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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Seatbelt Use

How often do you use seat belts 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%)
North Carolina 15,487 13,721 86.7 85.8-87.5 1,148 8.4 7.7- 9.1 331 2.8 2.4- 3.3 133 1.1 0.8- 1.4 154 1.1 0.9- 1.3
-Northeast Partnership II 505 441 85.8 81.3-89.4 41 9.5 6.5-13.8 9 2.1 1.0- 4.3 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 10 1.8 0.9- 3.4
GENDER
Male 179 143 80.0 71.7-86.3 23 14.2 8.7-22.3 4 2.2 0.8- 6.2 3 1.3 0.4- 4.4 6 2.3 1.0- 5.5
Female 326 298 91.5 87.2-94.4 18 5.0 2.9- 8.3 5 2.0 0.7- 5.5 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 4 1.3 0.5- 3.4
RACE
White 337 287 82.5 76.3-87.4 34 12.3 8.0-18.4 5 2.0 0.8- 5.3 4 1.2 0.4- 3.6 7 1.9 0.8- 4.1
Other 166 152 91.3 84.8-95.2 7 4.8 2.1-10.8 4 2.2 0.7- 6.7 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.7 0.5- 5.4
AGE
18-44 128 105 83.2 74.0-89.6 15 12.1 6.6-21.2 4 2.7 0.9- 7.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.0 0.7- 5.3
45+ 374 333 87.9 83.4-91.3 26 7.5 4.9-11.3 5 1.6 0.6- 4.3 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0 6 1.6 0.7- 3.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 283 247 86.4 80.6-90.7 23 9.2 5.6-14.6 5 1.8 0.7- 4.8 3 1.0 0.3- 3.7 5 1.6 0.6- 4.1
Some College + 222 194 85.1 77.2-90.6 18 10.0 5.4-17.8 4 2.4 0.8- 7.3 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 5 2.1 0.8- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 298 262 85.9 79.4-90.6 23 9.3 5.4-15.6 5 2.3 0.9- 5.8 3 1.1 0.3- 3.6 5 1.4 0.6- 3.7
$50,000+ 130 115 86.4 78.0-92.0 11 11.0 6.0-19.4 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 2 1.4 0.3- 5.4

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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