| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006 |
| CV23 Always wear seat belts calculated variable |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Always Wear Seat Belt |
Don’t Always Wear Seat Belt |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 70.0 | 28.7 | 1.3 | 299 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 76.0 | 21.6 | 2.4 | 899 |
| 35-44 | 76.9 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 1,147 |
| 45-54 | 78.7 | 19.3 | 1.9 | 1,332 |
| 55-64 | 80.4 | 18.4 | 1.2 | 1,193 |
| 65-74 | 82.4 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 872 |
| 75 + | 84.3 | 13.0 | 2.6 | 734 |
| Unk/Ref | 81.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 66 |
| Sex: | 70.3 | 27.2 | 2.5 | 2,430 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 84.8 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 4,112 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 77.3 | 21.1 | 1.6 | 5,419 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 81.0 | 14.0 | 4.9 | 609 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 79.2 | 19.0 | 1.8 | 214 |
| Hispanic | 81.7 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 230 |
| Unk/Ref | 71.0 | 23.8 | 5.2 | 70 |
| Income Group: | 78.6 | 18.6 | 2.8 | 621 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 79.6 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 1,092 |
| $25-$49,999 | 74.7 | 23.6 | 1.7 | 1,740 |
| $50-$74,999 | 76.5 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 969 |
| >=$75,000 | 82.4 | 16.8 | 0.8 | 1,197 |
| Unk/Ref | 75.3 | 20.8 | 3.9 | 923 |
| Education Level: | 70.2 | 26.6 | 3.2 | 667 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 74.7 | 23.0 | 2.3 | 2,456 |
| Some college/Tech school | 79.4 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 1,622 |
| College Graduate | 83.8 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 1,787 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 79.6 | 18.8 | 1.7 | 3,501 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 75.0 | 22.6 | 2.3 | 3,007 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 34 |
| Employment Status: | 75.2 | 22.9 | 1.9 | 3,673 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 77.5 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 285 |
| Student/Homemaker | 84.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 715 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 81.7 | 16.2 | 2.1 | 1,845 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 24 |
| Grand Totals | 77.7 | 20.3 | 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. |