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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2017 May 25;187:295–302.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.044
Variable Range
Passenger-level
 Mean age of child passenger 5.4–8.2
 Percentage of child passengers that were female 36–64
 Percentage of children ejected from the vehicle 0–22
 Percentage of children extricated from the vehicle 0–25
 Percentage of children seated in the front seat 9–29
 Percentage of children seated inappropriately in the front seat 5–19
 Percentage of children unrestrained or inappropriately restrained 2–38
Driver-level
 Mean driver age 29.6–39.7
 Percentage of crashes with driver age <20y 0–28
 Percentage of crashes with driver age 20–24y 0–19
 Percentage of crashes with driver age >24y 66–97
 Percentage of crashes with driver under the influence of alcohol 1–28
Vehicle-level
 Mean vehicle years on the road 6.6–11.8
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash that were cars 19–63
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash that were vans/minivans 0–33
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash that were SUVs 11–49
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash that were pick-up trucks 6–36
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash that were larger than a pick-up truck 0–11
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash with disabling damage 41–100
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash with intrusion 0–6
 Percentage of all vehicles in a crash with rollover mechanism 5–64
Crash-level
 Mean speed limit at crash site 39–66
 Percentage of crashes occurring in a 5–20 miles per hour speed limit zone 0–05
 Percentage of crashes occurring in a 25–40 miles per hour speed limit zone 4–55
 Percentage of crashes occurring in a 45–60 miles per hour speed limit zone 11–81
 Percentage of crashes occurring in a 65–80 miles per hour speed limit zone 0–80
 Percentage of crashes occurring in a zone with no speed limit 0–18
 Percentage of crashes occurring on an interstate 0–47
 Percentage of crashes occurring on a U.S. highway 0–51
 Percentage of crashes occurring on a state highway 11–84
 Percentage of crashes occurring on a county road 0–42
 Percentage of crashes occurring on a local street 0–44
 Percentage of crashes occurring on other roadway 0–32
 Percentage of crashes occurring on a rural road 17–100
 Percentage of crashes occurring during the day (6a–6p) 50–79
 Percentage of crashes occurring over the weekend (Fri 5p–Mon 6a) 32–64
 Percentage of crashes occurring in the winter (Dec–Feb) 6–68
 Percentage of crashes occurring in the spring (Mar–May) 4–39
 Percentage of crashes occurring in the summer (Jun–Aug) 11–66
 Percentage of crashes occurring in the fall (Sep–Nov) 7–44
State policy-level
 State open container law meeting federal requirements 0–1
 State repeat offender law (for driving under the influence) meeting federal requirements 0–1
 State administrative license suspension on first offense/refusal to submit to a chemical test for driving under the influence 0–1
 State mandatory vehicle or license plate sanctions for driving under the influence 0–1
 State maximum fine for first offense violating state child restraint laws 10–500
 State maximum fine for first offense violating state seat belt laws 0–200
 State maximum allowed speed limit 55–85
 State law stating a preference for seating children in the rear seat 0–1
 State has ≥1 level 1 pediatric trauma center 0–1
 State number of level 1 pediatric trauma centers 0–5
 State has ≥1 level 1 or level 2 pediatric trauma center 0–1
 State number of level 2 pediatric trauma centers 0–4
 State number of level 1 and level 2 pediatric trauma centers 0–8
 State number of level 1 and level 2 pediatric trauma centers per 100,000 children 0–0.75
 State trauma system in place (none, unfunded, funded) 0–2
 State requires children to be in a rear-facing child safety seat when <1y or <20 pounds 0–1
 State red light camera legislation present 0–1
 State red light camera use prohibited 0–1
 State red light camera use limited 0–1
 State red light camera use permitted 0–1
 State red light cameras in current use 0–1
 State speed camera legislation present 0–1
 State speed camera use prohibited 0–1
 State speed camera use limited 0–1
 State speed camera use permitted 0–1
 State speed cameras in current use 0–1
 State law allowing primary enforcement of seat belt laws for children 0–1