Codebook for Child Restraint Systems Prepared by Lindsay Foster, JD 1
Codebook for Child Restraint Systems Created February 7, 2014 This codebook describes the variables in a dataset that examines variation in state laws regulating child restraint systems. This dataset is cross-sectional, and is updated through January 31, 2014. The jurisdictions selected for measurements are all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. There are six standard variables in every LawAtlas dataset. They are: ID: An identification code generated by the LawAtlas Workbench. FIPS Code: The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) codes are a standardized set of numeric codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies. Jurisdiction: This is a dropdown selection in each coding form. It includes the jurisdictions coded in the dataset. Effective Date: This date (MM/DD/YYYY) is the most recent effective date of the legal text captured for this place. The effective date represents the date the policy coded was put into effect. Valid Through Date: This date (MM/DD/YYYY) is the last date the policy was in effect as reflected by the legal text captured to code this policy. Legal Text: This is a text box that captures all legal text relevant to the coding questions. This will not download into Microsoft Excel. 2
Question 1: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for children less than one year old? Variable Name: Less than one year old Question 2: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for under one Question 3: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for under one years old * Question 4: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight for under one year old * Question 5: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible under one Question 6: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a one year old child? Variable Name: One year old Question 7: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for one year old Question 8: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for one year old child * Question 9: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight one year old child * Question 10: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for one year old 3
Question 11: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a two year old child? Variable Name: Two year old Question 12: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for two year old Question 13: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for two year old child * Question 14: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight two year old child * Question 15: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for a two year old Question 16: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a three year old child? Variable Name: Three year old Question 17: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for three year old Question 18: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for three year old child Question 19: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight three year old child Question 20: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for three year old 4
Question 21: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a four year old child? Variable Name: Four year old Question 22: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for four year old Question 23: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for four year old child * Question 24: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight for four year old child * Question 25: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for a four year old side facing jump seats in the rear, Based upon Question 26: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a five year old child? Variable Name: Five year old Question 27: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for five year old Question 28: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for five year old child * Question 29: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight for five year old child * Question 30: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for five year old side facing jump seats in the rear, Based upon Question 31: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a six year old child? Variable Name: Six year old 5
Question 32: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for six year old Question 33: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for six year old child* Question 34: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight for six year old child * Question 35: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for a six year old Question 36: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a seven year old child? Variable Name: Seven year old Question 37: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for seven year old Question 38: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for seven year old child * Question 39: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight for seven year old child * Question 40: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for seven year old Question 41: What child restraint system(s) is/are required for an eight year old child? Variable Name: Eight year old 6
Question 42: How does the law draw a distinction between these devices? Variable Name: Device distinction for eight year old Question 43: What is the minimum height allowable? Variable Name: Height for eight year old child Question 44: What is the minimum weight (pounds) allowable? Variable Name: Weight for eight year old child Variable Values: 20, 40, 60, 65, 80, 100, N/A Question 45: When is a child permitted to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle? Variable Name: Front Seat Permissible for an eight year old side facing jump seats in the rear, No passenger side front air bags, Based upon Question 46: Are there fines for a driver for a violation of this law? Variable Name: Fines Variable Values: Yes, No Question 47: What is the maximum fine($) for a first offense? Variable Name: Maximum fine for first offense Variable Values: Under 50, 50-100, Over 100, N/A Question 48: What is the minimum fine($) for a first offense? Variable Name: Minimum fine for first offense Variable Values: Under 50, 50-100, Over 100, N/A 7