BRFSS Survey Results 2010 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 | 9,270 | 8,878 | 95.2 | 94.4-95.9 | 392 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,447 | 3,220 | 93.3 | 91.7-94.5 | 227 | 6.7 | 5.5- 8.3 |
| Female | 5,823 | 5,658 | 97.0 | 96.1-97.6 | 165 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 5,922 | 5,708 | 95.8 | 94.8-96.6 | 214 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.2 |
| African American | 2,629 | 2,482 | 93.2 | 91.2-94.7 | 147 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.8 |
| Other | 416 | 399 | 96.7 | 92.9-98.5 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 117 | 113 | 99.0 | 96.9-99.7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 |
| No | 8,907 | 8,529 | 95.1 | 94.2-95.8 | 378 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 246 | 219 | 92.8 | 88.5-95.6 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.4-11.5 |
| 25-34 | 638 | 594 | 95.8 | 93.9-97.2 | 44 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,108 | 1,042 | 92.7 | 89.8-94.9 | 66 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,587 | 1,515 | 94.6 | 92.4-96.3 | 72 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.6 |
| 55-64 | 2,226 | 2,153 | 97.0 | 95.8-97.8 | 73 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 |
| 65+ | 3,465 | 3,355 | 97.3 | 96.5-97.9 | 110 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,353 | 1,274 | 93.9 | 91.0-96.0 | 79 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,965 | 2,819 | 93.8 | 92.1-95.1 | 146 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,255 | 2,164 | 94.7 | 92.7-96.3 | 91 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,679 | 2,606 | 97.5 | 96.4-98.2 | 73 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,241 | 1,164 | 93.2 | 89.5-95.6 | 77 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,642 | 1,548 | 92.6 | 89.8-94.7 | 94 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 963 | 921 | 94.4 | 90.6-96.7 | 42 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,153 | 1,109 | 95.3 | 92.6-97.0 | 44 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,706 | 2,622 | 96.5 | 95.3-97.5 | 84 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.7 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,189 | 1,134 | 95.2 | 92.7-96.9 | 55 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 |
| Region II | 1,083 | 1,051 | 96.9 | 94.7-98.1 | 32 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.3 |
| Region III | 1,186 | 1,134 | 95.1 | 92.8-96.7 | 52 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 |
| Region IV | 1,288 | 1,215 | 94.0 | 91.9-95.6 | 73 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 |
| Region V | 1,177 | 1,130 | 92.1 | 87.8-94.9 | 47 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.2 |
| Region VI | 1,098 | 1,051 | 95.1 | 92.5-96.8 | 47 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.5 |
| Region VII | 1,130 | 1,083 | 95.5 | 93.0-97.2 | 47 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.0 |
| Region VIII | 1,119 | 1,080 | 95.2 | 92.4-97.0 | 39 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.6 |
*Data in this table were derived from Seatbelt Use question
** 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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