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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
C16Q01 How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car?  Would you say ...
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

Never drive
or ride in
a car
Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % % % % N
Age Group: 71.0 13.8 7.5 4.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 294
      18-24
      25-34 77.9 11.9 4.6 3.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 881
      35-44 78.2 12.4 4.7 2.2 2.4 0.0 0.1 1,129
      45-54 80.3 10.9 4.3 1.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 1,305
      55-64 81.3 10.0 4.8 1.6 2.2 0.1 0.1 1,174
      65-74 84.3 10.9 1.9 1.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 854
      75 + 85.9 9.0 2.3 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 715
      Unk/Ref 89.5 9.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 60
Sex: 72.0 13.9 6.7 3.4 3.8 0.0 0.1 2,367
      Male
      Female 85.9 9.2 2.6 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.0 4,045
Race/Ethnicity: 78.4 12.0 4.7 2.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 5,331
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 85.0 7.9 2.1 1.4 3.3 0.2 0.1 581
      Other/Multiracial, Non-
      Hispanic      
80.7 8.5 7.0 1.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 210
      Hispanic 84.2 8.5 3.0 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 224
      Unk/Ref 73.8 13.9 7.9 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.4 66
Income Group: 80.5 11.0 5.1 0.7 2.2 0.1 0.3 610
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 81.7 9.8 3.3 2.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 1,066
      $25-$49,999 75.9 12.7 5.6 2.6 3.1 0.0 0.0 1,708
      $50-$74,999 77.3 13.6 3.6 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 959
      >=$75,000 83.1 9.9 4.0 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 1,188
      Unk/Ref 77.8 11.3 5.5 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 881
Education Level: 72.4 12.6 5.5 5.2 4.2 0.1 0.0 639
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 76.3 11.9 6.2 2.3 3.1 0.1 0.1 2,406
      Some college/Tech
      school
80.1 11.4 3.8 2.3 2.2 0.1 0.0 1,601
      College Graduate 85.1 10.4 2.6 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 1,758
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 8
Marital Status: 80.9 11.0 4.1 1.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 3,440
      Married
      Unmarried 76.7 12.3 5.3 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.1 2,938
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34
Employment Status: 76.6 12.3 5.5 2.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 3,604
      Employed
      Not employed 78.6 12.9 3.2 1.6 3.6 0.1 0.0 282
      Student/Homemaker 85.5 9.7 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 699
      Retired/Unable to work 83.1 9.5 3.4 1.1 2.5 0.2 0.1 1,806
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21
Grand Totals 79.2 11.5 4.6 2.3 2.4 0.1 0.1 6,412

SOURCE: 2006 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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