Table 1 Demographics of restrain use of child passengers by study year (n/%)
From: Prevalence of child passenger restraint use in Shantou, China from 2012 to 2017
Items | 2012 | 2015 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3333 | 3464 | 3061 | 9858 |
Child gender | ||||
Male | 1691 (50.7) | 1705 (49.2) | 1617 (52.8) | 5013 (50.9) |
Female | 1439 (43.2) | 1582 (45.7) | 1302 (42.6) | 4323 (43.8) |
Unknown | 203 (6.1) | 177 (5.1) | 142 (4.6) | 522 (5.3) |
Child age (years) | ||||
0–5 | 2045 (61.4) | 1807 (52.2) | 1226 (40.1) | 5078 (51.5) |
6–11 | 817 (24.5) | 1043 (30.1) | 1217 (39.8) | 3077 (31.2) |
12–17 | 471 (14.1) | 614 (17.7) | 618 (20.1) | 1703 (17.3) |
Seat position | ||||
Front row | 1011 (31.8) | 630 (18.2) | 426 (13.9) | 2067 (21.0) |
Rear row | 2322 (68.2) | 2834 (81.8) | 2635 (86.1) | 7791 (79.0) |
Sit on an adult’s lap | ||||
Yes | 555 (16.8) | 319 (9.2) | 321 (10.5) | 1195 (12.2) |
No | 2778 (83.2) | 3145 (90.8) | 2740 (89.5) | 8639 (87.8) |
Restraint type | ||||
CRS | 22 (0.7) | 189 (5.5) | 191 (6.2) | 402 (4.1) |
Safety belt | 297 (8.9) | 316 (9.1) | 390 (12.7) | 1003 (10.2) |
Unrestrained | 3014 (90.4) | 2959 (85.4) | 2480 (81.0) | 8453 (85.7) |