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Kansas Adult Observational Safety Belt Usage Rates


(Percentage %)
(Driver/Front Outboard Passenger)

  2002 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
KS Rate (age 14+)
61
64
68
69
73
75
77
77
US Rate
75
79
80
82
81
82
83
84

 

View the Kansas Safety Belt Use Act (KSA 8-25010).

Methodology of Adult Survey - based on the federal guidelines in the Uniform Criteria manual. The Kansas survey is performed at 548 sites on 6 different road types in 20 randomly selected counties which encompass 85% of the population of Kansas. The survey is conducted in June and July. The survey observed more than 65,000 drivers and passengers.

Kansas Safety Belt Usage Rates by Road Types
(Percentage %)

 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Rural Interstate( ie.. I-70)
79
80
78
84
83
91
91
Rural Principle Arterials and Minor Arterials (ie..undivided US or K Hwys)
63
69
68
72
73
76
76
Rural Major & Minor Collectors (county roads)
53
59
57
60
65
67
64
Urban Interstate (ie..I-435)
72
74
78
84
85
84
85
Urban Freeways, Expressways, Minor Arterials (ie..divided US or K roads)
59
65
67
71
73
72
72
Urban Collectors (ie..city streets)
56
60
63
67
64
63
62

 

Kansas Safety Belt Usage Rates by County
(Percentage %)

County
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Atchison
48
54
56
63
57
73
66
Cowley
65
65
65
64
62
75
79
Crawford
48
45
49
46
53
56
55
Douglas
58
68
67
76
78
84
78
Ellis
59
68
64
61
69
71
64
Finney
50
63
56
58
57
61
64
Harvey
60
70
70
70
69
72
68
Johnson
80
73
82
85
82
80
78
Leavenworth
72
71
77
79
74
86
77
Lyon
69
72
73
75
77
82
82
Montgomery
60
50
49
51
57
60
62
Neosho
35
59
63
64
64
69
66
Pottawatomie
54
62
59
69
76
74
81
Reno
54
64
62
66
70
65
66
Saline
68
73
70
64
71
76
77
Sedgwick
59
70
69
73
80
81
83
Seward
49
70
68
68
66
75
61
Shawnee
68
68
67
79
79
70
76
Sumner
66
69
59
75
72
82
85
Wyandotte
57
65
63
76
76
83
81

 

 

Kansas Child Observational Safety Belt Restraint Usage Rates
(Percentage %)

 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
 2008
2009
Children (age 4-14)
 
Children (age < 4)  
 
Children (age 0-4)
79
81
81
83
88
93
96
Children (age 5-9)
45
50
49
53
62
69
73
Children (age 10-14)
44
50
47
48
55
63
67
Children (age 15-17)
61
Overall % Belted
55
61
59
61
68
75
78
* Baseline study performed

View the Child Passenger Safety Act (KSA 8-1344).

Methodology of Child Survey - based on the guidelines used in the adult survey. The Kansas survey is performed at 350 sites where children are transported (ie.. day cares, department stores, elementary and middle schools) in 20 randomly selected counties which encompass 85% of the population of Kansas. The survey is conducted in March, April and May. The survey observed more than 19,000 children.

Child Safety Belt Usage Rates by County
(Percentage %)

County  
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Atchison  
  Ages (0-4)
69
85
78
89
97
95
  Ages (5-9)
37
52
55
64
67
59
  Ages (10-14)
19
39
50
49
47
42
  Ages (15-17)          
33
 

Overall % Belted

40
57
60
66
68
57
Cowley  
  Ages (0-4)
61
68
83
95
88
86
  Ages (5-9)
32
31
37
55
67
72
  Ages (10-14)
38
37
47
57
74
79
  Ages (15-17)          
50
  Overall % Belted
43
44
54
68
76
73
Crawford  
  Ages (0-4)
62
71
79
85
88
91
  Ages (5-9)
29
32
35
40
44
49
  Ages (10-14)
19
18
27
28
29
34
  Age (15-17)          
38
 
