Safety Belt Survey - Front Seat Safety Belt Use
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| Sponsor | Ministry of Transport |
| Speciality | Social |
| Provider | Ministry of Transport |
| Contract Value | - |
| Administration Date | 2014 (Mar - Apr) |
| Frequency | Not specified |
| Next Administration | Not specified |
| Primary Method | Observation |
| Primary Sample | Drivers and adult front seat passengers in private cars and vans |
| Response Rate | - |
| Sample Size | 90,000 |
| Secondary Sample | - |
| Response Rate | - |
| Sample Size | - |
| Sample Frame | 274 sites nationwide: 100 cars surveyed at each site |
| Participation | - |
| Monetary Incentive | - |
| Geographical Region | National |
| Average Survey length | An hour and a half at each site |
The seatbelt use and restraint surveys are the primary measure of our restraint programme effectiveness. The Ministry of Transport conducts three separate surveys: 1) Front Seat Safety Belt Use (included here); 2) Rear Seat Safety Belt Use; and 3) Child Restraint Use. Wearing a safety belt reduces your chance of death or serious injury in a crash by 40 percent. Whether you sit in the front or the back seat, the risk of serious or fatal injury is virtually the same. New Zealand's safety belt wearing rate is currently 96 percent for adults in the front seat, and 90 percent in the rear seat. In New Zealand, Police officers attending fatal crashes give an indication of whether safety belts were worn at the time of the crash and estimate whether wearing a safety belt would have saved the person's life. Over the last few years about 30 lives could have been saved each year if people had worn their safety belts.
For a copy of the Methodology/Instructions, please click here.
For a copy of the Results/Statistics, please click here.