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Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Ease of Use Ratings

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Transportation
Sub-Agency	National Highway Traffice Safety Administration
Category	Transportation
Date Released	01-Feb-2008
Date Updated	16-Dec-2009
Time Period	2008, 2009
Frequency	annual
Description	To assist consumers purchasing child safety seats, NHTSA has rated car seats which meet Federal Safety Standards and strict crash performance standards. While all rates seats are safe, they do differ in their ease of use in the following four basic categories: 1. Evaluation of Instructions 2. Evaluation of Labels 3. Vehicle Installation Features 4. Securing the Child

Dataset Ratings

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Overall	(3 votes)
Data Utility	(3 votes)
Usefulness	(3 votes)
Ease of Access	(3 votes)
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Dataset Metrics

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733

Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	Child,Passenger, Safety, Seat, Ease of Use, Ratings
Unique ID	1355

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/nhtsa_eou/ http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-451.pdf ("Consumer Information; Rating Program for Child Restraint Systems; Notice, final decision," 73 Federal Register 22 (1 February 2008), pp. 6261-6291)
Agency Program Page	http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_viewID=detail_view&itemID=c57b24b3b0d55110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD&viewType=standard&detailViewURL=/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_viewID=detail_view&itemID=c57b24b3b0d55110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD&viewType=standard&detailViewURL=/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Child Safety Seats
Granularity	N/A
Geographic Coverage	United States

Data Description

Collection Mode	person/computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_viewID=detail_view&itemID=c57b24b3b0d55110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD&viewType=standard&detailViewURL=/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-451.pdf
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_viewID=detail_view&itemID=c57b24b3b0d55110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD&viewType=standard&detailViewURL=/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=4427b997caacf504a8 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-451.pdf

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-451.pdf
Additional Metadata

OMB Control No. 3090-0284