UK Data Archive Study Number 70001 - Automatic Seat Belt Survey, 1970 70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 1 #SSRC C001-25-50 #SSRC C025-50-01 70001 AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SURVEY DEPOSITOR: CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION SPONSOR: CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION CONDUCTED BY: CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION SCHEDULES COMPLETED JANUARY 1970 POPULATION: THOSE WHO RESPONDED TO AN ADVERTISEMENT IN "WHICH?" MAGAZINE ASKING FOR SUBSCRIBERS WHO OWNED INERTIA REEL OR AUTOMATIC CAR SAFETY BELTS AND WOULD BE WILLING TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THEM. SAMPLE: TOTAL N=1200 O=674 T=674 POSTAL SURVEY R. SEX,AGE,HEIGHT,BUILD

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 2 #SSRC C001 DEAR MEMBER, INERTIA REEL OR AUTOMATIC CAR SAFETY BELTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OFFERING TO HELP WITH OUR PROJECT ON CAR SAFETY BELTS. WE ENCLOSE A QUESTIONNAIRE ON AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELTS, WHICH WE SHALL BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD FILL IN. EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED PLEASE INDICATE YOUR ANSWER TO A QUESTION BY RINGING THE NUMBER OPPOSITE THE RESPONSE WHICH MOST ACCURATELY APPLIES TO YOU. PLEASE RING ONLY ONE NUMBER. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE PLEASE PUT A CROSS THROUGH THE NUMBER RINGED IN ERROR AND THEN RING THE NUMBER WHICH INDICATES YOUR CORRECTED ANSWER. IN OTHER CASES YOU WILL BE ASKED TO INSERT A NUMBER IN A BOX ATTACHED TO THE MARGIN OTHERWISE PLEASE LEAVE THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN COMPLETELY BLANK. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE QUESTIONNAIRE PLEASE RETURN IT TO US USING THE ENCLOSED REPLY-PAID LABEL ON THE ENVELOPE IN WHICH THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO YOU. WE HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND IF WE DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRE. MAY WE THANK YOU NOW FOR FILLING IN YOURS. YOURS SINCERELY, SUE LEGGATE JUNIOR PROJECT OFFICER (CARS) MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE ON AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 3 #SSRC D001 NAME #SSRC D002 ADDRESS DETAILS OF YOUR CAR #SSRC Q001 1. WHAT MAKE IS YOUR CAR? [01]05 FORD (1) 193 VAUXHALL (2) 26 SINGER OR HILLMAN (3) 35 MG, RILEY, WOLSELEY, AUSTIN OR MORRIS (4) 252 TRIUMPH (5) 44 ROVER (6) 14 JAGUAR (7) 9 VOLKSWAGEN (8) 14 OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY (9) 87

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 4 #SSRC Q002 2. WHAT MODEL IS YOUR CAR? [01]06 MINI (1) 51 1100 OR 1300 (2) 142 IMP (3) 1 2000 (4) 24 1800 (5) 29 ESCORT (6) 18 CORTINA (7) 108 VIVA (8) 6 OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY (9) 247 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (&) 11 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (-) 36

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 5 #SSRC Q003 3. WHAT YEAR IS YOUR CAR? [01]07 PRE 1961 (&) 20 IF NEWER PLEASE PUT LAST DIGIT IN THE BOX, EG IF 1966 PUT 196[6] [1961] (1) 12 [1962] (2) 13 [1963] (3) 28 [1964] (4) 56 [1965] (5) 71 [1966] (6) 109 [1967] (7) 102 [1968] (8) 142 [1969] (9) 121 [1970] (0) 0

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 6 #SSRC Q004 4. HOW MANY DOORS DOES YOUR CAR HAVE? [01]08 2 DOORS (1) 153 3 DOORS (2) 19 4 DOORS (3) 413 5 DOORS (4) 89

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 7 #SSRC Q005 5. HOW MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOURSELF, DRIVE YOUR CAR OFTEN? PLEASE PUT NUMBER IN BOX [ ] [01]09 [1] (1) 326 [2] (2) 318 [3] (3) 27 [4] (4) 1 [5] (5) 1 [6] (6) 0 [7] (7) 0 [8] (8) 0 [9] (9) 0 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (&) 1

