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%)
TOTAL 4,573 4,250 92.6 91.5-93.6 253 6.0 5.1- 7.0 70 1.4 1.0- 1.9
GENDER
Male 2,027 1,822 90.1 88.2-91.7 160 8.0 6.5- 9.7 45 2.0 1.3- 2.9
Female 2,546 2,428 94.9 93.6-95.9 93 4.2 3.2- 5.4 25 0.9 0.6- 1.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,028 2,809 92.9 91.7-94.0 174 5.7 4.7- 6.9 45 1.3 0.9- 2.0
Non-Hispanic Black 880 822 90.9 87.7-93.4 48 7.7 5.4-10.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 165 156 95.1 89.5-97.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 310 289 94.4 90.9-96.6 13 3.3 1.7- 6.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 915 823 90.0 87.3-92.1 82 8.9 6.9-11.4 *** *** ***
35-44 588 550 93.7 90.9-95.7 28 4.1 2.6- 6.5 *** *** ***
45-54 766 712 93.0 89.9-95.2 41 5.8 3.8- 8.8 13 1.2 0.5- 2.8
55-64 886 834 95.0 92.9-96.5 40 4.2 2.8- 6.1 12 0.9 0.4- 1.7
65-74 818 771 94.3 91.7-96.1 30 3.8 2.4- 6.1 17 1.9 1.0- 3.6
75+ 557 520 91.5 87.6-94.3 30 7.2 4.6-11.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 462 430 91.0 86.5-94.1 20 6.0 3.4-10.2 12 3.1 1.6- 5.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,145 1,042 90.6 88.1-92.5 86 8.0 6.2-10.2 17 1.5 0.8- 2.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,287 1,194 92.8 90.8-94.4 70 5.9 4.5- 7.8 23 1.3 0.7- 2.2
College Graduate 1,671 1,577 95.2 93.9-96.3 77 4.1 3.2- 5.4 17 0.6 0.4- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 409 377 91.0 86.1-94.3 23 6.6 3.8-11.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 693 633 90.2 86.7-92.8 50 8.0 5.7-11.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 455 416 89.0 84.0-92.6 35 10.4 6.8-15.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 539 490 89.2 85.2-92.3 36 7.9 5.4-11.5 13 2.9 1.4- 5.8
$50,000-74,999 604 561 94.0 91.3-96.0 34 5.0 3.2- 7.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,099 1,046 96.1 94.3-97.3 43 3.4 2.3- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 776 729 93.8 91.2-95.7 32 4.5 2.9- 6.9 15 1.7 0.9- 3.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,460 1,353 92.1 89.9-93.9 76 6.4 4.7- 8.5 31 1.5 0.9- 2.6
No 3,089 2,875 92.8 91.5-93.9 176 5.9 4.9- 7.1 38 1.3 0.9- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 671 618 91.9 88.9-94.2 38 6.6 4.6- 9.5 15 1.5 0.7- 2.8
Non-Veteran 3,900 3,630 92.7 91.5-93.7 215 5.9 5.0- 7.0 55 1.4 1.0- 2.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,203 1,141 94.3 92.4-95.7 46 4.4 3.1- 6.1 16 1.4 0.8- 2.5
Regional City or Suburban County 916 856 93.2 90.9-94.9 52 5.9 4.3- 8.0 *** *** ***
Rural 2,456 2,255 90.8 88.9-92.4 155 7.5 6.1- 9.3 46 1.7 1.1- 2.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,350 2,166 91.7 90.2-93.1 152 6.9 5.6- 8.3 32 1.4 0.9- 2.2
Unemployed 171 158 93.9 87.6-97.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,270 1,198 94.2 92.1-95.7 55 4.4 3.1- 6.2 17 1.5 0.8- 2.7
Unable to Work 443 405 92.1 88.2-94.8 23 4.9 3.0- 8.0 15 2.9 1.4- 6.1
Other not in Labor Force 316 303 95.2 91.2-97.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 132 123 90.8 80.7-95.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 348 318 90.7 85.6-94.2 24 7.1 4.2-11.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 653 592 88.3 84.3-91.4 47 9.1 6.4-12.9 14 2.6 1.3- 4.9
151% to 200% 316 290 91.8 87.0-95.0 23 7.5 4.4-12.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,198 2,056 93.8 92.3-95.0 113 5.1 4.0- 6.5 29 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 776 729 93.8 91.2-95.7 32 4.5 2.9- 6.9 15 1.7 0.9- 3.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,008 927 90.9 87.4-93.4 62 8.0 5.5-11.4 19 1.2 0.6- 2.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,677 1,545 91.3 89.3-92.9 104 7.0 5.5- 8.8 28 1.7 1.1- 2.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,890 1,780 94.0 92.5-95.2 87 4.8 3.7- 6.2 23 1.2 0.7- 2.0

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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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