Percentage distribution of vehicles observed in which children were sitting in front seats by state and estimated age
| Age (years) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Type of vehicles observed | <1 (% in front) | 1–2 (% in front) | 3–6 (% in front) | 7–12 (% in front) | Unknown (% in front) | Total (%*) |
| *Total percentages do not add to 100 because occasionally more than one child was in the front seat. | |||||||
| Michigan | Passenger airbag | 2 | 3 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 102 |
| No passenger airbag | 6 | 7 | 30 | 58 | <1 | 102 | |
| All vehicles | 5 | 6 | 29 | 61 | 1 | 102 | |
| North Carolina | Passenger airbag | 3 | 4 | 40 | 50 | 3 | 101 |
| No passenger airbag | 16 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 103 | |
| All vehicles | 12 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 2 | 102 | |
| Texas | Passenger airbag | 7 | 4 | 34 | 56 | 0 | 101 |
| No passenger airbag | 12 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 1 | 102 | |
| All vehicles | 11 | 10 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 102 | |