Table 2-4: Shoulder Belt Use
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
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.