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 8 #SSRC Q006 6. WHAT TYPE OF FRONT SEATS DOES YOUR CAR HAVE? [01]10 TIP-UP BUCKET (NON-LOCKING) (1) 259 TIP-UP BUCKET (LOCKING) (2) 79 FIXED BUCKET (3) 288 BENCH (4) 46 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2 DETAILS OF YOURSELF #SSRC Q007 7. HEIGHT? [01]11 LESS THAN 5 FEET 0 INCHES (1) 0 5 FEET 0 INCHES BUT UNDER 5 FEET 4 INCHES (2) 37 5 FEET 4 INCHES BUT UNDER 5 FEET 8 INCHES (3) 167 5 FEET 8 INCHES BUT UNDER 6 FEET 0 INCHES (4) 332 6 FEET 0 INCHES BUT UNDER 6 FEET 4 INCHES (5) 134 6 FEET 4 INCHES AND OVER (6) 4

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 9 #SSRC Q008 8. SEX? [01]12 MALE (1) 576 FEMALE (2) 98 #SSRC Q009 9. BUILD? [01]13 SLIGHT (1) 80 AVERAGE (2) 493 LARGE (3) 101

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 10 #SSRC Q010 10. AGE? YEARS [01]14 17:24 (1) 32 25:34 (2) 205 35:44 (3) 198 45:54 (4) 126 55:64 (5) 87 OVER 65 (6) 26

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 11 #SSRC Q011 11. ABOUT HOW MANY MILES DO YOU DRIVE PER YEAR? [01]15 LESS THAN 5000 (1) 49 5000:10000 (2) 243 10000:15000 (3) 237 15000:20000 (4) 81 20000:25000 (5) 38 25000:30000 (6) 15 30000 OR MORE (7) 8 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (8) 1

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 12 #SSRC Q012 12. ABOUT HOW MANY OF YOUR JOURNEYS ARE OVER 20 MILES IN DISTANCE? [01]16 MOST JOURNEYS (1) 153 SOME (2) 429 VERY FEW (3) 92 NONE (4) 0 DETAILS OF YOUR SEAT BELT

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 13 #SSRC Q013 13. WHAT MAKE IS YOUR SEAT BELT? [01]17 IRVIN (1) 23 BRITAX (2) 424 DYNASAFE (3) 3 WINGARD (4) 40 ESSEM (LEXINGTON) (5) 6 KANGOL (6) 43 [BMC] (7) 11 [BROOKS] (8) 38 [FORD/TELEFLEX/FOMOCO] (9) 72 OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY (&) 11 [NO ANSWER] (0) 3

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 14 #SSRC Q014 14. WHAT YEAR WAS THE BELT PURCHASED? [01]18 IF BEFORE 1961 (&) 3 IF NEWER PLEASE PUT LAST NUMBER IN BOX [1961] (1) 1 [1962] (2) 5 [1963] (3) 10 [1964] (4) 31 [1965] (5) 49 [1966] (6) 89 [1967] (7) 129 [1968] (8) 207 [1969] (9) 141 [1970] (0) 9

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 15 #SSRC Q015 15. WHAT TYPE OF HARNESS IS THE BELT? [01]19 DIAGONAL (1) 13 LAP/DIAGANOL (2) 661 FULL HARNESS (3) 0 #SSRC Q016 16.A HOW DOES YOUR BELT FASTEN? [01]20 SLOT-IN (1) 560 CLIP-ON (2) 40 CLIP-ON MAGNETIC (3) 40 CENTRE STIRRUP (4) 23 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (5) 4 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 5 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2 OTHER, PLEASE DESCRIBE

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 16 #SSRC Q017 [01]21 B HOW DOES YOUR BELT UNFASTEN? PUSH BUTTON (1) 114 LIFT RELEASE (2) 519 UNCLIP FROM CENTRE STIRRUP (3) 17 PUSH RELEASE BAR (4) 21 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (5) 1 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 1 OTHER, PLEASE DESCRIBE

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 17 #SSRC Q018 17. HOW IS THE REEL MOUNTED? [01]22 HORIZONTAL (1) 544 VERTICAL (2) 114 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (3) 10 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (4) 2 [NO ANSWER] (0) 4 AT AN ANGLE, PLEASE SPECIFY

