BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Seatbelt Use

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly Always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,071	932	85.0	81.4-88.0	90	9.7	7.2-12.9	23	2.9	1.6- 5.3	9	1.0	0.4- 2.1	17	1.4	0.8- 2.4
GENDER
Male	381	305	78.6	71.8-84.1	51	14.9	10.2-21.2	11	3.7	1.4- 9.1	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7	9	1.8	0.8- 3.7
Female	690	627	90.8	87.9-93.1	39	5.0	3.5- 7.1	12	2.2	1.1- 4.2	4	0.9	0.2- 3.1	8	1.1	0.5- 2.3
RACE
White	664	559	82.2	77.3-86.2	73	12.7	9.1-17.6	11	1.9	0.9- 3.6	9	1.6	0.7- 3.5	12	1.6	0.9- 3.1
African American	352	322	88.0	80.7-92.7	14	5.1	2.8- 9.1	12	6.0	2.4-14.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6
Other Minorities	52	48	93.8	83.3-97.9	3	4.5	1.3-14.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	30	96.5	83.6-99.3	2	3.5	0.7-16.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,035	898	84.1	80.3-87.3	88	10.2	7.6-13.6	23	3.1	1.7- 5.8	9	1.0	0.5- 2.3	17	1.5	0.9- 2.6
AGE
18-24	39	32	79.2	58.5-91.1	3	11.4	3.1-33.9	3	7.5	1.8-26.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	91	75	80.7	69.4-88.5	10	13.1	6.7-24.2	4	4.4	1.5-12.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6
35-44	144	121	83.8	76.0-89.4	16	11.6	6.9-18.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	5	3.3	1.2- 8.4
45-54	234	202	85.5	79.4-90.0	21	10.2	6.4-15.9	4	1.3	0.5- 3.8	5	2.4	0.9- 5.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5
55-64	238	212	89.9	85.1-93.4	17	6.4	3.8-10.7	6	2.3	1.0- 5.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
65-74	181	163	89.7	83.7-93.7	12	6.5	3.5-11.8	3	2.0	0.6- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.8	0.5- 5.5
75+	136	119	87.0	78.6-92.4	11	7.4	3.8-13.6	2	2.6	0.5-11.7	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	3	2.7	0.7- 9.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	205	86.9	77.6-92.7	14	4.4	2.3- 8.3	6	5.8	1.7-17.9	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	6	2.2	0.9- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	369	319	82.3	75.1-87.8	35	13.1	8.1-20.4	8	2.1	1.0- 4.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.0	4	1.0	0.3- 3.1
Some Post-H.S.	238	209	87.2	79.6-92.2	17	8.3	4.1-16.0	6	2.5	0.9- 6.6	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7
College Graduate	230	198	85.4	79.3-90.0	24	10.9	7.0-16.5	3	1.5	0.4- 5.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	4	1.7	0.6- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	151	89.8	83.0-94.0	10	6.1	3.1-11.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	2	1.7	0.3- 8.4	4	2.1	0.6- 6.7
$15,000- 24,999	206	181	86.6	79.4-91.5	17	8.8	5.0-15.0	4	1.9	0.7- 5.4	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	3	1.2	0.4- 4.0
$25,000- 34,999	138	118	88.1	80.7-92.9	12	6.0	3.2-11.0	5	3.9	1.3-11.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0
$35,000- 49,999	147	128	84.6	73.5-91.6	11	10.3	4.4-22.3	5	3.5	1.3- 9.5	3	1.6	0.5- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	123	107	84.1	74.7-90.4	10	10.7	5.5-19.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2	4	3.7	1.3-10.2
$75,000+	127	104	82.7	74.0-88.9	20	15.6	9.7-24.2	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	442	376	82.8	76.2-87.8	42	12.2	7.6-19.1	8	1.4	0.6- 2.9	5	1.2	0.5- 3.2	11	2.4	1.3- 4.7
No	605	537	86.3	81.7-90.0	44	8.1	5.6-11.7	15	3.9	1.9- 8.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.8	5	0.7	0.3- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	151	124	84.3	76.7-89.8	18	11.7	7.0-18.9	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	4	1.8	0.5- 6.1
Non-Veteran	919	807	85.1	81.0-88.5	72	9.4	6.7-13.0	21	3.2	1.7- 6.1	6	0.9	0.4- 2.3	13	1.4	0.7- 2.4

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly Always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,071

