Observed (Automobile)
Safety Belt Use Rate
Reported by States as of December 1994

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 
Alabama           55%            Montana             69%



Alaska            69%            Nebraska            63%



Arizona           60%            Nevada              71%



Arkansas          51%            New Hampshire       54%



  California        83%            New Jersey          64%  


Colorado          54%            New Mexico          79%



Connecticut       72%            New York            72%



Delaware          63%            North Carolina      81%



Dist. of Columbia 62%            North Dakota        32%



Florida           61%            Ohio                62%



Georgia           57%            Oklahoma            45%



Hawaii            84%            Oregon              77%



Idaho             61%            Pennsylvania        72%



Illinois          68%            Rhode Island        32%



Indiana           56%            South Carolina      64%



  Iowa              73%            South Dakota        40%



Kansas            70%            Tennessee           60%



Kentucky          58%            Texas               71%



Louisiana         50%            Utah                53%



Maine             36%            Vermont             68%



Maryland          69%            Virginia            72%



Massachusetts     47%            Washington          81%



  Michigan          66%            West Virginia       58%  



Minnesota         57%            Wisconsin           64%



Mississippi       43%            Wyoming             N/A



Missouri          68%            Puerto Rico         72%


Population-Weighted Average = 67%