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 18 #SSRC Q019 18. WHERE ARE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FITTED IN YOUR CAR? [01]23 TO DRIVER'S SEAT ONLY (1) 43 TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ONLY (2) 10 TO BOTH FRONT SEATS ONLY (3) 618 TO REAR SEATS ONLY (4) 0 TO DRIVER'S SEAT AND REAR SEATS ONLY (5) 0 TO FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AND REAR SEATS ONLY (6) 0 TO ALL SEATS (7) 2 [NO ANSWER] (0) 1

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 19 #SSRC Q020 19. WHO FITTED YOUR SAFETY BELTS? [01]24 ALREADY FITTED ON NEW CAR (1) 116 CAR DEALER AT MY REQUEST (2) 275 A GARAGE (3) 88 YOU OR A FRIEND/RELATIVE (4) 136 CAR SECOND-HAND, BELTS ALREADY FITTED (5) 58 [NO ANSWER] (0) 1 #SSRC D003 20. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO FIT SAFETY BELTS TO YOUR CAR? #SSRC D004 21. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS AS OPPOSED TO ORDINARY BELTS?

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 20 #SSRC Q021 22. WHEREABOUTS IS THE REEL MOUNTED ON YOUR CAR (FOR FRONT SEAT SAFETY BELTS)? [01]27 ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE DOOR PILLAR (1) 423 OFF THE FLOOR ON THE DOOR PILLAR BASE (2) 209 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (4) 7 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (5) 9 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 2 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (7) 15 [NO ANSWER] (0) 9 ELSEWHERE, PLEASE SPECIFY

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 21 #SSRC Q022 23. HOW OFTEN DO YOU WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT ON JOURNEYS LONGER THAN 20 MILES? [01]28 NOT APPLICABLE, NO JOURNEYS OVER 20 MILES (1) 0 NEVER (2) 2 ON VERY FEW OCCASIONS (3) 11 QUITE OFTEN (4) 14 USUALLY (5) 61 ALWAYS (6) 582 DO NOT KNOW (7) 0 [NO ANSWER] (0) 4

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 22 #SSRC Q023 24. HOW OFTEN DO YOU WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT ON JOURNEYS SHORTER THAN 20 MILES? [01]29 NEVER (1) 9 ON VERY FEW OCCASIONS (2) 54 QUITE OFTEN (3) 68 USUALLY (4) 179 ALWAYS (5) 359 DO NOT KNOW (6) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 4 #SSRC D005 25. PLEASE SAY IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY TYPE OF JOURNEY ON WHICH YOU HAVE MADE A SPECIAL POINT OF WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT? (EG MOTORWAY, IN TOWN TRAFFIC, ON FAST JOURNEYS, IN RAIN, ETC) #SSRC D006 26. PLEASE SAY IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY TYPE OF JOURNEY IN WHICH YOU HAVE ALMOST NEVER WORN YOUR BELT. IF POSSIBLE ALSO SAY WHY NOT.

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 23 #SSRC Q024 27. WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR SEAT AND ABOUT TO PUT THE BELT ON, HOW EASY IS IT TO FIND THE BUCKLE ENDS OF THE BELT? [01]32 VERY EASY (1) 194 EASY (2) 165 QUITE EASY (3) 175 AVERAGE (4) 77 QUITE DIFFICULT (5) 46 DIFFICULT (6) 10 VERY DIFFICULT (7) 5 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 24 #SSRC Q025 28. HOW EASY DO YOU FIND IT TO PUT THE BELT ON? [01]33 VERY EASY (1) 283 EASY (2) 200 QUITE EASY (3) 118 AVERAGE (4) 46 QUITE DIFFICULT (5) 17 DIFFICULT (6) 3 VERY DIFFICULT (7) 4 [NO ANSWER] (0) 3

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 25 #SSRC Q026 29. HOW EASY DO YOU FIND IT TO TAKE THE BELT OFF? [01]34 VERY EASY (1) 511 EASY (2) 113 QUITE EASY (3) 35 AVERAGE (4) 9 QUITE DIFFICULT (5) 4 DIFFICULT (6) 0 VERY DIFFICULT (7) 0 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 26 #SSRC Q027 30. HOW COMFORTABLE DO YOU FIND THE BELT TO WEAR? [01]35 VERY COMFORTABLE (1) 354 COMFORTABLE (2) 221 QUITE COMFORTABLE (3) 56 AVERAGE (4) 25 QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE (5) 11 UNCOMFORTABLE (6) 3 VERY UNCOMFORTABLE (7) 2 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 27 #SSRC Q028 31. WHEN YOU ARE WEARING YOUR BELT, WHERE DOES THE BUCKLE USUALLY LIE? [01]36 ON YOUR CHEST (1) 2 ON YOUR TUMMY (2) 42 ON YOUR ABDOMEN (3) 32 ON YOUR HIP (4) 500 OFF YOUR BODY (5) 97 [NO ANSWER] (0) 1

