Percent safe responses for individual questions
| Socioeconomic level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question (with pertinent age groups) | Upper | Middle | Lower | p Value |
| Does your child wear a helmet every time he or she rides a bike? (5–9 and 10–12 years) | 28 (42/149) | 16 (33/201) | 8 (14/187) | <0.001 |
| Has your child learned to cross the street safely? (5–9 years) | 74 (75/102) | 70 (82/117) | 69 (79/115) | 0.73 |
| Have you checked the hot water temperature where you live? (1–4 years) | 2 (2/109) | 0 (0/54) | 6 (3/50) | 0.11 |
| Do you have a working smoke or fire detector in your home? (all ages) | 8 (30/357) | 2 (8/346) | 1 (4/307) | <0.001 |
| Where do you place your child or your child’s car seat in the car? Safe response is back seat (0–1 and 1–4 years) | 88 (155/176) | 71 (53/75) | 44 (19/43) | <0.001 |
| Does your child use a car seat? (0–1 and 1–4 years) | 82 (154/188) | 32 (44/139) | 7 (7/100) | <0.001 |
| Does your child use a seat belt? (5–9 and 10–12 years) | 37 (61/167) | 29 (62/212) | 24 (43/181) | 0.03 |