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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
CV22 Always or nearly always wear seat belts calculated variable
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Always or
Almost Always
Wear Seat
Belt
Sometimes,
Seldom, or
Never Wear
Seat Belt
Unk/Ref


Total
% % % N
Age Group: 83.6 15.1 1.3 299
      18-24
      25-34 87.6 10.0 2.4 899
      35-44 89.0 9.1 1.8 1,147
      45-54 89.4 8.6 1.9 1,332
      55-64 90.3 8.5 1.2 1,193
      65-74 93.1 4.7 2.2 872
      75 + 93.1 4.3 2.6 734
      Unk/Ref 89.6 1.3 9.1 66
Sex: 83.9 13.6 2.5 2,430
      Male
      Female 93.8 4.8 1.4 4,112
Race/Ethnicity: 89.1 9.3 1.6 5,419
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 88.5 6.5 4.9 609
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       87.5 10.7 1.8 214
      Hispanic 90.0 7.1 2.9 230
      Unk/Ref 84.3 10.5 5.2 70
Income Group: 89.3 7.9 2.8 621
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 89.2 8.3 2.6 1,092
      $25-$49,999 87.1 11.2 1.7 1,740
      $50-$74,999 90.0 8.9 1.0 969
      >=$75,000 92.2 7.0 0.8 1,197
      Unk/Ref 86.1 10.0 3.9 923
Education Level: 82.4 14.4 3.2 667
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 86.3 11.3 2.3 2,456
      Some college/Tech school 90.7 8.3 1.1 1,622
      College Graduate 94.1 4.3 1.6 1,787
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 90.3 8.0 1.7 3,501
      Married
      Unmarried 87.1 10.6 2.3 3,007
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 34
Employment Status: 87.3 10.9 1.9 3,673
      Employed
      Not employed 90.2 8.3 1.5 285
      Student/Homemaker 93.6 4.4 2.0 715
      Retired/Unable to work 91.0 6.9 2.1 1,845
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Grand Totals 89.0 9.1 1.9 6,542

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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