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 28 #SSRC Q029C 32. DO YOU FIND THAT THE SEAT BELTS GET IN THE WAY OF REAR SEAT PASSENGERS ENTERING THE CAR? [01]37 ALWAYS (1) 21 USUALLY (2) 26 SOMETIMES (3) 155 NEVER (4) 441 DO NOT KNOW (5) 24 [NO ANSWER] (0) 7 LEAVING THE CAR? [01]38 ALWAYS (1) 22 USUALLY (2) 28 SOMETIMES (3) 177 NEVER (4) 414 DO NOT KNOW (5) 26 [NO ANSWER] (0) 7

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 29 #SSRC Q030 33. HAVE YOU FOUND THAT YOUR SEAT BELTS GET DIRTY EASILY? [01]39 YES (1) 108 NO (2) 518 DO NOT KNOW (3) 46 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 30 #SSRC Q031C 34. HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE BELT LOCKS: IN AN EMERGENCY STOP FROM ABOUT 12 MPH? [01]40 ALWAYS (1) 407 USUALLY (2) 67 SOMETIMES (3) 10 NEVER (4) 20 DO NOT KNOW (5) 167 [NO ANSWER] (0) 3 WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STEEP SLOPE? [01]41 ALWAYS (1) 104 USUALLY (2) 88 SOMETIMES (3) 87 NEVER (4) 162 DO NOT KNOW (5) 231 [NO ANSWER] (0) 2

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 31 WHEN REACHING FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT? [01]42 ALWAYS (1) 22 USUALLY (2) 26 SOMETIMES (3) 148 NEVER (4) 431 DO NOT KNOW (5) 42 [NO ANSWER] (0) 5 WHEN TURNING IN YOUR SEAT TO REVERSE THE CAR? [01]43 ALWAYS (1) 9 USUALLY (2) 11 SOMETIMES (3) 75 NEVER (4) 536 DO NOT KNOW (5) 36 [NO ANSWER] (0) 7 WHEN THE CAR IS SLOPING SIDEWAYS? [01]44 ALWAYS (1) 31 USUALLY (2) 49 SOMETIMES (3) 121 NEVER (4) 243 DO NOT KNOW (5) 225

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 32 [NO ANSWER] (0) 5 #SSRC Q032+ 35. HAS THE BELT EVER FAILED TO LOCK IN AN EMERGENCY STOP? [01]45 YES (1) 12 NO (2) 632 (GO TO Q.38 DO NOT KNOW (3) 4 NEVER (4) 15 [NO ANSWER] (0) 11

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 33 #SSRC Q032-01 36. WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE? PLEASE SPECIFY IF CAUSE NOT KNOWN RING 12 [01]46 [NO RESPONSE/ANSWERED NO TO Q. 35] (0) 662 [NO RESPONSE/ANSWERED YES TO Q. 35] (1) 1 [NO RESPONSE/ANSWERED DON'T KNOW TO Q. 35] (2) 0 [SPRING BROKE] (3) 0 [WEBBING BROKE] (4) 0 [ANGLE OF REEL INCORRECT] (5) 4 [OTHER FAILURE] (6) 2 [MECHANICAL FAILURE/CAUSE NOT KNOWN] (&) 5

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 34 #SSRC Q032-02 37. WHO PUT THE FAULT RIGHT? [01]47 A GARAGE (1) 1 THE SUPPLIER OF THE BELT (2) 0 THE MANUFACTURER (3) 2 YOU OR A FRIEND/RELATIVE (4) 2 FAULT NOT PUT RIGHT (5) 7 [NO ANSWER] (0) 662

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 35 #SSRC Q032-03 DID YOU PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIR? [01]48 YES (1) 1 YES, BUT ONLY FOR MATERIALS (2) 0 YES, BUT ONLY FOR LABOUR (3) 0 REPAIR NOT YET DONE (4) 5 NO: PLEASE SAY WHO DID (5) 0 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 3 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (9) 2 [NO ANSWER] (0) 663

