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
-MALES 2,027 1,822 90.1 88.2-91.7 160 8.0 6.5- 9.7 45 2.0 1.3- 2.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,359 1,211 90.0 87.7-91.8 117 8.0 6.3-10.0 31 2.1 1.3- 3.3
Non-Hispanic Black 336 307 88.7 82.9-92.7 25 10.1 6.3-15.8 *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 460 406 88.2 84.0-91.4 48 10.2 7.2-14.2 *** *** ***
35-44 265 240 92.1 87.6-95.1 18 5.4 3.0- 9.5 *** *** ***
45-54 356 318 89.2 83.6-93.0 30 9.1 5.6-14.5 *** *** ***
55-64 386 352 93.6 90.3-95.8 25 5.0 3.0- 8.1 *** *** ***
65-74 350 321 92.3 87.8-95.3 19 5.1 2.8- 9.2 *** *** ***
75+ 196 173 84.1 75.4-90.2 19 14.2 8.5-22.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 187 83.9 75.8-89.7 16 10.4 5.7-18.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 498 91.0 87.7-93.5 50 7.8 5.5-10.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 521 462 89.2 85.5-92.0 47 9.2 6.6-12.8 12 1.6 0.8- 3.2
College Graduate 733 673 93.5 91.2-95.3 47 5.5 3.9- 7.7 13 1.0 0.5- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 129 87.8 79.2-93.2 15 6.9 3.4-13.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 291 255 88.3 82.9-92.2 31 9.9 6.4-15.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 187 170 85.8 76.4-91.9 15 13.3 7.4-22.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 258 229 87.2 80.9-91.7 23 9.8 6.0-15.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 299 268 91.0 85.9-94.3 23 7.4 4.4-12.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 570 529 94.3 91.4-96.3 33 4.9 3.1- 7.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 538 87.9 83.6-91.1 49 9.7 6.8-13.8 19 2.4 1.2- 4.7
No 1,410 1,275 91.0 88.9-92.8 110 7.3 5.7- 9.3 25 1.7 1.0- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 602 553 91.9 88.7-94.2 34 6.5 4.4- 9.6 15 1.6 0.8- 3.1
Non-Veteran 1,421 1,265 89.5 87.2-91.4 126 8.5 6.7-10.6 30 2.1 1.3- 3.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 552 518 93.3 90.3-95.4 24 5.0 3.2- 7.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 408 367 90.3 86.3-93.2 36 8.2 5.6-12.0 *** *** ***
Rural 1,067 937 87.1 83.8-89.8 100 10.5 8.0-13.6 30 2.4 1.5- 4.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,229 1,103 89.7 87.3-91.8 103 8.6 6.7-11.0 23 1.6 1.0- 2.8
Unemployed 73 64 90.4 78.1-96.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 446 91.4 87.4-94.2 32 6.4 4.1-10.1 11 2.2 1.0- 4.7
Unable to Work 158 136 87.0 78.9-92.3 13 6.8 3.5-12.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 64 95.0 84.9-98.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 109 89.3 80.9-94.3 13 5.1 2.6- 9.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 276 236 83.3 76.4-88.4 32 13.8 9.0-20.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 139 127 90.2 81.1-95.2 11 9.5 4.6-18.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,090 993 91.8 89.4-93.7 76 6.8 5.0- 9.1 21 1.4 0.8- 2.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 344 85.6 79.4-90.2 46 12.2 7.9-18.5 13 2.1 0.9- 4.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 719 639 87.6 84.1-90.4 61 9.8 7.3-13.1 19 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 905 839 92.7 90.3-94.6 53 5.8 4.1- 8.1 13 1.5 0.8- 2.8

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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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