Injury Module
Risk Factor 1: At Risk for Not Always Wearing a Seat Belt
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Respondents Who Reported Not Always Wearing a Seat Belt, 2002 |
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Characteristics |
# of |
# Not Always Wearing a Seat Selt |
Percent of Respondents Not Always a Wearing Seat A Belt |
% Confidence Interval |
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| Total |
2991 |
1366 |
47.6 |
45.5-49.6 |
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Age Group (years) |
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18 24 |
303 |
147 |
50.4 |
43.6-57.1 |
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25 34 |
392 |
178 |
46.7 |
40.9-52.6 |
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35 44 |
617 |
299 |
48.9 |
44.7-53.2 |
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45 54 |
603 |
287 |
48.3 |
43.9-52.6 |
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55 64 |
413 |
191 |
49.3 |
44.0-54.6 |
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65+ |
642 |
257 |
43.1 |
38.7-47.4 |
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| Sex | |||||
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Male |
1261 |
731 |
57.6 |
54.4-60.8 |
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Female |
1730 |
635 |
37.9 |
35.3-40.5 |
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| Race | |||||
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White |
2773 |
1264 |
47.2 |
45.0-49.3 |
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Amer. Indian |
87 |
44 |
59.0 |
46.8-71.2 |
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Other |
101 |
46 |
47.9 |
36.9-59.0 |
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| Education | |||||
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Less than H.S. |
296 |
151 |
54.3 |
47.7-60.8 |
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H.S. Grad |
929 |
442 |
48.5 |
44.6-52.3 |
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Some College |
936 |
464 |
51.5 |
47.9-55.2 |
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College Grad |
824 |
305 |
39.3 |
35.6-43.0 |
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Household Income |
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$0 14,999 |
344 |
156 |
48.0 |
41.8-54.2 |
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$15,000 24,999 |
551 |
247 |
47.0 |
42.4-51.8 |
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$25,000 49,999 |
974 |
504 |
53.3 |
49.8-56.8 |
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$50,000 74,999 |
453 |
194 |
43.7 |
38.9-48.6 |
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$75,000+ |
313 |
124 |
39.9 |
34.0-45.9 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
1731 |
766 |
45.4 |
42.9-47.9 |
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Divorced |
340 |
150 |
45.7 |
39.7-51.6 |
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Widowed |
329 |
125 |
39.8 |
33.6-46.1 |
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Separated |
32 |
19 |
62.1 |
42.8-81.3 |
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Never Married |
505 |
278 |
56.5 |
50.9-62.1 |
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Member of Unmarried Couple |
45 |
24 |
54.6 |
38.5-70.7 |
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| Employment | |||||
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Employed |
1971 |
973 |
51.0 |
48.6-53.5 |
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Not Employed |
70 |
34 |
47.6 |
33.7-61.6 |
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Student/Homeworker |
331 |
118 |
38.7 |
31.9-45.4 |
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Retired/Unable to Work |
614 |
239 |
41.0 |
36.7-45.4 |
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| Health Plan | |||||
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Health Coverage |
2724 |
1221 |
46.8 |
44.6-48.9 |
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Dont Have Coverage |
254 |
139 |
55.5 |
48.6-62.5 |
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| Other variables | |||||
| Disability | |||||
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Yes |
547 |
262 |
48.7 |
44.1-53.3 |
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No |
2346 |
1059 |
47.3 |
45.0-49.6 |
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Respondents Who Reported Not Always Wearing a Seat Belt, 2002, 1996-2002 |
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Characteristics |
# of |
# Not Wearing a Seat Belt |
Percent of respondents who are not Wearing Seat a Belt |
% Confidence Interval |
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| Total |
4791 |
2412 |
53.5 |
51.9-55.1 |
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Race |
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White |
4562 |
2305 |
53.7 |
52.1-55.4 |
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Amer. Indian |
151 |
75 |
53.1 |
43.8-62.4 |
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Other |
65 |
25 |
39.0 |
24.4-53.7 |
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Table Type |
Percentage with risk factor |
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Definition: |
At Risk for Not Always Wearing a Seat Belt: Respondents Who Reported Not Always Wearing a Seat Belt, 2002 |
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Denominator: |
All respondents |
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Abbreviations: |
# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor |
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Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor |
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% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval |
| Distribution Table: | Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor |

