APPENDIX C: Additional Connecticut Telephone Survey Responses

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q2: Self-Reported Number of Miles Driven Last Year

Self-Reported Miles Driven Last Year	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=600)	(N=620)	(N=601)	(N=600)
< 5,000	23.5	15.6	17.5	18.7
5,000 – 10,000	23.0	32.4	23.8	25.3
10,001 – 15,000	25.3	27.6	29.6	27.3
> 15,000	26.8	21.8	27.3	26.3
Refused	1.3	2.6	1.8	2.3
Total	100	100	100	100

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q4: Self-Reported Frequency of Seat Belt Use When Driving or
Riding in a Motor Vehicle

Seat Belt Use When Driving or Riding in Motor Vehicle	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=598)	(N=618)	(N=603)	(N=611)
Always	82.8	87.9	85.6	87.1
Nearly Always	9.9	8.1	8.1	6.7
Sometimes	4.5	1.9	3.2	4.1
Seldom	0.7	0.6	1.7	1.1
Never	2.2	1.5	1.5	1.0
Total	100	100	100	100

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q12: Change in Seat Belt Use Compared to Last Year

Belt Use Compared to Last Year	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=600)	(N=620)	(N=601)	(N=600)
More Often	17.9	22.0	19.3	19.3
About the Same	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.5
Less Often	81.7	77.2	80.1	80.2
Total	100	100	100	100

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q6: Self-Reported Number of Drinks Consumed If Respondent Reported Having Driven in the Past 30 Days Within Two Hours of Drinking Alcohol

Number of Drinks Consumed	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=63)	(N=59)	(N=79)	(N=62)
1	36.5	33.9	39.2	46.8
2	46.0	37.3	38.0	35.5
3	9.5	10.2	13.9	4.8
4	3.2	5.1	1.3	6.5
5	0.0	5.1	2.5	0.0
7	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0
10	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2
12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6
20	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0
21	4.8	3.4	5.1	1.6
Total	100	100	100	100

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q7: Self Reported Number of Times Driven After Drinking Too Much if Respondent Reported Having Driven in the Past 30 Days Within Two Hours of Drinking Alcohol

Number of Times Reported Driving After Drinking Too Much	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=64)	(N=57)	(N=79)	(N=62)
0	90.6	82.5	98.7	91.9
1	1.6	5.3	1.3	3.2
2	1.6	1.8	0.0	3.2
5	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0
10	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6
29	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
30	0.0	5.3	0.0	0.0
31	3.1	3.5	0.0	0.0
Total	100	100	100	100

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q19: Reported Ever Receiving a Seat Belt Ticket

Received Ticket for Not Wearing Seat Belt Ticket	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=598)	(N=617)	(N=602)	(N=609)
Yes	6.2	7.3	8.1	7.6
No	93.8	92.7	91.9	92.4
Total	100	100	100	100

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q23 and Q24: Respondent Awareness/Knowledge of Connecticut’s Seat Belt Law and Source

Recently Heard About Connecticut’s Seat Belt Law	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
	(N=598)	(N=617)	(N=601)	(N=608)
Yes	36.3	66.5*	49.1	52.6**
No	63.7	33.5	50.9	47.4
Total	100	100	100	100
If yes, where? ***	(N=217)	(N=410)	(N=295)	(N=320)
Newspaper	46.5	31.5	36.3	36.6
Radio	18.0	21.7	19.3	16.3
Television	40.1	56.8	39.3	50.6
Poster	14.8	13.7	9.8	15.0
Brochure	7.8	8.3	5.4	2.5
Checkpoint	7.8	8.3	2.4	0.6
Other	6.0	8.3	19.6	8.8
* Significant from Wave 1 to Wave 2 at p<.01 Significant from Wave 1 to Wave 4 p<.01 *Respondents were allowed to reply with more than one answer.

Connecticut Telephone Survey Q26: Free Recall of Names of Any Seat Belt Program in Connecticut

	July 4th Pre (%)	July 4th Post (%)	Winter Pre (%)	Winter Post (%)
Recalled the following programs*	(N=372)	(N=390)	(N=247)	(N=238)
No excuses, buckle up.	19.6	11.8	10.9	8.4
Buckle up, now.	36.5	19.0	19.0	21.8
Click it or ticket.	11.0	48.8	49.4	26.9
No exceptions, no excuses.	7.5	6.7	5.7	0.8
Operation 35, buckle up stay alive.	12.9	4.6	7.7	2.5
Drive to survive.	13.7	5.1	5.3	0.4
No excuses. Buckle up. It’s the law. It’s enforced.	38.9	22.6	29.1	5.9
Other	17.5	26.4	15.0	33.5
* Respondents were allowed to reply with more than one answer.

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