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Seatbelt Usage (Self-Reported) by Year, New Jersey and United States, 2011 to 2020

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Year20112012201320142015201620172018201920200.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%Estimated Percentage of AdultsSeatbelt Usage (Self-Reported) by Year, New Jersey and United States, 2011 to 2020New JerseyUnited States
New Jersey, United StatesYearEstimated Percentage of Adults95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitFootnotes

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey2011201191.0%90.2%91.7%
 34000New Jersey2012201288.8%87.9%89.6%
 34000New Jersey2013201389.8%89.0%90.7%
 34000New Jersey2014201489.4%88.4%90.2%
 34000New Jersey2015201591.2%90.1%92.1%
 34000New Jersey2016201690.0%88.8%91.2%
 34000New Jersey2017201790.2%89.1%91.2%
 34000New Jersey2018201890.5%88.8%91.9%
 34000New Jersey20192019NA
 34000New Jersey2020202090.8%90.0%91.6%

United States

 100000United States2011201193.9%93.8%94.0%
 100000United States2012201293.9%93.8%94.1%
 100000United States2013201394.2%94.0%94.3%
 100000United States2014201494.2%94.1%94.3%
 100000United States2015201594.3%94.2%94.5%
 100000United States2016201694.4%94.2%94.5%
 100000United States2017201794.6%94.5%94.8%
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Why Is This Important?

Motor vehicle crashes are the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in New Jersey and in the United States. Seat belt use can help to prevent injuries and death and the use of seat belts is mandatory in New Jersey.

Definition

Percentage of New Jersey adults aged 18 and over who who reported wearing a seat belt always in automobiles.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of persons aged 18 and over who reported wearing a seat belt always in automobiles.

  • Denominator:

    Total number of persons aged 18 and over in the sample survey

Data Issues

Data from the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey are intended to be representative of all non-institutionalized adult residents of New Jersey. Due to resource issues, however, adults with limited personal access to phone service or limited command of either English or Spanish are not represented. As with all surveys, also, some error results from nonresponse (e.g., refusal to participate in the survey or to answer specific questions), and faulty measurement (e.g., responses affected by social desirability or recall error). Data collection procedures intended to minimize such errors include the use of strict calling protocols, good questionnaire design, standardization of interviewer behavior, interviewer training, and frequent, on-site interviewer monitoring and supervision. Statistical weighting procedures are also used to minimize the potential impact of disproportionate representation of demographic subgroups defined in terms of age, sex, race, ethnicity, education level, marital status, home ownership, and county of residence. (See also Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Description and Technical Notes.)

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 10/24/2023, Published on 06/05/2024
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/chs)