BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Seatbelt Use
How often do you use seat belts 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 | 10,071 | 8,499 | 82.1 | 80.7-83.5 | 967 | 10.5 | 9.5-11.7 | 356 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 | 99 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.1 | 150 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,656 | 2,851 | 76.0 | 73.5-78.4 | 465 | 13.2 | 11.4-15.3 | 189 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 | 63 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 | 88 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.8 |
| Female | 6,415 | 5,648 | 87.7 | 86.3-89.0 | 502 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.2 | 167 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.6 | 36 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 62 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,619 | 5,668 | 84.3 | 82.7-85.8 | 612 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.7 | 180 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.8 | 60 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 99 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 |
| African American | 2,664 | 2,162 | 74.9 | 71.4-78.2 | 299 | 14.7 | 12.0-17.7 | 144 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.1 | 27 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 32 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 |
| Other | 479 | 401 | 86.8 | 81.4-90.8 | 36 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.3 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.0 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 176 | 151 | 88.1 | 80.2-93.1 | 12 | 6.3 | 3.1-12.4 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| No | 9,642 | 8,131 | 82.0 | 80.5-83.4 | 937 | 10.6 | 9.6-11.8 | 340 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 | 92 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.2 | 142 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 315 | 201 | 65.0 | 56.9-72.3 | 63 | 21.2 | 15.2-28.7 | 32 | 6.5 | 4.2-10.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 1.9-10.6 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.0- 6.9 |
| 25-34 | 848 | 641 | 77.0 | 72.7-80.8 | 124 | 12.5 | 9.9-15.6 | 53 | 6.7 | 4.5-10.0 | 15 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.7 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,367 | 1,108 | 84.0 | 81.1-86.4 | 149 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.7 | 68 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.5 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 26 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 |
| 45-54 | 2,009 | 1,682 | 84.2 | 81.6-86.5 | 208 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.1 | 72 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 31 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,260 | 1,966 | 88.6 | 86.7-90.3 | 181 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.7 | 69 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 | 27 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 |
| 65+ | 3,272 | 2,901 | 88.0 | 86.3-89.6 | 242 | 7.8 | 6.5- 9.2 | 62 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 43 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,360 | 1,132 | 77.2 | 72.7-81.2 | 102 | 9.5 | 6.9-12.9 | 72 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.2 | 20 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.4 | 34 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,380 | 2,835 | 80.8 | 78.1-83.2 | 317 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.4 | 133 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.8 | 35 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 | 60 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,441 | 2,033 | 81.8 | 78.9-84.5 | 266 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.6 | 83 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.6 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 36 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,871 | 2,482 | 85.6 | 83.1-87.8 | 282 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.6 | 67 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 | 19 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,212 | 1,016 | 80.9 | 76.7-84.6 | 97 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.6 | 57 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.2 | 17 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 25 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,638 | 1,367 | 80.0 | 75.8-83.6 | 144 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.3 | 74 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.7 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 | 31 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,090 | 894 | 79.8 | 75.4-83.6 | 129 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.8 | 43 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.4 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.2 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,302 | 1,065 | 80.7 | 76.1-84.6 | 157 | 10.7 | 8.2-13.7 | 46 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.2 | 16 | 3.4 | 1.4- 8.3 | 18 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,270 | 2,792 | 85.1 | 82.9-87.0 | 325 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.5 | 87 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 23 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 43 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.7 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 419 | 361 | 81.6 | 75.6-86.4 | 35 | 10.2 | 6.8-15.2 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.0 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.9 |
| Appalachia II | 680 | 604 | 86.9 | 82.6-90.3 | 44 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.8 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 |
| Appalachia III | 555 | 468 | 79.6 | 72.4-85.3 | 53 | 12.4 | 7.8-19.2 | 19 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.2- 6.3 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.4 |
| Catawba | 262 | 224 | 86.3 | 80.3-90.7 | 25 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.0 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,233 | 1,027 | 78.8 | 74.6-82.5 | 131 | 12.9 | 9.9-16.7 | 50 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
| Low Country | 1,200 | 980 | 78.6 | 74.8-82.0 | 145 | 16.0 | 12.8-19.8 | 39 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.6 |
| Palmetto | 1,059 | 915 | 81.9 | 76.5-86.3 | 89 | 9.7 | 6.8-13.6 | 31 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.8 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| Pee Dee | 670 | 559 | 79.5 | 74.3-83.9 | 69 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.6 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.8 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.4 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 |
| Trident | 1,182 | 1,017 | 85.7 | 82.1-88.7 | 93 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.5 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.2 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 917 | 760 | 79.1 | 73.4-83.8 | 99 | 10.3 | 7.5-14.0 | 37 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.6 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,234 | 1,041 | 80.2 | 76.0-83.8 | 109 | 11.2 | 8.3-14.9 | 52 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 | 14 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.5 |
| Wateree | 550 | 446 | 78.2 | 72.7-82.9 | 66 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.6 | 17 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.7 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,336 | 1,121 | 80.4 | 76.4-83.9 | 134 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.3 | 49 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.1 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 23 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.2 |
| Region II | 1,235 | 1,072 | 83.9 | 80.1-87.2 | 97 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.2 | 36 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.1 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 |
| Region III | 1,321 | 1,139 | 83.4 | 79.3-86.8 | 114 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.9 | 38 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.3 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| Region IV | 1,220 | 1,005 | 79.0 | 75.2-82.3 | 135 | 12.3 | 9.7-15.5 | 40 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.1 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 |
| Region V | 1,233 | 1,027 | 78.8 | 74.6-82.5 | 131 | 12.9 | 9.9-16.7 | 50 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
| Region VI | 1,234 | 1,041 | 80.2 | 76.0-83.8 | 109 | 11.2 | 8.3-14.9 | 52 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 | 14 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.5 |
| Region VII | 1,182 | 1,017 | 85.7 | 82.1-88.7 | 93 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.5 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.2 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,200 | 980 | 78.6 | 74.8-82.0 | 145 | 16.0 | 12.8-19.8 | 39 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.6 |
#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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