Overall % Belted
37
41
47
51
54
55
Douglas  
  Ages (0-4)
91
93
91
92
99
91
  Ages (5-9)
56
60
71
78
80
69
  Ages (10-14)
65
66
63
69
68
55
  Ages (15-17)          
50
  Overall % Belted
70
73
75
80
82
67
Ellis  
  Ages (0-4)
86
70
91
83
82
98
  Ages (5-9)
45
45
56
64
62
63
  Ages (10-14)
47
36
56
54
57
67
  Ages (15-17)          
43
  Overall % Belted
59
58
67
66
67
69
Finney  
  Ages (0-4)
72
70
67
69
82
91
  Ages (5-9)
47
45
47
48
48
75
  Ages (10-14)

33
36
50
51
48
68
  Ages (15-17)          
49
  Overall % Belted
52
51
55
57
60
74
Harvey  
  Ages (0-4)
72
77
75
73
79
79
  Ages (5-9)
38
35
36
35
38
36
  Ages (10-14)
49
53
44
49
55
59
  Ages (15-17)          
58
  Overall % Belted
52
55
51
52
57
58
Johnson  
  Ages (0-4)
95
90
91
93
94
97
  Ages (5-9)
65
59
60
62
63
72
  Ages (10-14)
65
59
58
60
65
69
  Ages (15-17)          
84
  Overall % Belted
75
69
70
71
74
80
Leavenworth  
  Ages (0-4)
84
84
93
96
95
95
  Ages (5-9)
55
48
55
57
60
69
  Ages (10-14)
51
47
50
56
66
73
  Ages (15-17)          
70
  Overall % Belted
62
59
65
69
73
77
Lyon  
  Ages (0-4)
85
77
77
86
94
97
  Ages (5-9)
51
42
46
68
79
70
  Ages (10-14)
51
42
41
64
75
68
  Ages (15-17)          
41
  Overall % Belted
62
53
55
73
83
71
Montgomery  
  Ages (0-4)
66
69
78
82
80
81
  Ages (5-9)
42
35
37
39
40
42
  Ages (10-14)
26
23
30
31
33
40
  Ages (15-17)          
24
  Overall % Belted
43
41
47
49
49
47
Neosho  
  Ages (0-4)
57
54
59
67
73
86
  Ages (5-9)
25
27
27
30
40
44
  Ages (10-14)
31
29
34
44
41
32
  Ages (15-17)          
24
  Overall % Belted
37
36
39
47
50
46
Pottawatomie  
  Ages (0-4)
53
80
86
92
95
88
  Ages (5-9)
40
46
55
64
80
67
  Ages (10-14)
44
52
56
62
79
74
  Aages (15-17)          
51
  Overall % Belted
45
59
65
72
84
71
Reno  
  Ages (0-4)
84
81
88
99
100
98
  Ages (5-9)
46
41
57
82
90
83
  Ages (10-14)
43
41
58
74
79
77
  Ages (15-17)          
67
  Overall % Belted
57
54
67
84
89
82
Saline  
  Ages (0-4)
80
84
85
86
86
99
  Ages (5-9)
55
64
66
70
73
80
  Ages (10-14)
55
54
57
64
68
72
  Ages (15-17)          
70
  Overall % Belted
63
67
69
73
76
81
Sedgwick  
  Ages (0-4)
81
83
87
94
99
99
  Ages (5-9)
56
49
55
72
88
87
  Ages (10-14)
58
48
43
54
72
79
  Ages (15-17)          
76
  Overall % Belted
65
60
62
73
86
86
Seward  
  Ages (0-4)
83
74
64
66
82
96
  Ages (5-9)
50
39
43
45
56
76
  Ages (10-14)
35
36
44
42
55
71
  Ages (15-17)          
45
  Overall % Belted
57
51
51
51
65
76
Shawnee  
  Ages (0-4)
85
84
80
86
95
95
  Ages (5-9)
43
66
61
62
74
71
  Ages (10-14)
54
52
48
53
64
57
  Ages (15-17)          
47
  Overall % Belted
60
67
63
67
77
69
Sumner  
  Ages (0-4)
74
79
82
92
95
98
  Ages (5-9)
34
33
45
68
72
63
  Ages (10-14)
34
30
37
57
59
59
  Ages (15-17)          
49
  Overall % Belted
46
45
52
71
74
67
Wyandotte  
  Ages (0-4)
68
68
70
78
93
99
  Ages (5-9)
39
39
44
57
62
81
  Ages (10-14)
32
32
41
50
58
63
  Ages (15-17)          
42
  Overall % Belted
47
47
52
62
71
75
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