2018 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 4,522 4,187 92.1 91.0-93.1 277 6.4 5.5- 7.4 58 1.5 1.1- 2.2
-MALES 2,089 1,887 89.5 87.6-91.2 158 8.0 6.6- 9.6 44 2.5 1.7- 3.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,421 1,277 89.0 86.6-91.0 114 8.8 7.0-11.0 30 2.3 1.4- 3.7
Non-Hispanic Black 332 306 90.0 84.6-93.6 20 6.3 3.8-10.4 *** *** ***
Other 305 276 91.5 87.2-94.4 21 6.2 3.7-10.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 488 410 83.1 78.5-86.9 57 10.9 8.1-14.6 21 6.0 3.6- 9.9
35-44 269 246 90.1 84.2-94.0 18 8.3 4.7-14.3 *** *** ***
45-54 347 319 91.3 86.5-94.6 24 7.9 4.8-12.8 *** *** ***
55-64 357 334 94.8 91.8-96.8 20 4.6 2.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
65-74 381 354 93.8 90.4-96.0 23 5.5 3.3- 8.8 *** *** ***
75+ 218 198 90.6 83.9-94.7 14 8.2 4.4-15.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 234 210 87.1 79.5-92.2 16 8.5 4.7-14.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 546 486 88.0 83.9-91.1 49 9.8 6.9-13.6 11 2.3 1.1- 4.5
Some Post-H.S. 561 503 89.3 85.6-92.2 44 7.9 5.5-11.1 14 2.8 1.4- 5.7
College Graduate 742 682 92.6 90.3-94.5 49 5.9 4.3- 8.1 11 1.4 0.8- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 124 85.9 77.3-91.6 13 9.9 5.4-17.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 282 254 88.4 81.8-92.9 22 8.5 4.8-14.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 175 150 86.1 78.8-91.2 20 11.7 7.0-19.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 247 220 88.7 82.7-92.9 22 8.6 5.0-14.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 318 283 86.5 79.8-91.3 28 9.5 5.9-15.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 585 545 92.2 88.9-94.5 31 6.5 4.3- 9.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 553 88.7 84.8-91.7 42 7.8 5.4-11.3 19 3.5 2.0- 5.9
No 1,464 1,326 90.0 87.8-91.9 113 7.8 6.2- 9.8 25 2.2 1.3- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 603 544 90.1 86.5-92.8 45 6.9 5.0- 9.5 14 3.0 1.4- 6.5
Non-Veteran 1,484 1,341 89.3 87.0-91.3 113 8.3 6.6-10.4 30 2.3 1.5- 3.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 513 90.3 87.0-92.8 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 13 2.4 1.2- 4.4
Regional City or Suburban County 517 468 88.8 84.4-92.0 32 6.8 4.4-10.3 17 4.4 2.4- 8.0
Rural 1,006 906 89.5 86.4-91.9 86 9.3 7.1-12.1 14 1.3 0.5- 3.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 1,097 89.0 86.5-91.1 104 8.2 6.5-10.3 27 2.8 1.7- 4.5
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 553 515 93.8 90.9-95.9 29 5.3 3.4- 8.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 162 150 91.5 84.2-95.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 120 87.9 78.3-93.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 262 231 86.7 79.9-91.5 24 10.1 6.0-16.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 139 120 88.6 81.2-93.4 16 8.5 4.8-14.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,162 1,061 90.1 87.4-92.2 79 7.7 5.9-10.0 22 2.3 1.3- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 361 90.6 86.1-93.7 35 9.0 5.9-13.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 873 791 90.1 87.1-92.4 63 7.4 5.5- 9.9 19 2.5 1.3- 4.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 817 735 88.7 85.4-91.2 60 8.3 6.1-11.1 22 3.1 1.8- 5.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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