	4%	6%	86%	2%

Figure 94 Believe Children Of All Ages Should Be Required To Wear Safety Belts If They Are Too Big For Car Seats By Sex Of Respondent, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Total (N=6197)	Male (N=2944)	Female (N=3253)
Less likely	82%	78%	86%

Figure 95 Believe Children Of All Ages Should Be Required To Wear Safety Belts If They Are Too Big For Car Seats By Race/Ethnicity, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	African American/ Black (N=559)	White (N=4588)	Hispanic (N=762)	Non-Hispanic (N=5358)
Less likely	84%	83%	77%	83%

Figure 96 Proportion Of Trips That Youngest Child Rode In The Front Seat In The Past 30 Days: 1998-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	1998 (N=1391)	2000 (N=1970)	2003 (N=1954)
Half or more	30%	24%	19%
Some/a few	21%	20%	18%
None	48%	56%	63%

Figure 97 More Likely To Ride In The Front Seat Than 12 Months Ago By Child's Age: 1998-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Ages 1-3 (N=424/590/635)	Ages 4-6 (N=303/425/407)	Ages 7-9 (N=262/388/402)	Ages 10-12 (N=255/350/317)
1998	10%	18%	27%	32%
2000	7%	13%	21%	35%
2003	4%	10%	18%	32%

Figure 98 Reported “All Of The Time” Car Seat Use By Child's Weight: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	<20 lbs.	20-29 lbs.	30-39 lbs.
1994	93%	89%	60%
1996	96%	86%	68%
1998	99%	95%	76%
2000	86%	93%	87%
2003	98%	93%	88%

Figure 99 Reported “All Of The Time” Car Seat Use By Child's Age: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	<1 year	1 yr.	2 yrs.	3 yrs.	4 yrs.	5 yrs.
1994	88%	86%	85%	56%	33%	17%
1996	96%	89%	91%	75%	33%	17%
1998	98%	99%	95%	80%	46%	22%
2000	87%	95%	96%	89%	66%	35%
2003	95%	94%	98%	91%	80%	59%

Figure 100 Placement Of Child's Car Seat: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Front seat	Back seat	Not sure/refused*
1994 (N=549)	19%	78%	2%
1996 (N=545)	14%	85%	1%
1998 (N=585)	9%	90%	1%
2000 (N=779)	6%	94%	0%
2003 (N=915)	6%	94%	0%

Figure 101 Where It Is Considered Safest To Place The Child Car Seat: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Front	Back	Not sure/depends
1994 (N=549)	6%	91%	3%
1996 (N=545)	3%	97%	1%
1998 (N=585)	1%	98%	1%
2000 (N=779)	2%	97%	1%
2003 (N=915)	1%	99%	0%

Figure 102 Safe Or Unsafe To Place Rear Facing Car Seat In Front With Frontal Passenger Air Bag: 1994-2003 , bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Safe	Unsafe	Not sure/refused
1994 (N=549)	29%	56%	15%
1996 (N=545)	7%	88%	5%
1998 (N=585)	4%	92%	4%
2000 (N=779)	4%	92%	4%
2003 (N=915)	3%	92%	5%

Figure 103 Ease Of Attaching Car Seat To Vehicle: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	1994 (N=548)	1996 (N=537)	1998 (N=582)	2000 (N=769)	2003 (N=910)
Very easy	68%	60%	71%	66%	62%
Somewhat easy	28%	32%	23%	28%	31%

Figure 104 Ease Of Buckling Child In Car Seat: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	1994 (N=549)	1996 (N=545)	1998 (N=585)	2000 (N=779)	2003 (N=915)
Very easy	77%	72%	74%	73%	71%
Somewhat easy	21%	25%	23%	24%	27%

Figure 105 Expect Child To Use Safety Belts After Outgrowing Current Car Seat: 1996-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Rear facing (N=73/81/122/107)	Front facing (N=341/355/494/557)	Booster seat (N=127/144/160/244)
1996	15%	45%	76%
1998	14%	33%	61%
2000	11%	30%	72%
2003	16%	29%	63%

Figure 106 Level Of Support For Enforcing Car Seat Laws Using 10-Point Scale: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Low (1-3)	Medium (4-6)	High (7-9)	Very high (10)
1994 (N=4018)	6%	10%	20%	58%
1996 (N=4022)	7%	12%	22%	53%
1998 (N=4121)	5%	9%	23%	60%
2000 (N=6049)	5%	9%	22%	58%
2003 (N=6197)	4%	10%	23%	59%

Figure 107 Children Should Be Required To Wear Safety Belts When They Have Outgrown Car Seats: 1994-2003, bar chart, data represented in table below:

	Agree
1994 (N=4018)	94%
1996 (N=4022)	94%
1998 (N=4121)	94%
2000 (N=6049)	94%
2003 (N=6197)	94%

z*[se(x) =√(p*q)/(n-1)]

ASE=1.96√g∑h=1[W²_h{1-f_h)(s²_h/n_h-1)}]

sd= √(s1² + s2²)