2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Seatbelt Use

How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car?
Would you say-?

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  Total
Respond.^
Always Nearly Always/Sometimes Seldom/Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,573 4,250 92.6 91.5-93.6 253 6.0 5.1- 7.0 70 1.4 1.0- 1.9
-Eastern NC 1,834 1,700 91.3 89.1-93.1 107 7.3 5.7- 9.4 27 1.4 0.8- 2.3
GENDER
Male 795 707 87.8 84.0-90.7 68 9.8 7.1-13.4 20 2.5 1.4- 4.3
Female 1,039 993 94.6 92.1-96.3 39 5.1 3.4- 7.5 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,068 981 91.3 88.7-93.3 69 7.0 5.1- 9.4 18 1.8 1.0- 3.1
Non-Hispanic Black 486 459 91.3 85.5-94.9 23 7.8 4.4-13.6 *** *** ***
Other 280 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 345 311 87.6 81.9-91.7 31 11.1 7.2-16.6 *** *** ***
35-44 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 294 271 93.3 88.9-96.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 375 351 93.4 89.0-96.1 21 5.9 3.4-10.3 *** *** ***
65-74 346 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 474 90.3 86.1-93.3 38 8.6 5.8-12.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 550 504 90.8 87.0-93.5 34 7.4 4.9-11.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 533 503 95.3 92.9-96.9 23 3.9 2.4- 6.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 308 281 90.6 85.6-94.0 24 8.9 5.6-13.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 193 173 82.5 70.9-90.2 19 16.4 9.0-28.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 210 89.8 83.0-94.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 359 337 94.0 89.4-96.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 659 609 92.2 88.9-94.5 37 6.6 4.4- 9.8 *** *** ***
No 1,162 1,079 90.9 87.9-93.1 69 7.7 5.6-10.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 307 89.8 84.3-93.5 22 8.3 4.9-13.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,495 1,391 91.6 89.1-93.6 85 7.1 5.3- 9.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 287 264 88.6 82.2-92.9 19 8.9 5.3-14.8 *** *** ***
Rural 1,423 1,315 91.3 88.7-93.3 87 7.6 5.6-10.1 21 1.1 0.7- 2.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 829 90.3 87.0-92.8 58 8.2 5.8-11.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 530 496 92.0 87.4-95.0 27 6.6 3.9-11.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 209 191 91.3 85.2-95.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 305 277 85.3 77.1-91.0 24 12.7 7.5-20.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 795 735 92.0 88.9-94.3 45 6.4 4.3- 9.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 625 578 90.0 85.6-93.2 35 8.2 5.3-12.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 878 811 91.4 88.5-93.6 57 7.2 5.2-10.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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