Program Strategies for Increasing Car Seat Usage in Rural Areas

Details

• Creators:
  Bradbard, Steven L. ; Lisboa-Farrow, Elizabeth
• Corporate Creators:
  Lisboa Associates
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Child restraint systems
  • Fatalities
  • Safety education
  • Rural areas
  • Guides to information
  • Parents
  • Females
  • Focus groups
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-808-274
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525403
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  Data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) operated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveal nonuse of safety restraints to be associated with most young child crash fatalities. Rural areas of the United States are substantially over-represented in these fatalities. The objective of this study was to identify effective strategies for increasing car seat usage in rural areas. Focus groups were conducted with young rural female respondents in their teens and 20s who have children under the age of four years. Two waves of focus groups (four groups per wave) were held with white females in Tennessee, and two waves were held with black females in Georgia. Results were obtained concerning appropriate messages, activities, and channels of delivery. This study report is intended to provide a guide for safety professionals for developing and implementing programs designed to increase car seat usage. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH22-93-D-05287
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1611/dot_1611_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.67 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2a3ee24b58a7bcb288477f1d17b26e1d37f8531428e370dbba0fe2b932d78354