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 36 #SSRC Q033+ 38. HAS THE BELT EVER JAMMED IN THE LOCKED POSITION? [01]49 YES (1) 113 NO (2) 557 (GO TO Q.41) DO NOT KNOW (3) 0 [NO ANSWER] (0) 4

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 37 #SSRC Q033-01 39. WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT? PLEASE SPECIFY OR, IF CAUSE NOT KNOW, RING 12 [01]50 [NO RESPONSE/ANSWERED NO TO Q. 38] (0) 562 [NO RESPONSE/ANSWERED YES TO Q. 38] (1) 1 [NO RESPONSE/ANSWERED DON'T KNOW TO Q. 38] (2) 0 [SPRING BROKE] (3) 1 [WEBBING BROKE] (4) 0 [ANGLE OF REEL INCORRECT] (5) 20 [OTHER FAILURE] (6) 12 [MECHANICAL FAILURE/CAUSE NOT KNOWN] (&) 78

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 38 #SSRC Q033-02 40. WHO PUT THE FAULT RIGHT? [01]51 A GARAGE (1) 13 THE SUPPLIER OF THE BELT (2) 7 THE MANUFACTURER (3) 8 YOU OR A FRIEND/RELATIVE (4) 37 FAULT NOT PUT RIGHT (5) 37 [NO ANSWER] (0) 572

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 39 #SSRC Q033-03 DID YOU PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIR? [01]52 YES (1) 5 YES, BUT ONLY FOR MATERIALS (2) 0 YES, BUT ONLY FOR LABOUR (3) 3 REPAIR NOT YET DONE (4) 28 NO: PLEASE SAY WHO DID (5) 1 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 12 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (7) 3 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (8) 7 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (9) 44 [NO ANSWER] (0) 571

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 40 #SSRC Q034+ 41. HAS YOUR BELT GONE WRONG IN ANY OTHER WAY? IF SO, PLEASE SPECIFY [01]53 IF NOT, (GO TO Q.44) (&) 533 [BUCKLE BROKE] (1) 7 [WEBBING BROKE] (2) 3 [CASING BROKE] (3) 5 [SLOW OR FAULTY RETRACTION] (4) 44 [JAMMED] (5) 5 [FAILED TO LOCK] (6) 9 [LOCKED WHEN PUTTING ON] (7) 19 [OTHER MINOR FAULTS] (8) 30 [NO ANSWER] (0) 19

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 41 #SSRC Q034-01 42. WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT? PLEASE SPECIFY [01]54 [SPRING TENSION NEEDED ADJUSTING] (1) 22 [MECHANISM DIRTY] (2) 2 [CORROSION] (3) 4 [TRODDEN ON/JAMMED IN SEAT] (4) 4 [SPRING BROKE] (5) 8 [OTHER MINOR] (8) 27 [DON'T KNOW] (&) 51 [NO ANSWER] (0) 556

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 42 #SSRC Q034-02 43. WHO PUT THE FAULT RIGHT? [01]55 A GARAGE (1) 18 THE SUPPLIER OF THE BELT (2) 13 THE MANUFACTURER (3) 21 YOU OR A FRIEND/RELATIVE (4) 22 FAULT NOT PUT RIGHT (5) 46 [NO ANSWER] (0) 554

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 43 #SSRC Q034-03 DID YOU HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF REPAIR? [01]56 YES (1) 7 YES, BUT ONLY FOR MATERIALS (2) 1 YES, BUT ONLY FOR LABOUR (3) 2 REPAIR NOT YET DONE (4) 35 NO: PLEASE SAY WHO DID (5) 0 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 28 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (7) 11 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (8) 3 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (9) 26 [NO ANSWER] (0) 561

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 44 #SSRC Q035 44. HAS THE SEAT BELT EVER BEEN USED IN AN ACCIDENT? [01]57 YES (1) 95 NO (2) 573 (GO TO Q.49) [NO ANSWER] (0) 6 #SSRC D007 45. PLEASE SPECIFY THE NATURE OF THE ACCIDENT AS BRIEFLY AS YOU CAN, INCLUDING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT IMPACT AND DIRECTION OF IMPACT (HEAD-ON, OBLIQUE, HIT STATIONARY OBJECT, HIT MOVING OBJECT). #SSRC D008 46. WHAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY PEOPLE WEARING BELTS? PLEASE SPECIFY FOR (A) AUTOMATIC AND (B) ORDINARY BELTS

