2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
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
-Non-Hispanic Black 880 822 90.9 87.7-93.4 48 7.7 5.4-10.8 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 336 307 88.7 82.9-92.7 25 10.1 6.3-15.8 *** *** ***
Female 544 515 92.8 88.8-95.4 23 5.7 3.4- 9.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 180 159 84.5 76.1-90.4 19 14.3 8.7-22.7 *** *** ***
35-44 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 253 89.7 83.2-93.8 15 8.5 4.8-14.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 191 175 88.7 80.6-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 289 91.5 86.1-94.9 19 7.7 4.4-13.1 *** *** ***
No 562 528 90.9 86.7-93.9 29 7.7 5.0-11.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 768 716 90.6 87.1-93.3 43 8.0 5.5-11.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 279 258 89.6 83.9-93.4 16 8.3 4.9-13.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 432 406 91.5 85.5-95.1 23 7.9 4.4-13.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 412 89.8 84.9-93.2 25 8.4 5.3-13.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 317 302 93.5 88.5-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 317 295 90.9 85.2-94.5 20 8.4 4.9-14.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 311 290 90.2 84.7-93.9 15 7.6 4.3-12.9 *** *** ***

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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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