Community Assessment and Health Promotion
    1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Demographic Characteristics, Nashville/Davidson County

Injury
Q12. How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
ALWAYS 70% 57% 68% 71% 81% 64% 76% 75% 66% 59% 76% 70% 66% 69%
NEARLY ALWAYS 12% 15% 13% 13% 9% 15% 10% 12% 12% 16% 7% 14% 14% 10%
SOMETIMES 8% 16% 8% 7% 4% 9% 6% 6% 11% 11% 6% 9% 9% 10%
SELDOM 4% 5% 4% 4% 2% 4% 3% 2% 5% 6% 5% 2% 5% 6%
NEVER 6% 7% 7% 5% 4% 8% 4% 5% 6% 8% 6% 6% 5% 5%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
ALWAYS 72% 62% 76% 59% 64% 76% 59% 65% 71% 77% 71% 66%
NEARLY ALWAYS 12% 14% 5% 10% 13% 12% 17% 11% 12% 13% 12% 10%
SOMETIMES 7% 11% 8% 13% 11% 5% 12% 10% 8% 4% 7% 10%
SELDOM 3% 6% 1% 5% 4% 3% 3% 6% 3% 3% 4% 55%
NEVER 5% 8% 9% 13% 8% 4% 9% 8% 6% 3% 5% 9%
Q13. What is the age of the oldest child in your household under the age of 16?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NONE UNDER AGE 72% 63% 56% 83% 98% 75% 70% 63% 77% 82% 92%     24%
1-4 8% 14% 13% 2% 1% 8% 8% 12% 4% 4% 1% 51% 5% 10%
5-10 9% 9% 16% 4%   8% 10% 12% 8% 6% 3% 32% 52% 4%
11-15 11% 14% 16% 10%   10% 12% 13% 12% 8% 4% 17% 43% 61%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NONE UNDER AGE 75% 63% 57% 76% 70% 72% 87% 77% 71% 66% 71% 81%
1-4 7% 9% 14% 5% 7% 8% 7% 5% 8% 10% 8% 5%
5-10 8% 10% 16% 8% 9% 9% 2% 8% 9% 12% 10% 4%
11-15 9% 18% 13% 11% 14% 10% 4% 10% 12% 11% 11% 10%
Q14. How often does this child use a safety seat when they ride in a car? (Asked of those with children younger than five years of age)
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
ALWAYS 97% 93% 99% 93% 84% 98% 95% 98% 96% 86% 100% 98% 94% 89%
NEARLY ALWAYS 2% 3% 1% 7%   1% 4% 2%   7%   2% 3% 6%
SOMETIMES 1% 4%         1%     6%     2% 3%
SELDOM         16% 1%     4%         2%
NEVER                            
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
ALWAYS 98% 92% 100% 90% 96% 98% 100% 94% 97% 98% 96% 100%
NEARLY ALWAYS 2% 5%   7% 2% 1%   3% 3% 2% 3%  
SOMETIMES   3%   4% 2%     3%     1%  
SELDOM                 1%      
NEVER                        
Q14A. How often does this child use a seatbelt when they ride in a car? (Asked of those with children five years to fifteen years of age)
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
ALWAYS 97% 93% 99% 93% 84% 98% 95% 98% 96% 86% 100% 98% 94% 89%
NEARLY ALWAYS 2% 3% 1% 7%   1% 4% 2%   7%   2% 3% 6%
SOMETIMES 1% 4%         1%     6%     2% 3%
SELDOM         16% 1%     4%         2%
NEVER                            
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
ALWAYS 98% 92% 100% 90% 96% 98% 100% 94% 97% 98% 96% 100%
NEARLY ALWAYS 2% 5%   7% 2% 1%   3% 3% 2% 3%  
SOMETIMES   3%   4% 2%     3%     1%  
SELDOM                 1%      
NEVER                        
Q14B. How often does this child use a seatbelt when they ride in a car? (Asked of those with children less than sixteen years of age)
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
ALWAYS 86% 81% 87% 84% 92% 90% 83% 89% 78% 76% 93% 92% 84% 74%
NEARLY ALWAYS 7% 9% 7% 8%   5% 9% 6% 10% 11% 3% 4% 9% 12%
SOMETIMES 4% 5% 4% 5%   4% 5% 2% 9% 10% 4% 2% 5% 9%
SELDOM 1% 3% 1% 1% 8% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%   1% 1% 3%
NEVER 1% 2% 1% 2%   1% 1% 1% 2% 1%     2% 2%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
ALWAYS 89% 77% 94% 81% 82% 89% 89% 86% 84% 93% 87% 78%
NEARLY ALWAYS 6% 13% 4% 5% 9% 7% 6% 6% 10% 5% 7% 7%
SOMETIMES 4% 7%   8% 7% 2% 6% 7% 3% 2% 4% 9%
SELDOM 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%   1% 1%   1% 2%
NEVER 1% 1%   5% 1% 1%     1%   1% 3%
Q15. When was the last time you or someone else deliberately tested all of the smoke detectors in your home, either pressing the test buttons or holding a source of smoke near them?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
0-1 MONTH 36% 40% 37% 35% 35% 37% 36% 37% 34% 37% 36% 40% 36% 41%
6 MONTHS 33% 29% 31% 33% 36% 30% 35% 34% 34% 29% 31% 34% 30% 28%
12 MONTHS 10% 7% 10% 13% 9% 10% 11% 12% 10% 7% 9% 9% 10% 12%
1 OR MORE YEARS 7% 6% 7% 7% 6% 7% 6% 7% 6% 8% 6% 6% 8% 7%
NEVER 10% 12% 12% 8% 9% 11% 10% 8% 11% 15% 10% 9% 12% 9%
NO SMOKE DETECTORS 4% 5% 3% 4% 5% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 8% 2% 4% 1%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
0-1 MONTH 35% 42% 39% 43% 42% 32% 38% 38% 37% 32% 35% 45%
6 MONTHS 34% 29% 34% 29% 32% 34% 32% 29% 32% 35% 33% 28%
12 MONTHS 10% 11% 2% 5% 8% 13% 5% 8% 11% 14% 11% 6%
1 OR MORE YEARS 7% 6% 6% 7% 6% 7% 8% 6% 7% 9% 7% 5%
NEVER 10% 10% 17% 6% 9% 11% 13% 12% 11% 8% 10% 9%
NO SMOKE DETECTORS 4% 3% 1% 10% 4% 3% 5% 8% 3% 2% 3% 6%


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