Seat belt use in rear seats in the United States stood at 74 percent in 2008, statistically unchanged from 76 percent in 2007. This result is from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which provides the only nationwide probability-based observed data on seat belt use in the United States. The NOPUS is conducted annually by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The 2008 survey also found the following: * Seat belt use continued to be lower in the rear seat than in the front seat. * Seat belt use in rear seats continued to be higher among States with laws requiring belt use in all seating positions. For more details about seat belt use in the rear seat, see the table on page 2 of this Research Note. (Author/publisher)
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