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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2010
 
C16.01 How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car? Would you say— (SEATBELT)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

Never drive
or ride in
a car
Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 79.0 13.6 3.6 1.6 2.2 0.0 295
      18-24
      25-34 87.2 9.2 2.7 0.3 0.5 0.0 805
      35-44 84.4 9.5 2.7 2.1 1.2 0.0 1,248
      45-54 87.2 8.4 1.8 1.0 1.6 0.0 1,818
      55-64 88.7 7.2 1.1 1.3 1.7 0.0 2,371
      65-74 87.7 8.0 2.2 0.7 1.3 0.0 1,841
      75 + 89.7 5.7 1.3 1.4 1.5 0.4 1,513
      Unk/Ref 88.7 9.6 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 90
Sex: 81.5 11.1 3.5 1.8 2.0 0.1 3,682
      Male
      Female 91.0 6.7 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 6,299
Race/Ethnicity: 86.0 9.3 2.2 1.2 1.3 0.0 8,223
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 86.2 9.7 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 1,121
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       90.9 6.5 1.4 0.0 1.2 0.0 223
      Hispanic 91.5 2.7 1.0 1.2 3.6 0.0 243
      Unk/Ref 81.1 6.8 8.0 0.8 3.4 0.0 171
Income Group: 88.6 4.9 3.3 0.7 2.4 0.0 1,063
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 85.6 7.9 3.0 1.2 2.2 0.1 1,705
      $25-$49,999 86.6 9.1 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.0 2,514
      $50-$74,999 84.9 11.0 1.8 1.3 1.1 0.0 1,353
      >=$75,000 87.2 8.9 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.0 1,792
      Unk/Ref 85.7 9.2 3.2 0.8 0.9 0.2 1,554
Education Level: 81.1 10.2 5.0 1.4 2.2 0.1 953
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 85.5 8.7 2.4 1.5 1.8 0.0 3,747
      Some college/Tech school 86.4 9.0 2.2 1.7 0.7 0.0 2,533
      College graduate 89.1 8.4 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.1 2,724
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 24
Marital Status: 87.4 8.1 2.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 5,395
      Married
      Unmarried 84.7 10.0 2.3 1.2 1.7 0.1 4,527
      Unk/Ref 83.6 13.3 0.4 1.8 0.9 0.0 59
Employment Status: 85.6 9.7 2.3 1.4 1.0 0.0 4,582
      Employed
      Not employed 82.4 9.3 3.9 1.0 3.5 0.0 630
      Student/Homemaker 87.9 9.5 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.0 999
      Retired/Unable to work 89.0 6.2 1.7 1.1 1.8 0.1 3,720
      Unk/Ref 83.0 3.6 12.2 0.0 1.1 0.2 50
Grand Totals 86.4 8.8 2.2 1.2 1.4 0.0 9,981

SOURCE: 2010 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.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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