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 restraintsChildren,<14Adults, 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 cars164 (95.4)365 (76.4)225 (61.3)754 (73.5)