Table 1

Death rate and claimed belt use by age, belt equipment, and vehicle curb weight

Age	Belts	Curb weight*	Death rate	Deaths	Crashes	CDS sample (No)	Claimed use (%)
* 1 = <2500, 2 = 2500–2999, 3 = 3000+ lbs.
† Includes child restraints.
0–4	Lap	1	74.3	139	18706	43	36†
		2	37.5	59	15746	31	85†
		3	36.1	30	8315	12	99†
	Lap/shoulder	1	35.2	245	69674	245	91†
		2	13.7	124	90293	224	82†
		3	15.5	72	46558	144	94†
5–14	Lap	1	89.4	177	19792	56	69
		2	71.8	66	9193	48	50
		3	100.4	44	4381	25	51
	Lap/shoulder	1	33.1	300	90763	248	62
		2	17.6	157	89232	273	71
		3	14.1	138	98138	191	80
15–24	Lap	1	125.1	325	25973	87	31
		2	120.2	149	12395	55	25
		3	330.7	151	4567	27	18
	Lap/shoulder	1	52.8	666	126102	378	41
		2	29.8	400	134356	370	22
		3	59.9	317	52911	231	44
25–34	Lap	1	86.6	87	10043	19	54
		2	208.3	32	1536	12	28
		3	52.0	31	5962	8	2
	Lap/shoulder	1	53.7	169	31491	91	78
		2	31.9	102	31958	105	38
		3	41.3	85	20593	77	55
35–44	Lap	1	187.3	43	2296	8	90
		2	76.9	19	2470	10	1
		3	111.4	17	1525	8	68
	Lap/shoulder	1	95.5	82	8586	33	74
		2	22.5	57	25382	44	34
		3	26.1	60	23013	38	46
≥45	Lap	1	673.9	152	2255	16	48
		2	662.9	131	1976	12	4
		3	148.1	179	12083	21	88
	Lap/shoulder	1	191.3	301	15733	64	37
		2	87.7	276	31474	88	53
		3	56.6	390	68933	142	68