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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Stat Interface. 2009;2(4):437–447. doi: 10.4310/SII.2009.v2.n4.a5

Table 3.

Child occupant and crash characteristics, 1998–2003. Data are presented as weighted for NASS-CDS % (unweighted n in parentheses)

Characteristic FARS NASS-CDS All
Restraint Use

Seat Belt 53.7*
(4203)
54.2
(694)
54.2
(4307)
Child Restraint System 46.2*
(3613)
45.8
(742)
45.8
(4945)

Age

2 Years 24.4
1911
21.1
(334)
21.2
(2245)
3 Years 21.8
(1705)
17.4
(279)
17.4
1984
4 Years 20.3
(1585)
19.1
(290)
19.1
1875
5 Years 16.3
(1344)
15.0
(271)
15.0
(1615)
6 Years 15.4
(1271)
27.4
(262)
27.3
(1533)

Seating Position

Front 17.3
(1351)
15.7
(200)
15.7
(1571)
Rear 82.7
(6465)
84.3
(1236)
84.3
(7701)

Vehicle Type

Passenger Car 53.2
(4161)
67.8
(846)
67.7
(5007)
Pickup Truck 11.0
(859)
5.6
(83)
5.6
(942)
Van/Minivan 17.8
(1390)
17.2
(299)
17.2
(1689)
Sports Utility Vehicle 18.0
(1406)
9.4
(208)
9.5
(1614)

Model Year

<1990 19.1
(1492)
15.5
(258)
15.5
(1750)
1990–1993 21.4
(1674)
23.4
(280)
23.4
1954
1994–1997 29.1
(2274)
33.8
(420)
33.8
(2694)
1998–2004 30.4
(2376)
27.3
(478)
27.3
2854

Driver Age

<20 8.2
(560)
4.0
(43)
4.0
(603)
20+ 91.8
(7256)
96.0
(1393)
96.0
(8649)
*

Includes 92 subjects with severe belt misuse and 162 subjects with severe CRS misuse.