1998 MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT SAFETY SURVEY, VOLUME ONE: METHODOLOGY REPORT

This is the Methodology Report for the 1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey. The survey is conducted on a biennial basis (initiated in 1994), and is administered by telephone to a randomly selected national sample. Two questionnaires are used, each administered to approximately 4,000 respondents aged 16 and older. The survey collects information concerning attitudes, knowledge, and behavior in different occupant protection and highway safety areas. These include seat belts, child safety seats, air bags, (bicyclist and motorcyclist) helmet use, Emergency Medical Services, and crash injury experiences. The field period for the survey was from November 5, 1998 to January 12, 1999. This document describes the methodology used to conduct the survey. It also contains copies of both the English and Spanish language versions of the questionnaires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will issue a series of reports during 1999 and 2000 summarizing results from the survey.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/Occupant_Safety/Title.htm
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1632
• Corporate Authors:

  Schulman, Ronca and Bucuvalas, Incorporated

  8403 Colesville Road, Suite 820
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boyle, J
  • Sharp, K
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 167 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Attitudes; Behavior; Child restraint systems; Data collection; Emergency medical services; Helmets; Injuries; Knowledge; Methodology; Occupant protection devices; Questionnaires; Seat belts; Surveys; Telephone
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00795410
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-809 029,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-93-D-05135
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 27 2000 12:00AM