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Table 3 Agreement between responses of 'always' on a Single Measure and specific scenarios of the Multiple Measure of Safety Belt Use

From: Self-reported safety belt use among emergency department patients in Boston, Massachusetts

Situation where response was 'Always'

Number responding 'Always' on Single Measure

Number responding 'Always' using Multiple Measure

Percent Agreement

Highway travel

191

184

96%

Local road travel

192

178

93%

Daytime travel

192

179

93%

Nighttime travel

192

181

95%

Driving*

143

139

97%

Front-seat passenger

191

175

92%

Back-seat passenger

187

147

79%

Short trips (<10 min)

191

165

86%

Long trips (10+ min)

191

182

95%

  1. * Respondents indicating that they do not drive were excluded