From: Pattern of seat belt use by drivers in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
Variable | Never (%) | Sometimes (%) | Always (%) | Total (%) | Chi square | P value | ||||
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Driver's seat of vehicle has a seat belt | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 12 | (7.5) | 19 | (3.8) | 2 | (.7) | 33 | (3.4) | Â | Â |
Yes | 147 | (92.5) | 478 | (96.2) | 301 | (99.3) | 926 | (96.6) | 15.339 | < 0.001 |
Total | 159 | (100.0) | 497 | (100.0) | 303 | (100.0) | 959 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Knowledge of seat belt law in Trinidad & Tobago | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 15 | (9.4) | 12 | (2.4) | 10 | (3.3) | 37 | (3.9) | Â | Â |
Yes | 144 | (90.6) | 485 | (97.6) | 293 | (96.7) | 922 | (96.1) | 16.373 | < 0.001 |
Total | 159 | (100.0) | 497 | (100.0) | 303 | (100.0) | 959 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Awareness of penalty for seat belt non- use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 25 | (15.7) | 66 | (13.3) | 26 | (8.6) | 117 | (12.2) | Â | Â |
Yes | 134 | (84.3) | 431 | (86.7) | 277 | (91.4) | 842 | (87.8) | 6.088 | .048 |
Total | 159 | (100.0) | 497 | (100.0) | 303 | (100.0) | 959 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Respondents use of seat belts compared to other drivers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
The same | 46 | (39.0) | 104 | (26.8) | 71 | (28.0) | 221 | (29.1) | 75.243 | < 0.001 |
More than I do | 39 | (33.1) | 78 | (20.1) | 10 | (3.9) | 127 | (16.7) | Â | Â |
Less than I do | 33 | (28.0) | 206 | (53.1) | 173 | (68.1) | 412 | (54.2) | Â | Â |
Total | 118 | (100.0) | 388 | (100.0) | 254 | (100.0) | 760 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Main reason for not using seat belt | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Discomfort | 25 | (15.7) | 116 | (23.3) | 0 | Â | 141 | (21.4) | 59.894 | < 0.001 |
Forgetfulness | 6 | (3.8) | 97 | (19.5) | 1 | (33.3) | 104 | (15.8) | Â | Â |
Habit | 27 | (17.0) | 74 | (14.9) | 0 | Â | 101 | (15.3) | Â | Â |
Frequent stops | 94 | (59.1) | 174 | (35.0) | 0 | Â | 268 | (40.7) | Â | Â |
Others | 7 | (4.4) | 36 | (7.2) | 2 | (66.7) | 45 | (6.8) | Â | Â |
Total | 159 | (100.0) | 497 | (100.0) | 3 | (100.0) | 659 | (100.0) | Â | Â |
Motivators for drivers to use seat belts | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Increased mass media promotion | 53 | (34.0) | 161 | (32.8) | 128 | (43.8) | 342 | (36.4) | 11.558 | .021 |
Stiffer penalties for non-compliance | 71 | (45.5) | 226 | (46.00 | 121 | (41.4) | 418 | (44.5) | Â | Â |
Increased traffic police patrols | 32 | (20.5) | 104 | (21.2) | 43 | (14.7) | 179 | (19.1) | Â | Â |
Total | 156 | (100.0) | 491 | (100.0) | 292 | (100.0) | 939 | (100.0) | Â | Â |