TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of legislation on self-reported safety belt use in a working population
AU - Fielding, Jonathan E.
AU - Knight, Kevin K.
AU - Goetzel, Ron Z.
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PY - 1992/7
Y1 - 1992/7
N2 - To assess the impact of safety belt laws, we compared self-reported use of safety belts among employed residents of states with primary, secondary, and no laws in a group of 17,830 volunteer health profile participants. Failure to wear safety belts at least 80% of the time was reported by 22% of subjects covered by primary laws, 23% of those covered by secondary laws, and 39% of those not covered by any law.
AB - To assess the impact of safety belt laws, we compared self-reported use of safety belts among employed residents of states with primary, secondary, and no laws in a group of 17,830 volunteer health profile participants. Failure to wear safety belts at least 80% of the time was reported by 22% of subjects covered by primary laws, 23% of those covered by secondary laws, and 39% of those not covered by any law.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 1494964
AN - SCOPUS:0026694209
SN - 0096-1736
VL - 34
SP - 715
EP - 717
JO - Journal of Occupational Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational Medicine
IS - 7
ER -