Table 2-6:  Safety Belt Use,,,,
(Percent of drivers and passengers in the front right seat),,,,
State,1999,2001,2003,2004
Alabama,58,79,77,80
Alaska,61,63,79,77
Arizona,71,74,86,95
Arkansas,57,55,63,64
California,89,91,91,90
Colorado,65,72,78,79
Connecticut,73,78,78,83
Delaware,64,67,75,82
District of Columbia,78,84,85,87
Florida,59,70,73,76
Georgia,74,79,85,87
Hawaii,80,83,92,95
Idaho,58,60,72,74
Illinois,66,71,80,83
Indiana,57,67,82,83
Iowa,78,81,87,86
Kansas,63,61,64,68
Kentucky,59,62,66,66
Louisiana,67,68,74,75
Maine,N,N,N,72
Maryland,83,83,88,89
Massachusetts,52,56,62,63
Michigan,70,82,85,91
Minnesota,72,74,79,82
Mississippi,55,62,62,63
Missouri,61,68,73,76
Montana,74,76,80,81
Nebraska,68,70,76,79
Nevada,80,75,79,87
New Hampshire,N,N,50,N,,,
New Jersey,63,78,81,82,,,
New Mexico,88,88,87,90,,,
New York,76,80,85,85,,,
North Carolina,78,83,86,86,,,
North Dakota,47,58,64,67,,,
Ohio,65,67,75,74,,,
Oklahoma,61,68,77,80,,,
Oregon,83,88,90,93,,,
Pennsylvania,70,71,79,82,,,
Rhode Island,67,63,74,76,,,
South Carolina,65,70,73,66,,,
South Dakota,N,63,70,69,,,
Tennessee,61,68,69,72,,,
Texas,74,76,84,83,,,
Utah,67,78,85,86,,,
Vermont,70,67,82,80
Virginia,70,72,75,80
Washington,81,83,95,94
West Virginia,52,52,74,76
Wisconsin,65,69,70,72
Wyoming,N,N,N,70
United States,67,73,79,80
KEY:  N = data do not exist.,,,,
"SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Safety Belt Use in 2004 - Use Rates in the States and Territories, Washington, DC: November 2004, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2004/809813.pdf as of Dec. 1, 2004.",,,,
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