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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seat Belts--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Always Nearly Always Sometimes Seldom Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,739 5,920 87.3 86.0-88.5 461 7.4 6.4- 8.5 202 2.7 2.2- 3.4 70 1.2 0.9- 1.6 86 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,763 5,108 88.4 87.0-89.6 384 7.0 6.0- 8.1 148 2.2 1.7- 2.7 58 1.2 0.8- 1.7 65 1.3 0.9- 1.8
No 957 796 81.5 77.3-85.2 75 9.6 7.0-13.0 53 5.6 3.7- 8.5 12 1.3 0.6- 2.6 21 1.9 0.9- 4.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 120 87.1 68.8-95.4 7 11.0 3.3-30.8 2 1.2 0.2- 6.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8
Recommended Range 2,580 2,326 89.9 87.9-91.6 132 5.4 4.1- 6.9 70 3.1 2.1- 4.5 20 0.6 0.3- 1.1 32 1.0 0.7- 1.6
Overweight 2,225 1,943 86.3 83.9-88.3 163 8.4 6.6-10.5 78 3.2 2.4- 4.4 19 1.0 0.6- 1.9 22 1.1 0.6- 1.9
Obese 1,365 1,137 82.4 79.0-85.3 132 10.0 7.8-12.8 43 2.2 1.4- 3.4 26 2.4 1.4- 4.1 27 3.0 1.7- 5.2
Current Smoker
No 5,179 4,614 88.5 87.0-89.8 340 7.0 5.9- 8.2 129 2.3 1.7- 2.9 41 1.0 0.7- 1.5 55 1.3 0.8- 1.9
Yes 1,532 1,283 83.9 80.9-86.4 120 8.6 6.7-11.0 70 4.0 2.8- 5.7 28 1.7 1.0- 3.0 31 1.8 1.1- 3.0
Binge Drinker
No 6,076 5,376 88.0 86.7-89.3 404 7.0 6.0- 8.1 168 2.5 2.0- 3.1 53 1.0 0.7- 1.5 75 1.5 1.0- 2.1
Yes 574 467 81.2 76.1-85.4 53 10.6 7.4-14.9 28 4.5 2.7- 7.7 17 2.7 1.4- 5.1 9 1.0 0.4- 2.3
Heavy Drinker
No 6,432 5,655 87.3 86.0-88.6 443 7.4 6.4- 8.5 190 2.7 2.2- 3.3 65 1.1 0.8- 1.6 79 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Yes 229 200 86.3 77.7-92.0 13 5.9 3.0-11.3 6 3.4 0.8-13.3 5 3.0 0.9- 9.1 5 1.5 0.4- 5.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,429 2,164 88.9 86.9-90.7 158 6.7 5.3- 8.4 60 2.1 1.4- 3.1 21 1.0 0.6- 1.9 26 1.3 0.8- 2.1
Some Physical Activity 2,655 2,321 86.7 84.5-88.6 197 8.2 6.7-10.1 87 3.2 2.3- 4.4 30 1.3 0.8- 2.1 20 0.6 0.3- 1.1
Physically Inactive 1,273 1,102 86.0 82.7-88.8 82 6.6 4.7- 9.0 41 2.5 1.6- 3.8 15 1.3 0.6- 2.5 33 3.7 2.2- 6.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,400 1,211 85.0 81.8-87.8 95 7.7 5.8-10.3 47 3.0 1.9- 4.7 17 1.3 0.7- 2.5 30 2.8 1.6- 5.0
No 5,320 4,692 87.9 86.4-89.2 364 7.3 6.3- 8.6 155 2.7 2.1- 3.4 53 1.1 0.8- 1.7 56 1.0 0.7- 1.5
Disability Status
Yes 1,602 1,392 85.9 82.8-88.6 113 8.2 6.1-11.0 45 2.5 1.5- 4.1 16 1.0 0.5- 1.9 36 2.4 1.5- 3.9
No 4,865 4,286 87.5 86.0-88.9 337 7.3 6.2- 8.5 147 2.8 2.2- 3.6 49 1.2 0.8- 1.8 46 1.2 0.8- 1.8
Current Asthma
Yes 437 371 82.1 74.5-87.8 37 12.9 7.7-20.8 17 2.2 1.2- 4.1 3 0.3 0.1- 1.2 9 2.5 1.0- 5.9
No 6,279 5,531 87.6 86.3-88.9 423 7.0 6.1- 8.1 182 2.8 2.2- 3.5 67 1.2 0.9- 1.7 76 1.3 0.9- 1.9
Diabetes
Yes 528 468 87.2 82.2-91.0 30 6.4 3.8-10.6 11 2.3 1.0- 5.1 7 0.8 0.3- 1.9 12 3.3 1.5- 7.0
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 51 97.7 91.2-99.4 1 1.5 0.2-10.2 3 0.8 0.2- 3.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
No 6,148 5,393 87.2 85.8-88.4 430 7.5 6.5- 8.7 188 2.8 2.2- 3.5 63 1.2 0.9- 1.7 74 1.3 0.9- 1.8
Arthritis
Yes 2,144 1,884 85.9 83.1-88.2 157 9.0 7.1-11.4 53 2.1 1.4- 3.1 15 0.7 0.4- 1.5 35 2.4 1.4- 3.9
No 4,447 3,906 87.7 86.1-89.1 296 6.9 5.8- 8.2 143 3.0 2.3- 3.8 54 1.4 1.0- 2.0 48 1.1 0.7- 1.6

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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