Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
91
|
90
|
85
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | NIU | X | X | X |
| 01 | Doesn't ride in car | X | · | · |
| 10 | All or most of the time | X | X | X |
| 20 | Some of the time | X | X | X |
| 30 | Once in a while | X | X | X |
| 40 | Never | X | X | X |
| 97 | Unknown-refused | · | · | · |
| 98 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · | · |
| 99 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X |
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Description
For children under age 5, SSEATFREQ reports how often the child was buckled in a child safety seat or, for 1991, by a seatbelt.
SSEATFREQ was first asked in the 1985 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement, which included and Injury Control and Child Safety and Health. For related variables and more information about this supplement, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Universe
- 1985: Children under age 5.
- 1990-1991: Children under age 5.
Availability
- 1985, 1990-1991
Survey Text
| 1991 |
| 1990 |
| 1985 |
1991
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b. When riding in a car, is -- buckled in (a child safety seat or) a seat belt all or most of the time, some of the time, once in awhile, or never?
1[] All or most of the time (D7)
2[] Some of the time (D7)
3[] Once in awhile (D7)
4[] Never (D7)
5[] Doesn't ride in car (D7)
9[] DK (D7)
2[] Some of the time (D7)
3[] Once in awhile (D7)
4[] Never (D7)
5[] Doesn't ride in car (D7)
9[] DK (D7)
1990
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b. When riding in a car, is -- buckled in a car safety seat all or most of the time, some of the time, once in awhile, or never?
1[] All or most of the time (S4)
2[] Some of the time (S4)
3[] Once in awhile (S4)
4[] Never (5)
9[] DK (5)
2[] Some of the time (S4)
3[] Once in awhile (S4)
4[] Never (5)
9[] DK (5)
Weights
- 1985, 1990 : PERWEIGHT
- 1991 : SAMPWEIGHT