| Attitudes toward a primary seat belt law among adults in a rural state with a secondary seat belt law. | |
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PMID: 19285586 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PROBLEM: Enforced primary seatbelt laws can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with motor-vehicle crashes. Constituent support is an important factor associated with legislator voting behavior toward injury prevention laws. Little is known about attitudes toward a primary seat belt law among adults in rural states without a primary seat belt law. METHODS: Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, a telephone survey of a representative sample of adults in Montana, were used to assess attitudes toward a primary seat belt law. RESULTS: Sixty-one percent of respondents supported a primary seat belt law. Using multiple logistic regression analyses, women (AOR 1.87; 95% CI 1.49-2.36), persons aged 65 years and older (1.45; 1.06-1.96), American Indians (2.71; 1.55-4.75), those with health insurance (1.51; 1.07-2.14), and those who reported always wearing their seat belt (4.05; 3.14-5.21) were more likely to support a primary seat belt law than respondents without these characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of adults in a rural state support a primary seat belt law. |
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Authors:
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Bobbi Jo Perkins; Steven D Helgerson; Todd S Harwell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Date: 2009-02-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of safety research Volume: 40 ISSN: 1879-1247 ISO Abbreviation: J Safety Res Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-16 Completed Date: 2009-08-11 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1264241 Medline TA: J Safety Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 49-52 Citation Subset: IM |
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Injury Prevention Program, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT, USA. |
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Accidents, Traffic* Adolescent Adult Aged Attitude to Health* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Montana Rural Population Seat Belts / legislation & jurisprudence* Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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U58/DP 822808-05/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS |
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