BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Seatbelt Use
Risk factor for always or nearly always wear seat belts*
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| Total # Respondents |
Always\Nearly always | Sometimes\Seldom\Never | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,083 | 9,478 | 92.6 | 91.6-93.6 | 605 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,663 | 3,323 | 89.3 | 87.3-91.0 | 340 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.7 |
| Female | 6,420 | 6,155 | 95.7 | 94.8-96.5 | 265 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,625 | 6,286 | 93.8 | 92.6-94.8 | 339 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.4 |
| African American | 2,667 | 2,464 | 89.6 | 86.9-91.8 | 203 | 10.4 | 8.2-13.1 |
| Other | 480 | 438 | 93.4 | 88.7-96.2 | 42 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 176 | 163 | 94.4 | 87.7-97.5 | 13 | 5.6 | 2.5-12.3 |
| No | 9,652 | 9,078 | 92.6 | 91.5-93.6 | 574 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 315 | 264 | 86.2 | 80.0-90.7 | 51 | 13.8 | 9.3-20.0 |
| 25-34 | 848 | 765 | 89.4 | 85.7-92.3 | 83 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,370 | 1,260 | 92.5 | 90.4-94.2 | 110 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.6 |
| 45-54 | 2,011 | 1,892 | 94.1 | 92.2-95.6 | 119 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,263 | 2,150 | 95.7 | 94.5-96.7 | 113 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.5 |
| 65+ | 3,276 | 3,147 | 95.8 | 94.7-96.7 | 129 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,368 | 1,242 | 86.8 | 82.8-89.9 | 126 | 13.2 | 10.1-17.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,382 | 3,154 | 91.1 | 89.0-92.9 | 228 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,441 | 2,299 | 93.1 | 90.8-94.9 | 142 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,873 | 2,766 | 96.0 | 94.4-97.2 | 107 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,214 | 1,115 | 89.4 | 85.8-92.1 | 99 | 10.6 | 7.9-14.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,640 | 1,513 | 90.5 | 87.7-92.8 | 127 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,091 | 1,024 | 93.6 | 90.9-95.5 | 67 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,304 | 1,224 | 91.4 | 87.0-94.4 | 80 | 8.6 | 5.6-13.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,272 | 3,119 | 94.7 | 93.3-95.9 | 153 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 419 | 396 | 91.8 | 86.9-95.0 | 23 | 8.2 | 5.0-13.1 |
| Appalachia II | 680 | 648 | 94.9 | 92.0-96.8 | 32 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.0 |
| Appalachia III | 556 | 522 | 92.0 | 87.0-95.2 | 34 | 8.0 | 4.8-13.0 |
| Catawba | 262 | 249 | 94.0 | 88.4-97.0 | 13 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,234 | 1,159 | 91.8 | 88.7-94.0 | 75 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.3 |
| Low Country | 1,200 | 1,125 | 94.6 | 92.9-95.9 | 75 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 |
| Palmetto | 1,062 | 1,007 | 91.7 | 86.6-94.9 | 55 | 8.3 | 5.1-13.4 |
| Pee Dee | 671 | 629 | 92.3 | 88.7-94.9 | 42 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.3 |
| Trident | 1,184 | 1,112 | 94.3 | 91.7-96.1 | 72 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 920 | 862 | 89.4 | 83.8-93.2 | 58 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.2 |
| Waccamaw | 1,234 | 1,150 | 91.4 | 88.4-93.6 | 84 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.6 |
| Wateree | 551 | 513 | 89.7 | 84.9-93.1 | 38 | 10.3 | 6.9-15.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,339 | 1,258 | 90.7 | 87.2-93.3 | 81 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.8 |
| Region II | 1,236 | 1,170 | 93.7 | 91.2-95.6 | 66 | 6.3 | 4.4- 8.8 |
| Region III | 1,324 | 1,256 | 92.4 | 88.8-95.0 | 68 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.2 |
| Region IV | 1,222 | 1,142 | 91.3 | 88.6-93.5 | 80 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.4 |
| Region V | 1,234 | 1,159 | 91.8 | 88.7-94.0 | 75 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.3 |
| Region VI | 1,234 | 1,150 | 91.4 | 88.4-93.6 | 84 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.6 |
| Region VII | 1,184 | 1,112 | 94.3 | 91.7-96.1 | 72 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,200 | 1,125 | 94.6 | 92.9-95.9 | 75 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 |
*Data in this table were derived from Seatbelt Use question
#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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