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?
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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
Non-Hispanic White 2,350 2,209 92.0 90.1-93.6 104 5.9 4.5- 7.6 37 2.1 1.4- 3.2
GENDER
Male 1,036 949 88.5 85.0-91.3 60 8.1 5.7-11.4 27 3.4 2.1- 5.4
Female 1,314 1,260 95.2 93.2-96.7 44 3.8 2.6- 5.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 417 375 87.2 81.4-91.4 32 10.1 6.3-15.9 *** *** ***
35-44 279 257 91.0 85.6-94.5 19 7.9 4.6-13.1 *** *** ***
45-54 333 314 91.8 86.2-95.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 425 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 464 440 93.6 88.7-96.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 407 389 95.7 92.4-97.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 410 90.5 86.0-93.7 23 7.3 4.6-11.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 654 604 90.8 86.5-93.8 39 7.2 4.5-11.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,166 1,116 94.6 92.3-96.2 36 4.1 2.7- 6.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 250 226 88.1 80.7-92.9 17 10.1 5.6-17.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 329 305 89.8 83.9-93.6 17 6.2 3.5-10.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 926 880 94.2 91.9-95.9 34 3.9 2.6- 5.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 771 710 89.3 84.7-92.6 38 6.7 4.0-11.1 23 4.0 2.3- 6.7
No 1,557 1,477 93.3 91.2-94.8 66 5.5 4.1- 7.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 327 299 90.3 85.2-93.8 17 6.8 3.8-11.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,021 1,909 92.3 90.1-94.0 86 5.7 4.2- 7.7 26 2.0 1.2- 3.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 682 642 92.2 88.7-94.6 29 6.0 3.9- 9.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 651 609 90.8 85.9-94.0 30 6.8 3.9-11.4 *** *** ***
Rural 1,017 958 93.0 90.4-94.9 45 5.0 3.5- 7.2 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 1,116 90.7 87.7-93.1 60 7.0 5.0- 9.9 20 2.2 1.3- 3.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 819 781 95.6 93.1-97.2 29 3.5 2.0- 6.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,476 1,384 91.8 89.5-93.6 69 6.0 4.4- 8.0 23 2.2 1.4- 3.7
HOUSING
Own 1,726 1,636 92.8 90.5-94.6 69 5.3 3.7- 7.5 21 1.9 1.1- 3.2
Rent 477 437 88.4 83.3-92.0 27 8.5 5.4-13.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 579 536 90.1 85.9-93.1 30 6.3 4.1- 9.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 765 710 91.5 88.2-93.9 42 6.1 4.2- 8.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,006 963 93.5 90.0-95.8 32 5.5 3.2- 9.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 876 839 94.5 90.6-96.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 656 614 91.8 88.2-94.4 30 5.9 3.7- 9.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 608 562 89.3 85.2-92.4 35 7.8 5.4-11.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 210 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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