Characteristic | Category total | Noncompliance with seatbelt-use law (n = 456; 55.5%) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | |||
Age | Â | Â | 0.042 |
 21–30 | 465 | 249 (53.5) |  |
 31–40 | 240 | 149 (62.1) |  |
 > 40 | 116 | 58 (50.0) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.011 |
 Male | 293 | 180 (61.4) |  |
 Female | 528 | 276 (52.3) |  |
Nationality | Â | Â | 0.017 |
 Kuwaiti | 710 | 406 (57.2) |  |
 Non-Kuwaiti | 111 | 50 (45.0) |  |
Governorate | Â | Â | 0.074 |
 Alasimah | 239 | 137 (57.3) |  |
 Hawalli | 221 | 105 (47.5) |  |
 Farwaniya | 144 | 81 (56.3) |  |
 Mubarak Alkabeer | 117 | 68 (58.1) |  |
 Ahmadi | 48 | 31 (64.6) |  |
 Jahra | 52 | 34 (65.4) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.076 |
 Never married | 430 | 226 (52.6) |  |
 Ever married | 390 | 229 (58.7) |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | 0.304 |
 Less than high school | 24 | 12 (50.0) |  |
 High school | 161 | 95 (59.0) |  |
 Collage/university degree | 577 | 322 (55.8) |  |
 Higher education | 59 | 27 (45.8) |  |
Total monthly income (KD) | Â | Â | 0.521 |
 < 1000 | 232 | 117 (50.4) |  |
 1000–2000 | 324 | 188 (58.0) |  |
 2001–3000 | 134 | 83 (61.9) |  |
 > 3000 | 129 | 66 (51.2) |  |