This statistic shows how prevalent people in the United Kingdom considered the behavior of not wearing seatbelts to be among their acquaintances between October 2008 and July 2013. Overall, the share of respondents who knew someone who did not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car decreased over the period.
Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think do not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car?
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Know people who don't wear seatbelts in the back of the car
Know people who don't wear seatbelts in the front of the car
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Department for Transport (UK). (August 1, 2013). Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think do not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322618/perceived-prevalence-of-not-wearing-seatbelts-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think do not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car?." Chart. August 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322618/perceived-prevalence-of-not-wearing-seatbelts-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). (2013). Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think do not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322618/perceived-prevalence-of-not-wearing-seatbelts-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "Thinking about People You Know Who Drive, How Many of Them Do You Think Do Not Wear a Seatbelt in The Front or Back of The Car?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322618/perceived-prevalence-of-not-wearing-seatbelts-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think do not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322618/perceived-prevalence-of-not-wearing-seatbelts-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 06, 2025)
Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think do not wear a seatbelt in the front or back of the car? [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), August 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322618/perceived-prevalence-of-not-wearing-seatbelts-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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