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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | National Occupant Protection Use Survey |
| Alias | NOPUS |
| Data Collection Agency | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Purpose | To obtain national estimates of passenger vehicle occupant |
| shoulder belt use, motorcycle helmet use, and child restraint |
| use. |
| Description | Observational study on overall shoulder belt use, shoulder belt |
| use by type of vehicle and user characteristics, and rear seat |
| belt use/shoulder belt misuse |
| Special Features | Age, race, sex of occupant. Day time estimates by |
| observation. |
| Subject Age Range | All |
| E-Coding Included | No |
| Population or Sample | Sample |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | National, regional |
| Years Available | 1994 |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 95 |