2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seatbelt Use and Drinking and Driving

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 3,906 3,640 91.7 90.1-93.0 193 6.2 5.1- 7.6 73 2.1 1.5- 3.0
MALES 1,715 1,557 88.2 85.4-90.5 108 8.4 6.4-11.0 50 3.4 2.3- 5.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,036 949 88.5 85.0-91.3 60 8.1 5.7-11.4 27 3.4 2.1- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 278 250 86.1 77.8-91.7 17 11.5 6.2-20.2 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6
Other 368 330 90.3 83.1-94.6 26 4.9 2.6- 9.0 12 4.9 1.7-12.9
AGE
18-34 387 333 82.6 76.0-87.7 41 13.3 8.7-19.9 13 4.1 2.2- 7.4
35-44 251 223 85.6 76.8-91.5 21 10.1 5.6-17.6 *** *** ***
45-54 251 226 87.3 79.6-92.4 14 7.2 3.7-13.6 11 5.5 2.4-12.2
55-64 316 299 92.4 85.5-96.1 11 6.5 3.0-13.5 *** *** ***
65-74 293 271 94.9 91.4-97.0 13 2.7 1.3- 5.7 *** *** ***
75+ 196 185 94.5 88.3-97.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 137 87.0 75.9-93.5 11 9.0 3.7-20.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 337 85.8 79.7-90.2 31 9.0 5.6-14.1 17 5.2 2.6-10.3
Some Post-H.S. 442 394 85.6 79.4-90.2 35 11.1 6.9-17.2 13 3.4 1.7- 6.4
College Graduate 724 680 93.4 90.3-95.6 31 5.1 3.1- 8.2 13 1.5 0.7- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 221 197 89.3 82.1-93.8 18 9.2 5.0-16.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 236 208 79.6 68.9-87.3 17 11.7 6.1-21.5 11 8.6 3.8-18.5
$75,000+ 657 609 91.8 88.4-94.3 37 5.8 3.8- 8.9 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 474 85.7 79.3-90.3 36 9.1 5.1-15.6 26 5.2 3.1- 8.8
No 1,165 1,070 89.7 86.8-92.0 72 8.3 6.2-11.0 23 2.0 1.2- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 426 396 92.4 88.6-95.0 21 5.6 3.4- 9.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,283 1,156 87.0 83.6-89.8 86 9.2 6.8-12.4 41 3.8 2.4- 5.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 550 503 88.9 84.7-92.0 33 8.3 5.5-12.3 14 2.9 1.5- 5.2
Regional City or Suburban County 455 411 86.2 79.5-90.9 29 10.1 5.9-16.7 15 3.7 1.9- 7.3
Rural 710 643 89.3 84.7-92.7 46 7.1 4.6-10.9 21 3.6 1.7- 7.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,057 960 88.1 84.6-90.9 72 9.2 6.7-12.6 25 2.7 1.7- 4.5
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 410 93.7 89.4-96.4 19 4.2 2.0- 8.7 13 2.1 1.1- 3.9
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 91 86.6 74.5-93.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,039 943 88.0 84.6-90.7 69 8.1 6.0-10.9 27 3.9 2.3- 6.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 527 464 86.3 80.5-90.6 41 7.5 4.9-11.3 22 6.2 3.1-12.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 489 439 88.0 83.4-91.4 36 8.8 5.9-12.9 14 3.3 1.6- 6.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 699 654 89.4 84.4-92.9 31 8.7 5.3-13.8 14 1.9 1.0- 3.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 549 513 90.7 85.2-94.3 25 7.4 4.1-13.1 11 1.8 0.9- 3.8
2nd Quartile 461 422 87.4 81.8-91.4 29 10.1 6.4-15.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 428 379 86.5 81.4-90.4 33 8.9 5.9-13.2 16 4.6 2.4- 8.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 277 243 87.4 76.1-93.8 21 4.7 2.2- 9.6 13 7.9 2.7-20.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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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