2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 894 832 93.1 90.2-95.2 47 5.9 4.0- 8.8 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 404 359 89.6 84.2-93.3 34 9.0 5.5-14.5 *** *** ***
Female 490 473 96.4 93.7-97.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 795 739 93.0 89.8-95.2 42 6.2 4.0- 9.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 124 106 89.6 82.8-93.9 16 9.4 5.3-16.0 *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 199 93.1 88.6-96.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 323 301 92.2 87.6-95.2 18 6.8 4.0-11.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 556 521 93.8 90.9-95.8 30 5.4 3.5- 8.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 761 710 93.3 90.1-95.6 41 5.8 3.7- 9.0 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 680 628 92.4 88.7-95.0 37 6.2 3.8-10.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 387 350 89.8 84.5-93.4 32 9.5 5.9-14.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 320 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 421 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 238 95.6 92.2-97.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 330 93.9 89.6-96.4 18 6.0 3.4-10.3 *** *** ***

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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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