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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,035 2,820 92.5 91.2-93.7 179 6.2 5.2- 7.4 36 1.3 0.8- 2.0
GENDER
Male 1,421 1,277 89.0 86.6-91.0 114 8.8 7.0-11.0 30 2.3 1.4- 3.7
Female 1,614 1,543 95.8 94.4-96.8 65 3.9 2.9- 5.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 559 489 86.9 83.0-90.0 58 10.2 7.6-13.5 *** *** ***
35-44 348 321 91.2 86.3-94.4 23 7.8 4.7-12.7 *** *** ***
45-54 466 437 94.1 90.6-96.4 25 5.3 3.1- 8.9 *** *** ***
55-64 558 534 96.2 94.0-97.6 20 3.1 1.8- 5.2 *** *** ***
65-74 637 605 95.8 93.6-97.3 28 3.7 2.3- 5.8 *** *** ***
75+ 430 398 93.3 89.7-95.6 25 5.9 3.7- 9.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 185 88.5 81.0-93.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 698 645 91.2 87.9-93.6 44 7.6 5.3-10.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 891 822 92.8 90.4-94.6 56 6.0 4.4- 8.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,241 1,168 94.7 93.1-95.9 63 4.7 3.5- 6.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 358 328 91.8 86.6-95.1 26 7.4 4.2-12.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 258 230 89.3 83.8-93.1 24 9.5 5.9-14.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 364 337 91.7 87.1-94.8 23 6.8 4.0-11.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 460 421 90.7 86.3-93.7 32 7.6 4.9-11.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 867 826 94.6 92.3-96.3 31 4.2 2.7- 6.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 960 886 92.2 89.6-94.1 59 6.3 4.5- 8.7 *** *** ***
No 2,067 1,929 92.8 91.2-94.2 117 6.0 4.8- 7.5 21 1.2 0.6- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 448 91.4 88.3-93.7 35 6.4 4.4- 9.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,542 2,375 92.7 91.2-94.0 144 6.2 5.0- 7.6 23 1.1 0.6- 1.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 699 655 93.1 90.4-95.0 37 6.1 4.2- 8.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 778 724 92.8 90.1-94.9 38 4.9 3.3- 7.3 *** *** ***
Rural 1,562 1,445 92.0 89.9-93.7 104 7.2 5.6- 9.2 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,508 1,385 91.4 89.4-93.1 105 7.2 5.7- 9.1 18 1.4 0.8- 2.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 999 944 95.3 93.5-96.6 43 4.0 2.8- 5.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 242 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 351 319 91.5 86.5-94.7 25 7.0 4.0-12.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 218 197 91.7 86.3-95.1 18 6.4 3.7-11.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,724 1,616 93.0 91.2-94.5 88 5.7 4.4- 7.4 20 1.2 0.7- 2.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 523 482 92.5 89.1-94.9 39 7.2 4.8-10.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,297 1,207 93.1 91.1-94.7 71 5.4 4.0- 7.2 19 1.5 0.8- 2.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,219 1,135 92.0 89.6-93.8 69 6.8 5.1- 8.9 *** *** ***

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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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