| Driver not holding phone to ear or driver was using a head set (N = 250,109) | Driver holding phone to ears (N = 13,564) | Total (N = 263,673) | |||
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Characteristic | N | (%)b | N | (%) | N | (%) |
Age (years) | ||||||
 16–24 | 29,799 | (11.7) | 2289 | (16.5) | 32,088 | (12.0) |
 25–69 | 204,214 | (81.8) | 11,088 | (82.1) | 215,302 | (81.8) |
  > 70 | 16,096 | (6.5) | 187 | (1.4) | 16,283 | (6.2) |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 146,201 | (59.2) | 6383 | (47.6) | 152,584 | (58.6) |
 Female | 103,908 | (40.8) | 7181 | (52.4) | 111,089 | (41.4) |
Race | ||||||
 White | 202,036 | (81.5) | 10,777 | (80.5) | 212,813 | (81.4) |
 Black | 22,361 | (8.3) | 1673 | (11.4) | 24,034 | (8.4) |
 Other | 25,712 | (10.3) | 1114 | (8.1) | 26,826 | (10.2) |
Location | ||||||
 Urban | 42,447 | (16.7) | 2443 | (17.6) | 44,890 | (16.8) |
 Suburban | 148,174 | (57.0) | 8205 | (59.9) | 156,379 | (57.1) |
 Rural | 59,488 | (26.3) | 2916 | (22.5) | 62,404 | (26.1) |
Geographic region | ||||||
 Northeast | 63,736 | (21.3) | 2873 | (16.6) | 66,609 | (21.1) |
 Midwest | 57,188 | (23.1) | 3165 | (22.5) | 60,353 | (23.1) |
 South | 66,420 | (28.5) | 4708 | (37.1) | 71,128 | (28.9) |
 West | 62,765 | (27.0) | 2818 | (23.8) | 65,583 | (26.9) |
Seatbelt use | ||||||
 Yes | 214,358 | (85.6) | 11,059 | (81.6) | 225,417 | (85.4) |
 No | 35,751 | (14.4) | 2505 | (18.4) | 38,256 | (14.6) |
Vehicle type | ||||||
 Passenger car | 127,209 | (49.6) | 6405 | (45.5) | 133,614 | (49.4) |
 Pick-up truck | 41,094 | (17.0) | 2237 | (17.3) | 43,331 | (17.0) |
 Van & SUV | 81,806 | (33.4) | 4922 | (37.2) | 86,728 | (33.6) |
Cell phone subscriptions per 100 residentsc | 89 | Â | 88 | Â | 89 | Â |
Hand-held phone ban | ||||||
 Yes | 77,546 | (28.3) | 2132 | (14.5) | 79,678 | (27.6) |
 No | 172,563 | (71.7) | 11,432 | (85.5) | 183,995 | (72.4) |
Universal texting ban | ||||||
 Yes | 124,598 | (50.8) | 5310 | (43.4) | 129,908 | (50.4) |
 No | 125,511 | (49.2) | 8254 | (56.6) | 133,765 | (49.6) |
Young driver all cell phone ban | ||||||
 Yes | 130,264 | (55.4) | 6117 | (51.0) | 136,381 | (55.2) |
 No | 119,845 | (44.6) | 7447 | (49.0) | 127,292 | (44.8) |
Other texting bans | ||||||
 Yes | 3281 | (1.7) | 225 | (1.5) | 3506 | (1.7) |
 No | 246,828 | (98.3) | 13,339 | (98.5) | 260,167 | (98.3) |