932

85.0

81.4-88.0

9.7

7.2-12.9

2.9

1.6- 5.3

1.0

0.4- 2.1

1.4

0.8- 2.4

GENDER

Male

381

305

78.6

71.8-84.1

14.9

10.2-21.2

3.7

1.4- 9.1

1.1

0.4- 2.7

1.8

0.8- 3.7

Female

690

627

90.8

87.9-93.1

5.0

3.5- 7.1

2.2

1.1- 4.2

0.9

0.2- 3.1

1.1

0.5- 2.3

RACE

White

664

559

82.2

77.3-86.2

12.7

9.1-17.6

1.9

0.9- 3.6

1.6

0.7- 3.5

1.6

0.9- 3.1

African American

352

322

88.0

80.7-92.7

5.1

2.8- 9.1

6.0

2.4-14.2

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.3- 2.6

Other Minorities

93.8

83.3-97.9

4.5

1.3-14.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

96.5

83.6-99.3

3.5

0.7-16.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,035

898

84.1

80.3-87.3

10.2

7.6-13.6

3.1

1.7- 5.8

1.0

0.5- 2.3

1.5

0.9- 2.6

AGE

18-24

79.2

58.5-91.1

11.4

3.1-33.9

7.5

1.8-26.4

1.9

0.3-12.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

80.7

69.4-88.5

13.1

6.7-24.2

4.4

1.5-12.5

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.4- 6.6

35-44

144

121

83.8

76.0-89.4

11.6

6.9-18.7

0.9

0.1- 6.2

0.4

0.1- 3.1

3.3

1.2- 8.4

45-54

234

202

85.5

79.4-90.0

10.2

6.4-15.9

1.3

0.5- 3.8

2.4

0.9- 5.9

0.6

0.1- 2.5

55-64

238

212

89.9

85.1-93.4

6.4

3.8-10.7

2.3

1.0- 5.5

0.6

0.1- 4.0

0.7

0.2- 3.1

65-74

181

163

89.7

83.7-93.7

6.5

3.5-11.8

2.0

0.6- 6.1

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.5- 5.5

75+

136

119

87.0

78.6-92.4

7.4

3.8-13.6

2.6

0.5-11.7

0.4

0.1- 2.6

2.7

0.7- 9.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

205

86.9

77.6-92.7

4.4

2.3- 8.3

5.8

1.7-17.9

0.7

0.2- 2.8

2.2

0.9- 5.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

369

319

82.3

75.1-87.8

13.1

8.1-20.4

2.1

1.0- 4.6

1.5

0.4- 5.0

1.0

0.3- 3.1

Some Post-H.S.

238

209

87.2

79.6-92.2

8.3

4.1-16.0

2.5

0.9- 6.6

0.9

0.3- 3.0

1.1

0.3- 3.7

College Graduate

230

198

85.4

79.3-90.0

10.9

7.0-16.5

1.5

0.4- 5.7

0.5

0.1- 3.3

1.7

0.6- 4.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

151

89.8

83.0-94.0

6.1

3.1-11.6

0.4

0.1- 2.6

1.7

0.3- 8.4

2.1

0.6- 6.7

$15,000- 24,999

206

181

86.6

79.4-91.5

8.8

5.0-15.0

1.9

0.7- 5.4

1.5

0.2- 9.9

1.2

0.4- 4.0

$25,000- 34,999

138

118

88.1

80.7-92.9

6.0

3.2-11.0

3.9

1.3-11.0

0.7

0.1- 4.9

1.3

0.3- 5.0

$35,000- 49,999

147

128

84.6

73.5-91.6

10.3

4.4-22.3

3.5

1.3- 9.5

1.6

0.5- 4.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

123

107

84.1

74.7-90.4

10.7

5.5-19.6

0.8

0.1- 5.4

0.8

0.1- 5.2

3.7

1.3-10.2

$75,000+

127

104

82.7

74.0-88.9

15.6

9.7-24.2

1.2

0.3- 4.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

442

376

82.8

76.2-87.8

12.2

7.6-19.1

1.4

0.6- 2.9

1.2

0.5- 3.2

2.4

1.3- 4.7

605

537

86.3

81.7-90.0

8.1

5.6-11.7

3.9

1.9- 8.0

0.9

0.3- 2.8

0.7

0.3- 2.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

151

124

84.3

76.7-89.8

11.7

7.0-18.9

0.9

0.2- 3.8

1.3

0.4- 4.2

1.8

0.5- 6.1

Non-Veteran

919

807

85.1

81.0-88.5

9.4

6.7-13.0

3.2

1.7- 6.1

0.9

0.4- 2.3

1.4

0.7- 2.4

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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