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 45 #SSRC D009 47. WHAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY NON-BELT WEARERS (IF ANY)? PLEASE SPECIFY #SSRC Q036 48. IS THE SAME AUTOMATIC BELT STILL FITTED TO YOUR CAR? [01]61 YES (1) 105 NO (2) 5 [NO ANSWER] (0) 564 AUTOMATIC V ORDINARY BELTS

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 46 #SSRC Q037+ 49. HAVE YOU HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF ORDINARY SEAT BELTS? [01]62 YES, IN A PREVIOUS CAR (1) 465 YES, IN MY PRESENT CAR (2) 36 (GO TO Q.51) NO, (3) 154 (GO TO Q.60) [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (4) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 18 50. IF IN PREVIOUS CAR, PLEASE SPECIFY: #SSRC D010 MAKE OF CAR #SSRC D011 MODEL OF CAR

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 47 #SSRC Q037-01 YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: [01]65 IF PRE 1961 (&) 95 IF NEWER PLEASE PUT LAST DIGIT OF YEAR IN BOX [1961] (1) 25 [1962] (2) 45 [1963] (3) 67 [1964] (4) 55 [1965] (5) 55 [1966] (6) 53 [1967] (7) 36 [1968] (8) 18 [1969] (9) 12 [1970] (0) 213

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 48 #SSRC Q037-02C 51. PLEASE SPECIFY: MAKE OF PREVIOUS SEAT BELT [01]66 [IRVIN] (1) 51 [BRITAX] (2) 214 [DYNASAFE] (3) 1 [WINGARD] (4) 3 [LEXINGTON] (5) 7 [KANGOL] (6) 72 [ROMAC] (7) 5 [GUARDIAN] (8) 1 [GAMAGES] (9) 3 [MOTORWAY] (-) 0 [OTHER] (&) 129 [NO ANSWER] (0) 188 TYPE OF BELT: [01]67 DIAGONAL (1) 47 LAP/DIAGONAL (2) 410 FULL HARNESS (3) 34 LAP (4) 5

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 49 [NO ANSWER] (0) 178 HOW THE BELT FASTENED [01]68 SLOT IN (1) 286 CLIP ON (2) 90 MAGNETIC (3) 59 CENTRE STIRRUP (4) 35 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (5) 10 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 193 OTHER, PLEASE DESCRIBE HOW THE BELT RELEASED [01]69 LIFT RELEASE (1) 393 PUSH BUTTON (2) 34 UNCLIP FROM CENTRE STIRRUP (3) 28 PUSH RELEASE BAR (4) 9 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (5) 5 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (6) 2 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (&) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 202

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 50 OTHER, PLEASE DESCRIBE APPROXIMATE YEAR OF PURCHASE EG 19[5][8] IF 1958 [THESE DATA ARE CODED AS A TWO DIGIT CODING. THE MARGINALS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN REQUIRED FOR ANALYSIS.] [01]70-[01]71 #SSRC Q037-03 52. DO YOU CONSIDER THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN WORTH THE EXTRA COST? [01]72 YES (1) 464 NO (2) 30 DO NOT KNOW (3) 11 [OTHER REPLY UNSPECIFIED] (7) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 168

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 51 #SSRC Q037-04 53. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF REACHING THE CONTROLS? [01]73 MUCH BETTER (1) 439 BETTER (2) 51 THE SAME (3) 22 WORSE (4) 1 MUCH WORSE (5) 0 DO NOT KNOW (6) 0 [NO ANSWER] (0) 161

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 52 #SSRC Q037-05 54. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS IN HINDERING REAR SEAT PASSENGERS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR? [01]74 MUCH LESS HINDRANCE (1) 204 LESS HINDRANCE (2) 99 THE SAME (3) 115 MORE HINDRANCE (4) 44 MUCH MORE HINDRANCE (5) 12 DO NOT KNOW (6) 34 [NO ANSWER] (0) 166

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 53 #SSRC Q037-06 55. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY SEAT BELTS FOR STAYING CLEAN? [01]75 MUCH BETTER (1) 156 BETTER (2) 170 THE SAME (3) 127 WORSE (4) 7 MUCH WORSE (5) 3 DO NOT KNOW (6) 49 [NO ANSWER] (0) 162

