Table 2-4:  Shoulder Belt Use,,,,,
(Percent of drivers and passengers in the front right seat),,,,,
State,1998,2000,2002,,
Alabama,52,71,79,,
Alaska,57,61,66,,
Arizona,62,75,74,,
Arkansas,53,52,64,,
California,89,89,91,,
Colorado,66,65,73,,
Connecticut,70,76,78,,
Delaware,62,66,71,,
District of Columbia,80,83,85,,
Florida,57,65,75,,
Georgia,74,74,77,,
Hawaii,81,80,90,,
Idaho,57,59,63,,
Illinois,65,70,74,,
Indiana,62,62,72,,
Iowa,77,78,82,,
Kansas,59,62,61,,
Kentucky,54,60,62,,
Louisiana,66,68,69,,
Maine,61,N,N,,
Maryland,83,85,86,,
Massachusetts,51,50,51,,
Michigan,70,84,83,,
Minnesota,64,73,80,,
Mississippi,58,50,62,,
Missouri,60,68,69,,
Montana,73,76,78,,
Nebraska,65,71,70,,
Nevada,76,79,75,,
New Hampshire,N,N,N,,
New Jersey,63,74,81,,
New Mexico,83,87,88,,
New York,75,77,83,,
North Carolina,77,81,84,,
North Dakota,40,48,63,,
Ohio,61,65,70,,
Oklahoma,56,68,70,,
Oregon,83,84,88,,
Pennsylvania,68,71,76,,
Rhode Island,59,64,71,,
South Carolina,65,74,66,,
South Dakota,46,53,64,,
Tennessee,57,59,67,,
Texas,74,77,81,,
Utah,67,76,80,,
Vermont,63,62,85,,,,
Virginia,74,70,70,,,,
Washington,79,82,93,,,,
West Virginia,57,50,72,,,,
Wisconsin,62,65,66,,,,
Wyoming,50,67,67,,,,
United States,69,71,75,,,,
"KEY:  N = data do not exist

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"SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1998-2000 State Shoulder Belt Use Survey Results, Research Note, Washington, DC: May 2001; Safety Belt Use in 2002 - Use Rates in the States and Territories, Research Note, Washington, DC: May 2003, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/ availinf.html as of Aug. 26, 2003.",,,,,,,
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