Appendix B: VEHICLE SAFETY


APPENDIX B: SYNOPSIS OF YRBS RESULTS, 1991 THRU 1999
[NOTE: YRBS results from 1991-1993 are not necessarily comparable with later years because of differences in sampling methods and editing.]

VEHICLE SAFETY
	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999
	%	%	%	%	%
BICYCLE HELMET USE
OREGON*
Rode a bicycle in past 12 months	76	80	79	79	69
Of students who rode a bicycle in the 12 months preceding the survey
Wore a helmet "always" when riding a bicycle	3	4	10	17	17
Wore a helmet "rarely or never" when riding a bicycle	92	89	72	63	64
U.S. DATA**
Rode a bicycle in past 12 months	77	75	76	75	71
Of students who rode a bicycle in the 12 months preceding the survey
Wore a helmet "always" when riding a bicycle	1	na	na	4	5
Wore a helmet "rarely or never" when riding a bicycle	96	93	93	88	85
SEATBELT USE
OREGON*
Wore a seatbelt "always"	54	54	53	53	64
Wore a seatbelt "rarely or never"	8	8	6	7	4
U.S. DATA**
Wore a seatbelt "always"	28	na	na	33	38
Wore a seatbelt "rarely or never"	26	19	22	19	16
DRINKING AND DRIVING

OREGON*
Rode in a vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking, past 30 days	28	31	30	28	26
Drive a vehicle after drinking, past 30 days	13	11	12	11	10
U.S. DATA**
Rode in a vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking, past 30 days	40	35	39	37	33
Drive a vehicle after drinking, past 30 days	17	14	15	17	13

* Oregon data is unweighted % for years 1991 and 1993 and weighted % for years 1995, 1997, and 1999

** CDC data is weighted for all years

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