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 54 #SSRC Q037-07 56. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR COMFORT? [01]76 MUCH BETTER (1) 325 BETTER (2) 108 THE SAME (3) 45 WORSE (4) 27 MUCH WORSE (5) 7 DO NOT KNOW (6) 1 [NO ANSWER] (0) 161

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 55 #SSRC Q037-08 57. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR THE EASE OF PUTTING THE BELT ON? [01]77 MUCH BETTER (1) 199 BETTER (2) 172 THE SAME (3) 89 WORSE (4) 43 MUCH WORSE (5) 7 DO NOT KNOW (6) 2 [NO ANSWER] (0) 162

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 56 #SSRC Q037-09 58. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF TAKING THE BELT OFF? [01]78 MUCH BETTER (1) 153 BETTER (2) 188 THE SAME (3) 164 WORSE (4) 4 MUCH WORSE (5) 1 DO NOT KNOW (6) 2 [NO ANSWER] (0) 162

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 57 #SSRC Q037-10 59. HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF TURNING IN THE SEAT TO REVERSE THE CAR? [01]79 MUCH BETTER (1) 304 BETTER (2) 154 THE SAME (3) 41 WORSE (4) 1 MUCH WORSE (5) 0 DO NOT KNOW (6) 10 [NO ANSWER] (0) 163 [BLANKS 1] #SSRC D012 60. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE GIVEN US IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WE SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO READ WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. PLEASE USE THIS SPACE.

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 58 #SSRC Q038 [SERIAL NUMBER] [THESE DATA ARE CODED AS A FOUR DIGIT CODING. THE MARGINALS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN REQUIRED FOR ANALYSIS.] [01]01-[01]04

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 59 #SSRC C001-99-99 *70001 001 EEEE RRR // WHAT MAKE IS YOUR CAR?* *70001 002 EEEE RRR // WHAT MODEL IS YOUR CAR?* *70001 003 EEEE RRR // WHAT YEAR IS YOUR CAR?* *70001 004 EEEE RRR // HOW MANY DOORS DOES YOUR CAR HAVE?* *70001 005 EEEE RRR // HOW MANY PEOPLE,INCLUDING YOURSELF,DRIVE YOUR CAR OFTEN?* *70001 006 EEEE RRR // WHAT TYPE OF FRONT SEATS DOES YOUR CAR HAVE?* *70001 011 EEEE RRR // ABOUT HOW MANY MILES DO YOU DRIVE PER YEAR?* *70001 012 EEEE RRR // ABOUT HOW MANY OF YOUR JOURNEYS ARE OVER 20 MILES IN DISTANCE?* *70001 013 EEEE RRR // WHAT MAKE IS YOUR SEAT BELT?* *70001 014 EEEE RRR // WHAT YEAR WAS THE BELT PURCHASED?* *70001 015 EEEE RRR // WHAT TYPE OF HARNESS IS THE BELT?* *70001 016 EEEE RRR // HOW DOES YOUR BELT FASTEN?* *70001 017 EEEE RRR // HOW DOES YOUR BELT UNFASTEN?* *70001 018 EEEE RRR // HOW IS THE REEL MOUNTED?* *70001 019 EEEE RRR // WHERE ARE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FITTED IN YOUR CAR?* *70001 020 EEEE RRR // WHO FITTED YOUR SAFETY BELTS?* *70001 021 EEEE RRR // WHEREABOUTS IS THE REEL MOUNTED ON YOUR CAR (FOR FRONT SEAT SAFETY BELTS)?* *70001 022 EEEE RRR // HOW OFTEN DO YOU WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT ON JOURNEYS LONGER THAN 20 MILES?* *70001 023 EEEE RRR // HOW OFTEN DO YOU WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT ON JOURNEYS SHORTER THAN 20 MILES?* *70001 024 EEEE RE: // WHEN SITTING IN CAR SEAT & ABOUT TO PUT THE BELT ON,HOW EASY IS IT TO FIND** BUCKLE ENDS OF BELT?* *70001 025 EEEE RRR // HOW EASY DO YOU FIND IT TO PUT THE BELT ON?* *70001 026 EEEE RRR //

