Seat belt use and social inequality in Belgium

BACKGROUND: To search for and quantify the importance of socio-economic inequality in seat belt use in young Belgians (15-24 years old). METHODS: Using the data of the National Health Survey of Belgium (1997), socio-economic indicators were constructed combining characteristics of the individual and the household to which s/he 'belongs' (equivalent household income, employment, poverty, subjective poverty, and socio-economic insecurity) and the corresponding concentration curves and indices were calculated. RESULTS: Significant differences were found in seat belt use related to young people's... Mehr ...