
Cost Outcome Analysis
oOn average, a $46 child safety seat generates $1,900 in benefits to society. ($41 saved per dollar spent)
oOn average, a $31 booster seat generates $2,200 in benefits to society. ($70
saved per dollar spent)
oOn average, a $10 bicycle helmet generates $570 in benefits to society. ($57
saved per dollar spent)
oOn average, a $33 smoke alarm generates $940 in benefits to society. ($28
saved per dollar spent)
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oSource-
Children’s Safety Network Economics and Data Analysis Resource Center (www.edarc.org)
Phone: 301-755-2728 E-mail: sheppard@pire.org
o Pacific Institute for Research and
Evaluation 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite
900, Calverton, MD 20705
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