Table 1
Seat belt use by rear seat passengers according to quintiles of car value
| Quintile of car value (value range) | Number of rear seat passengers wearing a seatbelt (%) | Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babies in restraints | Children,<14 | Adults, 14+ | All | ||
| *Odds ratio of rear seat passengers wearing seat belts in each quintile of car value compared with lowest quintile. | |||||
| 1 (£155–£1902) | 31 (100) | 65 (72.2) | 43 (53.1) | 139 (68.8) | 1.00 |
| 2 (£1903–£3431) | 31 (93.9) | 73 (73.0) | 42 (61.8) | 146 (72.6) | 1.20 (0.78 to 1.85) |
| 3 (£3432–£5613) | 32 (91.4) | 67 (79.8) | 45 (53.6) | 144 (70.9) | 1.09 (0.71 to 1.67) |
| 4 (£5614–£8937) | 40 (93.0) | 61 (74.4) | 52 (65.8) | 153 (75.0) | 1.33 (0.86 to 2.06) |
| 5 (£8938–£36000) | 30 (100) | 99 (81.1) | 42 (77.8) | 171 (83.0) | 2.15 (1.34 to 3.44) |
| All cars | 164 (95.4) | 365 (76.4) | 225 (61.3) | 754 (73.5) | |
