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 White 3,027 2,808 92.9 91.7-94.0 174 5.7 4.7- 6.9 45 1.3 0.9- 2.0
GENDER
Male 1,359 1,211 90.0 87.7-91.8 117 8.0 6.3-10.0 31 2.1 1.3- 3.3
Female 1,668 1,597 95.7 94.2-96.8 57 3.6 2.6- 5.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 530 473 90.8 87.6-93.2 50 7.7 5.5-10.6 *** *** ***
35-44 329 306 93.8 90.0-96.2 19 5.3 3.0- 9.0 *** *** ***
45-54 502 466 92.7 88.7-95.3 30 6.2 3.8-10.0 *** *** ***
55-64 601 564 95.0 92.6-96.7 27 3.9 2.4- 6.2 *** *** ***
65-74 599 564 94.5 91.5-96.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 442 413 91.3 86.6-94.5 24 7.5 4.6-12.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 700 631 90.5 87.5-92.8 59 8.2 6.1-11.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 887 821 93.1 90.8-94.8 49 5.7 4.1- 7.9 17 1.2 0.7- 2.2
College Graduate 1,251 1,182 95.7 94.4-96.7 59 3.7 2.8- 5.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 215 196 89.0 81.0-93.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 350 318 91.0 86.3-94.2 27 7.1 4.4-11.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 293 265 88.4 82.4-92.5 25 10.9 6.9-16.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 355 318 88.9 84.1-92.4 28 8.2 5.4-12.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 461 429 94.2 91.2-96.2 25 4.6 2.8- 7.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 888 844 95.8 93.8-97.2 37 3.7 2.4- 5.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 950 882 92.5 89.7-94.6 47 5.7 3.9- 8.3 *** *** ***
No 2,062 1,912 93.1 91.6-94.3 126 5.7 4.6- 7.1 24 1.2 0.7- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 475 436 91.7 87.9-94.3 28 6.8 4.4-10.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,550 2,370 93.1 91.8-94.3 146 5.5 4.5- 6.8 34 1.3 0.9- 2.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 701 672 95.8 93.6-97.3 23 3.3 2.0- 5.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 636 598 94.0 91.4-95.9 34 5.4 3.6- 7.9 *** *** ***
Rural 1,691 1,539 90.3 88.1-92.1 117 7.6 6.0- 9.7 35 2.1 1.3- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,516 1,391 92.3 90.4-93.8 106 6.5 5.2- 8.2 19 1.2 0.7- 2.1
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 961 905 94.4 92.1-96.0 42 4.1 2.7- 6.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 253 230 91.2 85.3-94.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 362 324 88.7 83.7-92.3 29 8.2 5.3-12.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 222 200 90.4 84.8-94.2 19 8.5 5.0-14.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,670 1,560 93.9 92.2-95.2 90 5.1 3.9- 6.7 20 1.0 0.6- 1.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 578 524 89.8 84.9-93.3 42 8.8 5.5-13.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,150 1,057 91.5 89.2-93.3 72 6.6 5.0- 8.7 21 1.9 1.1- 3.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 1,228 94.8 93.1-96.1 60 4.3 3.2- 5.9 *** *** ***

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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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