Feasibility Planning Study for a Behavior Database. Volume III Appendix B, Compendium of Survey Questions on Drinking and Driving and Occupant Restraints
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This document serves as Appendix B of a 1987 feasibility planning study conducted by the Mid-America Research Institute for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The overarching objective of the parent project was to determine the feasibility and requirements for establishing a centralized national database on driver behavior and attitudes regarding drunk driving and occupant restraints. This specific volume provides a comprehensive compendium of survey questions used in various studies to collect data on these two critical traffic safety issues. The document is structured into two primary sections: drinking and driving, and occupant restraints. The first section categorizes survey questions into nine thematic areas, including public awareness and concern, comparisons with other social or traffic problems, perceived danger, enforcement attitudes, legal penalties, public education, peer influence, alcohol usage knowledge, and personal driving behaviors. Questions probe respondents' views on the seriousness of drunk driving, their willingness to support countermeasures financially, their perceptions of enforcement efficacy (such as sobriety checkpoints), and their personal habits regarding driving after consuming alcohol or drugs. The second section focuses on occupant restraints, dividing questions into categories such as mandatory seat belt laws, seat belt usage behavior, factors influencing use or nonuse, public education, child restraint laws, and the physical aspects of child safety seats. These questions assess attitudes toward mandatory regulations, comfort and convenience factors, perceived safety value, and knowledge of state laws. The content does not present original empirical results but rather aggregates existing survey instruments from numerous sources, identified by codes such as NY0583, FL1082, and WA1481. Each question is linked to a specific survey identification number and subject area, allowing researchers to trace the wording back to the original survey data sheets found in Appendix A of the broader report. The compendium covers a wide range of response formats, including Likert scales, multiple-choice options, and open-ended prompts, reflecting the diverse methodologies used in traffic safety research during that period. The significance of this document lies in its role as a foundational resource for the proposed national behavior database. By compiling standardized question wordings, the study supports the conclusion that establishing a computerized information system for survey data on drunk driving and occupant restraints is feasible and highly useful for practitioners and researchers. This compilation facilitates the comparison of attitudes and behaviors across different jurisdictions and time periods, aiding in the evaluation of traffic safety countermeasures and the development of targeted public education and enforcement strategies.
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The study concluded that it is feasible to establish a national computerized information system containing survey data on drunk driving and occupant restraints and that such a tool would be highly useful to practitioners and researchers.
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