Review of Telephone Survey of Michigan Residents on Seat Belt Usage and Attitudes, Fall 1982

摘要

A telephone survey of Michigan residents was conducted during the fall of 1982 to determine self-reported belt usage and attitudes about seat belts. A sample of 800 licensed drivers resulted from the statewide survey. Findings discussed include a strong correlation between increased belt usage and higher levels of education, a reported concern of residents about the possibility of entrapment as a reason for not wearing belts, and a higher-than-50-percent support of Michigan drivers for a mandatory seat belt law. There is, however, a contingent of about 35 percent of the population which is strongly against such a law.