Table 1

Prices of safety devices in US dollars, 18 countries, 2002

	Price (US$)
	Car seat	Booster seat	Bicycle helmet	Smoke alarm
N/A, not available.
Source: Retail and internet stores, Universal Currency Converter.¹¹
Notes: Prices were converted using current exchange rates without purchasing power parity correction.
Wage <$3.00/hour
Albania	49	N/A	12	13
China	120	627	8	169
Philippines	88	19	11	28
Thailand	120	144	5	N/A
Venezuela	85	N/A	14	N/A
Vietnam	72	65	10	35
Group mean	89	214	10	61

Wage $3.00–$9.99/hour
Brazil	90	200	35	N/A
New Zealand	88	28	5	9
South Africa	37	19	8	10
South Korea	100	50	10	N/A
Group mean	79	74	15	10

Wage >$10.00/hour
Australia	75	32	14	4
Austria	140	12	8	21
Canada	57	16	13	10
Germany	70	20	15	14
Israel	70	20	10	17
Japan	158	19	34	50
United Kingdom	60	28	16	6
United States	50	20	10	5
Group mean	85	21	15	16

Overall mean	85	82	13	28