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The Effect of Mandatory Seat Belt Laws on Seat Belt Use by Socioeconomic Position

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ID11680996
AuthorsSam Harper (0000-0002-1590-2387, McGill University, corresponding author), Erin Strumpf (0000-0002-7348-8663, McGill University), Erin C Strumpf, Scott Burri (0000-0002-6013-5842, Johns Hopkins University), Gregory D Smith (0000-0002-1407-8314), John Lynch (0000-0003-2781-7902), John P Lynch (0000-0002-6438-0300, The University of Adelaide)
Year2013
Volume33
Issue1
Pages141-161
Publication date2013-11-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pam.21735
OpenAlexW2118095209
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited60

We investigated the differential effect of mandatory seat belt laws on seat belt use among socioeconomic subgroups. We identified the differential effect of legislation across higher versus lower education individuals using a difference‐in‐differences model based on state variations in the timing of the passage of laws. We find strong effects of mandatory seat belt laws for all education groups, but the effect is stronger for those with fewer years of education. In addition, we find that the differential effect by education is larger for mandatory seat belt laws with primary rather than secondary enforcement. Our results imply that existing socioeconomic differences in seat belt use would be further mitigated if all states upgraded to primary enforcement

Business · Demographic economics · Differential (mechanical device · Differential effects · Economics · Enforcement · Legislation · Political science · Population · Position (finance · Seat belt · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Engineering · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Finance

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Citation span2014 - 2024 (11)
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