Contents
Introduction 12
VEHICLE DATA SET 15
Form Number 15
Interviewer Identification 16
Observer Identification 17
Month of Observation 18
Date of Observation 19
Year of Observation 20
Time of Observation 21
State of Observation 22
Site of Observation 23
Site Type 24
Site Socioeconomic Characteristics 25
Site Urban/Suburban/Rural 26
Vehicle Make 27
Vehicle Model 28
Vehicle Year 29
Vehicle Type 30
Number of Occupants in Vehicle 31
Seen or Heard of a Booster Seat 32
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Weight" Criterion 33
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Weight" Upper Value 34
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Weight" Lower Value 35
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Age" Criterion 36
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Age" Upper Value 37
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Age" Lower Value 38
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Height" Criterion 39
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Height" Upper Value 40
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Height" Lower Value 41
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "For a Child Who Has Outgrown a CSS, But is Too Small for a SB" Response 42
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Don't Know" Response 43
Size of Child for a Booster Seat - "Other" Response 44
Purpose of a Booster Seat - "To Make the Safety Belt Fit the Child Better" Response 45
Purpose of a Booster Seat - "It is the Law" Response 46
Purpose of a Booster Seat - "So the Child Can See Outof the Windows" Response 47
Purpose of a Booster Seat - "Safety" Response 48
Purpose of a Booster Seat - "Don't Know" Response 49
Purpose of a Booster Seat - "Other" Response 50
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Weight" Criterion 51
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Weight" Upper Value 52
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Weight" Lower Value 53
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Age" Criterion 54
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat- "Age" Upper Value 55
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Age" Lower Value 56
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Height" Criterion 57
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Height" Upper Value 58
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Height" Lower Value 59
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "When Child's Knees Have Reached the Edge of the Vehicle Seat" Response 60
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "When the Child is Tall Enough That the Shoulder Belt Doesn't Cut Across the Chin/Neck" Response 61
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "When the Child Can Keep His/Her Feet Flat on the Floor" Response 62
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Don't Know" Response 63
Safe for Child to Graduate to Safety Belt from Booster Seat or Child Safety Seat - "Other" Response 64
Knowledge of New Way to Install a Child Safety Seat without a Safety Belt 65
Name of New Way to Install a Child Safety Seat Without a Safety Belt 66
Name of New Way to Install a Child Safety Seat Without a Safety Belt (Other Response) 67
Heard of the Term "LATCH" Associated with Child Safety Seats 68
Does Vehicle have a Place to Hook the Child Safety Seat Top Tether Strap 69
Does Vehicle Have Lower Anchor Bars to Attach the Child Safety Seat Bottom Connectors 70
Lower Anchor Users - Personally Installed 71
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Likes - "Easy to Use" Response 72
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Likes - "Can See the Connectors" Response 73
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Likes - "Results in a Tight Fit for the Child Safety Seat" Response 74
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Likes - "N/A Don't Like LATCH" Response 75
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Likes - "Other" Response 76
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Hard to Use" Response 77
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Hard to See the Bars" Response 78
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Hard to Find the Bars" Response 79
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Hard to Hook the CSS to the Bars" Response 80
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Hard to Release the CSS from the Bars" Response 81
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Can't Get the CSS Tight" Response 82
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "N/A (I don't dislike anything about LATCH" Response 83
Lower Anchor Users: Personal Dislikes - "Other" Response 84
Lower Anchors - Anchor Bar Visibility 85
Lower Anchors - Anchor Bar Visibility (Other Response) 86
Lower Anchors - Experience Connecting Child Safety Seat to a Vehicle Using a Safety Belt 87
Lower Anchors - Preferred Method for Connecting Child Safety Seat to a Vehicle Using a Safety Belt 88
Lower Anchors -Reason for Preferred Method for Connecting Child Safety Seat to a Vehicle Using a Safety Belt 89
Lower Anchors - Ease of Attachment Comparison to Safety Belts 90
Number of Vehicle Seating Positions 91
Vehicle Seating Configuration 92
Vehicle Seating Position 1 Occupied 93
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 1 94
Vehicle Seating Position 2 Occupied 95
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 2 96
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 2 97
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 2 98
Vehicle Seating Position 3 Occupied 99
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 3 100
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 3 101
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 3 102
Vehicle Seating Position 4 Occupied 103
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 4 104
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 4 105
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 4 106
Vehicle Seating Position 5 Occupied 107
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 5 108
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 5 109
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 5 110
Vehicle Seating Position 6 Occupied 111
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 6 112
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 6 113
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 6 114
Vehicle Seating Position 7 Occupied 115
