BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Seatbelt
Risk Factor for Always or Nearly Always Wearing Seat Belts*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,896 | 8,302 | 90.8 | 89.8-91.8 | 594 | 9.2 | 8.2-10.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,429 | 3,070 | 86.9 | 85.1-88.5 | 359 | 13.1 | 11.5-14.9 |
| Female | 5,467 | 5,232 | 94.5 | 93.5-95.3 | 235 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,766 | 6,366 | 92.4 | 91.3-93.3 | 400 | 7.6 | 6.7- 8.7 |
| African American | 1,812 | 1,644 | 87.2 | 84.6-89.4 | 168 | 12.8 | 10.6-15.4 |
| Other | 240 | 219 | 88.7 | 81.4-93.4 | 21 | 11.3 | 6.6-18.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 179 | 162 | 86.1 | 76.6-92.1 | 17 | 13.9 | 7.9-23.4 |
| No | 8,545 | 7,977 | 91.0 | 90.0-91.9 | 568 | 9.0 | 8.1-10.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 329 | 266 | 76.3 | 70.0-81.6 | 63 | 23.7 | 18.4-30.0 |
| 25-34 | 940 | 832 | 88.7 | 86.1-90.9 | 108 | 11.3 | 9.1-13.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,417 | 1,293 | 89.6 | 87.2-91.6 | 124 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,794 | 1,686 | 93.9 | 92.4-95.2 | 108 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,861 | 1,762 | 95.0 | 93.7-96.0 | 99 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 |
| 65+ | 2,469 | 2,379 | 96.2 | 95.2-97.0 | 90 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,298 | 1,183 | 87.2 | 84.1-89.8 | 115 | 12.8 | 10.2-15.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,723 | 2,483 | 87.0 | 84.8-89.0 | 240 | 13.0 | 11.0-15.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,196 | 2,071 | 93.3 | 91.5-94.7 | 125 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,654 | 2,541 | 94.7 | 93.2-95.9 | 113 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,064 | 988 | 89.7 | 86.1-92.5 | 76 | 10.3 | 7.5-13.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,333 | 1,199 | 85.1 | 81.6-88.0 | 134 | 14.9 | 12.0-18.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,000 | 924 | 88.6 | 85.1-91.3 | 76 | 11.4 | 8.7-14.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,240 | 1,161 | 92.4 | 89.8-94.4 | 79 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.2 |
| $50,000+ | 2,977 | 2,832 | 93.8 | 92.4-94.9 | 145 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 704 | 665 | 92.6 | 88.0-95.5 | 39 | 7.4 | 4.5-12.0 |
| Appalachia II | 651 | 618 | 93.9 | 90.9-96.0 | 33 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.1 |
| Appalachia III | 493 | 464 | 93.5 | 90.2-95.8 | 29 | 6.5 | 4.2- 9.8 |
| Catawba | 379 | 352 | 89.1 | 83.7-92.9 | 27 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,045 | 972 | 90.4 | 87.0-92.9 | 73 | 9.6 | 7.1-13.0 |
| Low Country | 934 | 870 | 86.9 | 82.7-90.2 | 64 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.3 |
| Palmetto | 843 | 794 | 91.2 | 87.7-93.7 | 49 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.3 |
| Pee Dee | 731 | 670 | 88.0 | 83.9-91.1 | 61 | 12.0 | 8.9-16.1 |
| Trident | 1,023 | 952 | 91.1 | 88.0-93.4 | 71 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 574 | 541 | 93.8 | 90.8-95.9 | 33 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.2 |
| Waccamaw | 938 | 872 | 89.8 | 86.6-92.3 | 66 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.4 |
| Wateree | 474 | 435 | 86.0 | 79.9-90.5 | 39 | 14.0 | 9.5-20.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,278 | 1,206 | 93.1 | 90.4-95.1 | 72 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 |
| Region II | 1,144 | 1,082 | 93.8 | 91.7-95.4 | 62 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.3 |
| Region III | 1,222 | 1,146 | 90.5 | 87.7-92.7 | 76 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.3 |
| Region IV | 1,205 | 1,105 | 87.2 | 83.9-89.9 | 100 | 12.8 | 10.1-16.1 |
| Region V | 1,045 | 972 | 90.4 | 87.0-92.9 | 73 | 9.6 | 7.1-13.0 |
| Region VI | 938 | 872 | 89.8 | 86.6-92.3 | 66 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.4 |
| Region VII | 1,023 | 952 | 91.1 | 88.0-93.4 | 71 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 |
| Region VIII | 934 | 870 | 86.9 | 82.7-90.2 | 64 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.3 |
*Data in this table were derived from the seatbelt questions
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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