FAILURE TO USE SEAT BELTS IN THE UNITED STATES: THE 1981-1983 BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR STUDIES

Although seat belt use could prevent thousands of highway deaths and save billions of dollars annually, most Americans do not routinely buckle up. To understand better this phenomenon and other health-related behaviors, 28 states, the District of Columbia, and the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, surveyed over 22,000 US adults from 1981 through 1983. Overall, 76% of US adults reported not using seat belts. Blacks, 18- to 24-years-olds, persons with no more than a high school school education, and persons with other risk behaviors (especially drunk drivers) were least likely to use seat belts. Legislation by the states and education by physicians can increase seat belt use and reduce morbidity and mortality due to motor vehicle collisions.

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  American Medical Association

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• Authors:
  • Goldbaum, G M
  • Remington, P L
  • Powell, K E
  • Hogelin, G C
  • Gentry, E M
• Publication Date: 1986-5-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 2459-62
• Serial:
  • JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Volume: 255
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: American Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0098-7484
  • Serial URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Behavior; Drivers; Drunk driving; Education; Hazards; Manual safety belts; Minorities; Risk assessment
• Old TRIS Terms: Nonuser characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00472976
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1987 12:00AM