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 7 116
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 7 117
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 7 118
Vehicle Seating Position 8 Occupied 119
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 8 120
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 8 121
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 8 122
Vehicle Seating Position 9 Occupied 123
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 9 124
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 9 125
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 9 126
Vehicle Seating Position 10 Occupied 127
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 10 128
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 10 129
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 10 130
Vehicle Seating Position 11 Occupied 131
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 11 132
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 11 133
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 11 134
Vehicle Seating Position 12 Occupied 135
Occupant Restraint Devices Available in Seating Position 12 136
Tether Anchor Present for Seating Position 12 137
Lower Anchors Present for Seating Position 12 138
OCCUPANT DATA SET 139
Form Number 139
Occupant Seating Position 140
Occupant Sex 141
Occupant Age (Category) 142
Occupant Age (Actual) 143
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian 144
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: African American 145
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino 146
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Asian 147
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Native American 148
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Pacific Islander 149
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Other 150
Occupant Race/Ethnicity: Other (Fill in) 151
Restraint Type Used by Occupant 152
Occupant Weight 153
Occupant Height 154
Survey Group 155
Survey Group (Cont'd) 156
Passenger Side Airbag Switch Available 157
Position of Airbag On-Off Switch, if Available 158
Harness/Restrained (Child) 159
Type of Child Restraint System or Booster Seat 160
Other Type of Child Restraint System or Booster Seat 161
Child Restraint System or Booster Seat Attachment to Vehicle 162
Child Restraint System Equipped with Tether 163
Appropriate to Use Rear-facing Child Restraint System with Tether 164
Tether Adjustor Type 165
Tether in Use 166
Tether Attachment Visibile 167
Rear-facing Child Restraint System Tether Application 168
Combination Child Restraint System used as a Belt-Positioning Booster with a Tether 169
Tether Routed Over an Integral/No Head Restraint 170
Tether Routed Under an Adjustable Head Restraint 171
Tether Routed Over a Raised Adjustable Head Restraint 172
Tether Routed Over a Down Adjustable Head Restraint 173
Tether Wrapped Around Head Restraint 174
Tether in Use by Means of Other Routing Method 175
Tether Attachment to Designated Tether Anchor 176
Not Attached to Designated Tether Anchor 177
One Tether Per Tether Anchor 178
Twisted Tether 179
Snugness of Tether 180
Tether Not Snug - Reason: User Error 181
Tether Not Snug - Reason: Anchor Too Close 182
Tether Not Snug - Reason: Other 183
Tether Not Snug - Reason: Why 184
Tether Tightness and Child Restraint System Base 185
Tether Attachment (Other) 186
Child Restraint System Equipped with Lower Attachments 187
Child Restraint System Lower Attachment Connector Type 188
Webbing Tension Release Type for Lower Attachments with Flexible Straps 189
Child Restraint System Lower Attachment Connector Type (Flexible Strap - Strap Type) 190
Lower Anchors in Use 191
Lower Anchor Attachments (Connections Visible to Observer) 192
Combination Child Restraint System used as a Belt-positioning Booster with Lower Anchors 193
Lower Attachment- Correct Path for Flexible Single Strap 194
Lower Attachments Connected to Designated Lower Anchors 195
Lower Attachment to Anchors Designated for Other Seating Position 196
Lower Attachment in Designated Position but not to Lower Anchor Bar (e.g., Seat Material, Springs) 197
Lower Attachment in Designated Position but Only One Side Attached to Anchor 198
Other Problem with Lower Attachment 199
Lower Attachment One Connector Per Bar 200
Lower Attachment Connectors Installed Right-side Up 201
Lower Attachment Connectors Twisted No More than a Half-twist 202
Lower Attachment with Tight Installation 203
Lower Attachment with Loose Installation (User Error) 204
Lower Attachment with Loose Installation (CRS Base Too Wide) 205
Lower Attachment with Loose Installation (Other Reason) 206
Correct Angle for Rear-Facing CRS 207
Lower Attachment - Other Information 208
Does Child Safety Seat Have a Tether 209
Using Child Safety Seat Tether 210
Ease/Difficulty of Tether Use 211
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Didn't Know About it 212
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Did Not Think it was Important to Use 213
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Don't Know How to Use it 214
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Too Hard to Use 215
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Rear-facing Seat 216
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Other Response 217
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Tether: Description of Other Response 218
Does Child Safety Seat Have Lower Connectors 219
Using Child Safety Seat Lower Connectors 220
Ease/Difficulty with Child Safety Seat Lower Anchor Connectors 221
Vehicle Safety Belt and Child Restraint System Lower Anchor Use 222
Reasons for Using Both the Vehicle Safety Belt and Child Restraint System Lower Anchor 223
Reasons for Using Both the Vehicle Safety Belt and Child Restraint System Lower Anchor: Other Response 224
Reasons for Not Using the Connectors: Didn't Know About it 225
Reasons for Not Using the Connectors: Did Not Think itwas Important to Use 226
Reasons for Not Using the Connectors: Don't Know How to Use it 227
Reasons for Not Using the Connectors: Too Hard to Use 228
Reasons for Not Using the Connectors: Couldn't Get Seat Installed Tightly 229
Reasons for Not Using the Connectors: Other Response 230
Reason for Not Using Child Safety Seat Lower Connectors: Description of Other Response 231
APPENDIX A. Vehicle Make and Model Codes 232
APPENDIX B. Data Collection Forms 248
APPENDIX C. Data Checks and Data Entry Procedures 254
APPENDIX D. Glossary of Child Restraint Terms 258