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Seat Belt Usage by Drivers and Front Seat Passengers (Observed) by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2010 to 2020

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%Percentage of Drivers and Front Seat Passengers ObservedSeat Belt Usage by Drivers and Front Seat Passengers (Observed) by Year, New Jersey and theUnited States, 2010 to 2020New JerseyUnited States
New Jersey, United StatesYearPercentage of Drivers and Front Seat Passengers ObservedFootnotes

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey2010201093.7%
 34000New Jersey2011201194.5%
 34000New Jersey2012201288.3%
 34000New Jersey2013201391.0%
 34000New Jersey2014201487.6%
 34000New Jersey2015201591.4%
 34000New Jersey2016201693.4%
 34000New Jersey2017201794.1%
 34000New Jersey2018201894.5%
 34000New Jersey2019201990.2%
 34000New Jersey20202020NA

United States

 100000United States2010201085.0%
 100000United States2011201184.0%
 100000United States2012201286.0%
 100000United States2013201387.0%
 100000United States2014201486.7%
 100000United States2015201588.5%
 100000United States2016201690.1%
 100000United States2017201789.7%
 100000United States2018201889.6%
 100000United States2019201990.7%
 100000United States2020202090.3%
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Why Is This Important?

For adults and older children (who are big enough for seat belts to fit properly), seat belt use is one of the most effective ways to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes.1

Definition

Percentage of drivers and front seat passengers observed wearing seat belts

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-7c.

No survey was conducted in 2020. See Seat Belt Use in 2020 for more information.

Data Source

National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
(https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/#!/PublicationList/68)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of drivers and front seat passengers observed wearing seat belts

  • Denominator:

    Number of drivers and front seat passengers observed

Data Issues

In 2011, NHTSA established new uniform criteria (23 CFR Part 1340) for observational surveys. In the transitional period, NHTSA allowed the states and territories the option to use either the old or new criteria for 2012 surveys. In 2012, twenty-seven States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands used surveys that conformed to the new uniform criteria. From 2013 and beyond all state and territory observational surveys are based on the new criteria.

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