BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Seatbelt
How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car?
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| Total # Respondents |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,892 | 7,307 | 78.2 | 76.9-79.4 | 991 | 12.7 | 11.7-13.7 | 319 | 5.2 | 4.5- 6.0 | 147 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.7 | 128 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,427 | 2,589 | 71.2 | 68.9-73.3 | 479 | 15.7 | 14.0-17.5 | 183 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.6 | 90 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.3 | 86 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 |
| Female | 5,465 | 4,718 | 84.6 | 83.2-85.9 | 512 | 9.9 | 8.9-11.0 | 136 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.3 | 57 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.6 | 42 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,762 | 5,630 | 80.7 | 79.3-82.0 | 732 | 11.6 | 10.6-12.7 | 187 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.6 | 114 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 | 99 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 |
| African American | 1,812 | 1,415 | 71.7 | 68.5-74.7 | 229 | 15.5 | 13.2-18.2 | 119 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.8 | 26 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 23 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 |
| Other | 240 | 195 | 76.3 | 67.4-83.3 | 24 | 12.4 | 7.3-20.4 | 9 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.1 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.0 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 179 | 149 | 77.7 | 67.8-85.2 | 13 | 8.4 | 4.4-15.6 | 12 | 10.0 | 5.0-19.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.2-10.7 |
| No | 8,541 | 7,014 | 78.1 | 76.8-79.4 | 959 | 12.9 | 11.8-13.9 | 303 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.9 | 145 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.8 | 120 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 328 | 200 | 56.1 | 49.5-62.6 | 65 | 20.1 | 15.2-26.0 | 35 | 12.7 | 8.9-18.0 | 20 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.8 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.7- 8.1 |
| 25-34 | 939 | 680 | 72.6 | 69.0-75.9 | 151 | 16.1 | 13.4-19.2 | 70 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.8 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,417 | 1,118 | 77.5 | 74.5-80.1 | 175 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.4 | 65 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.5 | 39 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.5 | 20 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,794 | 1,496 | 82.7 | 80.4-84.8 | 190 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.2 | 60 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.1 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 23 | 1.2 | 0.8- 2.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,861 | 1,563 | 84.4 | 82.3-86.2 | 199 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.4 | 50 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.6 | 28 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 |
| 65+ | 2,467 | 2,171 | 87.8 | 86.1-89.3 | 206 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.9 | 38 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.5 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 37 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,298 | 1,051 | 75.1 | 71.4-78.5 | 132 | 12.1 | 9.6-15.0 | 61 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.2 | 22 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.9 | 32 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,722 | 2,154 | 73.3 | 70.7-75.7 | 328 | 13.7 | 11.9-15.8 | 135 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.7 | 52 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 | 53 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,194 | 1,816 | 79.1 | 76.5-81.5 | 253 | 14.1 | 12.1-16.4 | 69 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.4 | 34 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.8 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,653 | 2,266 | 84.1 | 82.0-86.0 | 274 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.3 | 53 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 39 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 21 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,063 | 879 | 78.3 | 74.2-81.9 | 108 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.6 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,332 | 1,031 | 70.0 | 66.0-73.7 | 167 | 15.1 | 12.4-18.3 | 75 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.2 | 32 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.2 | 27 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,000 | 821 | 78.1 | 74.0-81.7 | 103 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.6 | 42 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.2 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.2 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,238 | 996 | 77.0 | 73.6-80.2 | 163 | 15.3 | 12.8-18.3 | 45 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.0 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,977 | 2,497 | 81.8 | 79.8-83.6 | 335 | 12.0 | 10.5-13.7 | 79 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.8 | 41 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 704 | 574 | 78.1 | 73.1-82.4 | 91 | 14.5 | 11.3-18.5 | 18 | 4.8 | 2.3- 9.8 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 |
| Appalachia II | 651 | 553 | 82.1 | 77.9-85.7 | 65 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 |
| Appalachia III | 492 | 401 | 77.7 | 72.4-82.3 | 62 | 15.8 | 11.8-20.8 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.8 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 |
| Catawba | 379 | 318 | 78.5 | 72.3-83.6 | 34 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.6 | 13 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.5 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,045 | 848 | 75.7 | 71.8-79.3 | 124 | 14.6 | 12.0-17.7 | 34 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 29 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.7 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| Low Country | 933 | 756 | 74.5 | 70.1-78.4 | 113 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.4 | 38 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.7 | 15 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.1 | 11 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 |
| Palmetto | 842 | 720 | 81.4 | 77.4-84.8 | 73 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.7 | 29 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.8 | 11 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 |
| Pee Dee | 731 | 575 | 73.1 | 68.4-77.3 | 95 | 14.9 | 11.8-18.7 | 34 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.9 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 |
| Trident | 1,022 | 866 | 80.0 | 76.1-83.4 | 85 | 11.1 | 8.5-14.4 | 37 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.2 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 574 | 457 | 77.2 | 72.3-81.4 | 84 | 16.7 | 13.0-21.1 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 11 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 |
| Waccamaw | 938 | 774 | 77.7 | 73.6-81.4 | 98 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.7 | 37 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 |
| Wateree | 474 | 375 | 71.5 | 65.2-77.1 | 60 | 14.5 | 10.7-19.3 | 24 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.6 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.5 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,278 | 1,031 | 77.7 | 74.2-80.8 | 175 | 15.5 | 13.0-18.4 | 32 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.7 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 17 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.1 |
| Region II | 1,143 | 954 | 80.1 | 76.9-83.0 | 127 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.6 | 36 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| Region III | 1,221 | 1,038 | 80.5 | 77.2-83.4 | 107 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.5 | 42 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.0 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 | 18 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 |
| Region IV | 1,205 | 950 | 72.5 | 68.7-75.9 | 155 | 14.7 | 12.3-17.6 | 58 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.7 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 24 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 |
| Region V | 1,045 | 848 | 75.7 | 71.8-79.3 | 124 | 14.6 | 12.0-17.7 | 34 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 29 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.7 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| Region VI | 938 | 774 | 77.7 | 73.6-81.4 | 98 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.7 | 37 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 |
| Region VII | 1,022 | 866 | 80.0 | 76.1-83.4 | 85 | 11.1 | 8.5-14.4 | 37 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.2 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 |
| Region VIII | 933 | 756 | 74.5 | 70.1-78.4 | 113 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.4 | 38 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.7 | 15 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.1 | 11 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 |
#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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