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 60 HOW EASY DO YOU FIND IT TO TAKE THE BELT OFF?* *70001 027 EEEE RRR // HOW COMFORTABLE DO YOU FIND THE BELT TO WEAR?* *70001 028 EEEE RRR // WHEN YOU ARE WEARING YOUR BELT,WHERE DOES THE BUCKLE USUALLY LIE?* *70001 029< EEEE RRR // DO YOU FIND THAT THE SEAT BELTS GET IN THE WAY OF REAR SEAT PASSENGERS:* ENTERING THE CAR?* *70001 029< EEEE RRR // DO YOU FIND THAT THE SEAT BELTS GET IN THE WAY OF REAR SEAT PASSENGERS:LEAVING** THE CAR?* *70001 030 EEEE RRR // HAVE YOU FOUND THAT YOUR SEAT BELTS GET DIRTY EASILY?* *70001 031< EEEE RRR // HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE BELT LOCKS:IN AN EMERGENCY STOP FROM ABOUT 12 MPH?* *70001 031< EEEE RRR // HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE BELT LOCKS:WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STEEP SLOPE/WHEN THE** CAR IS SLOPING SIDEWAYS* *70001 031< EEEE RE: // HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE BELT LOCKS:WHEN REACHING FOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FROM DRIVER'S SEAT?* *70001 031< EEEE RE: // HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE BELT LOCKS:WHEN TURNING IN YOUR SEAT TO REVERSE THE** CAR?* *70001 032+ EEEE RRR // HAS THE BELT EVER FAILED TO LOCK IN AN EMERGENCY STOP?* *70001 032-01 EEEE RRR FAILED// WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE?* *70001 032-02 EEEE RRR FAILED// WHO PUT THE FAULT RIGHT?* *70001 032-03 EEEE RRR FAILED// DID YOU PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIR?* *70001 033+ EEEE RRR // HAS THE BELT EVER JAMMED IN THE LOCKED POSITION?* *70001 033-01 EEEE RRR LOCKED// WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT?* *70001 033-02 EEEE RRR LOCKED// WHO PUT THE FAULT RIGHT?* *70001 033-03 EEEE RRR LOCKED// DID YOU PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIR?* *70001 034+ EEEE RRR // HAS YOUR BELT GONE WRONG IN ANY OTHER WAY?* *70001 034-01 EEEE RRR BELT// WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT?* *70001 034-02 EEEE RRR BELT// WHO PUT THE FAULT RIGHT?* *70001 034-03 EEEE RRR BELT// DID YOU HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF REPAIR?*

70001 SSRC SURVEY ARCHIVE QUESTIONNAIRE/CODE BOOK P. 61 *70001 035 EEEE RRR // HAS THE SEAT BELT EVER BEEN USED IN AN ACCIDENT?* *70001 036 EEEE RRR // IS THE SAME AUTOMATIC BELT STILL FITTED TO YOUR CAR?* *70001 037+ EEEE RRR // HAVE YOU HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF ORDINARY SEAT BELTS?* *70001 037-01 EEEE RRR SEAT// YEAR OF MANUFACTURE:* *70001 037-02< EEEE RRR SEAT// PLEASE SPECIFY:MAKE OF PREVIOUS SEAT BELT/TYPE OF BELT/HOW THE BELT FASTENED** *70001 037-02< EEEE RRR SEAT// PLEASE SPECIFY:HOW THE BELT RELEASED/APPROXIMATE YEAR OF PURCHASE* *70001 037-03 EEEE RRR SEAT// DO YOU CONSIDER THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN WORTH THE EXTRA** COST?* *70001 037-04 EEEE RE: SEAT// HOW YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF REACHING** CONTROLS?* *70001 037-05 EEEE RE: SEAT// YOU THINK AUTOMATIC COMPARE ORDINARY BELTS IN HINDERING REAR PASSENGERS** GETTING IN/OUT CAR* *70001 037-06 EEEE RRR SEAT// HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY SEAT BELTS FOR** STAYING CLEAN?* *70001 037-07 EEEE RRR SEAT// HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR COMFORT?* *70001 037-08 EEEE RE: SEAT// HOW YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF PUTTING** BELT ON?* *70001 037-09 EEEE RE: SEAT// HOW DO YOU THINK AUTOMATIC BELTS COMPARE WITH ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF** TAKING BELT OFF?* *70001 037-10 EEEE RE: SEAT// HOW YOU THINK AUTOMATIC COMPARE ORDINARY BELTS FOR EASE OF TURNING IN SEAT TO** REVERSE CAR?*

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