Table 2

Agreement between belt use as determined by an investigator for the CDS and belt use recorded on the police crash report

CDS belt use determination
No (%) beltedNo (%) not belted
Police report
    Belted1126 (93) 177 (10)
    Not belted 90 (7)1620 (90)
Police report if occupant died
    Belted 559 (93) 92 (8)
    Not belted 45 (7)1037 (92)
Police report if occupant lived
    Belted567 (93) 85 (13)
    Not belted 45 (7) 583 (87)