Data and appendices
Data source
• Age-specific data for children under age 8 for 2009-2015: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2010-2016). The 2009-2015 National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/#/PublicationList/20.
• All other data for 2009-2016 and data for children and youth ages 8 to 24 for 2002-2009: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2010-2018). Occupant restraint use in 2009-2016: Results from the NOPUS controlled intersection study [Tables 1 and 5]. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/#/PublicationList/18.
• Age-specific data for children under age 8 for 2007-2008: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2009). Child restraint use in 2008: Use of correct restraint types (DOT HS 811 132). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811132.pdf.
• All other data for 2002-2008: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2003-2009). Child restraint use in 2002-2008: Overall results (DOT HS 811 135). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811135.pdf.
• Data for 1994-2000: Bondy, N. & Glassbrenner, D. (2001). National Occupant Protection Use Survey: 2000 controlled intersection study (DOT HS 809 318). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Retrieved from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809318.pdf.
Raw data source
Age specific data for children under age 8: National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
All other data: National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Appendices
Appendix 1. Percentage of Children and Youth Using Safety Restraints: Select Years, 1994-2016