Table 4 Practice and attitude towards car safety seats among participants in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Practice and attitude | No | % |
|---|---|---|
Do you use a child car safety seat? | ||
Yes | 293 | 60.2% |
No | 194 | 39.8% |
How often do you use a child car safety seat? (n = 293) | ||
Usually | 28 | 9.6% |
Always | 129 | 44.0% |
Sometimes | 46 | 15.7% |
Rarely | 26 | 8.9% |
Prefer not to answer | 64 | 21.8% |
At what age does a child stop using a car safety seat? (n = 293) | ||
1 year | 5 | 1.7% |
3 years | 21 | 7.2% |
5 years | 48 | 16.4% |
12 years | 46 | 15.7% |
Prefer not to answer | 173 | 59.0% |
What is the reason for not using a child car safety seat? (n = 194) | ||
Prefer not to answer | 56 | 28.9% |
Child car seats take up too much space in the car | 47 | 24.2% |
Child car seats are too expensive | 37 | 19.1% |
Lack of information | 27 | 13.9% |
No strict laws about using child car safety seats | 18 | 9.3% |
I don’t feel that car safety seats are important | 9 | 4.6% |