Table 2

 Adjusted estimates of the risk ratio for death by age of rear seat passengers compared with front seat passengers according to front passenger airbag presence, restraint use, and age category

Age groupNo passenger airbagPassenger airbag present
Unrestrained (31996)Restrained (20521)Unrestrained (1557)Restrained (2570)
aRR (95% CI)aRR (95% CI)aRR (95% CI)aRR (95% CI)
aRR, adjusted risk ratio; CI, confidence interval.
0–12 years0.71 (0.64–0.79)0.83 (0.75–0.92)0.53 (0.41–0.70)0.62 (0.48–0.81)
13–29 years0.70 (0.67–0.73)0.82 (0.77–0.87)0.83 (0.76–0.90)0.96 (0.88–1.06)
30–59 years0.75 (0.70–0.81)0.88 (0.80–0.96)0.89 (0.80–0.98)1.03 (0.93–1.15)
⩾60 years0.88 (0.80–0.96)1.02 (0.93–1.12)0.91 (0.77–1.09)1.06 (0.90–1.26)