Table 3.
MVC characteristics by education category.
| Education | Seat Belt Usea % (95% CI) |
Severe Car Damage % (95% CI) |
Air Bag Deployment % (95% CI) |
Read Ended % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Patients | 88 (85–90) | 56 (52–59) | 27 (24–30) | 36 (33–39) |
| 8–11 years | 82 (64–92) | 48 (30–67) | 15 (6–35) | 39 (23–58) |
| High School | 82 (75–88) | 62 (54–70) | 32 (25–40) | 33 (26–42) |
| Post-High School | 87 (82–90) | 58 (52–64) | 25 (20–31) | 29 (24–35) |
| College Graduate | 92 (87–95) | 49 (41–57) | 24 (19–32) | 45 (37–53) |
| Post Graduate | 92 (84–96) | 54 (44–65) | 30 (21–40) | 47 (37–58) |
| p-valueb | .05 | .15 | .30 | <.01 |
a
Total n’s are: Seat Belt Use, n=686; Severe Car Damage, n=656; Air Bag Deployment, n=667; Rear Ended, n=690.
b
Chi-square test.