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

Injury
Q12. How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
ALWAYS	62%	64%	63%	70%	66%	78%	75%	78%	63%	59%	79%	74%	66%	71%	66%	74%
NEARLY ALWAYS	16%	13%	15%	12%	15%	12%	14%	13%	13%	18%	8%	14%	15%	11%	12%	9%
SOMETIMES	9%	13%	9%	10%	9%	6%	4%	5%	11%	10%	7%	4%	7%	7%	11%	7%
SELDOM	4%	6%	4%	4%	6%	2%	3%	1%	7%	3%	1%	3%	3%	5%	3%	3%
NEVER	9%	5%	9%	4%	5%	2%	4%	3%	6%	10%	4%	6%	8%	5%	8%	8%
Q13. What is the age of the oldest child in your household under the age of 16?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
NONE UNDER AGE	64%	62%	68%	72%	67%	72%	80%	76%	76%	66%	78%	79%	72%	72%	75%	67%
1-4	9%	11%	8%	6%	6%	7%	5%	8%	7%	9%	6%	3%	7%	10%	7%	12%
5-10	13%	13%	11%	10%	11%	12%	7%	10%	8%	14%	3%	11%	12%	6%	7%	8%
11-15	14%	14%	13%	11%	15%	9%	8%	6%	8%	11%	12%	7%	9%	12%	11%	13%
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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
ALWAYS	74%	80%	74%	83%	76%	98%	85%	95%	81%	76%	83%	89%	85%	76%	77%	87%
NEARLY ALWAYS	12%	9%	11%	6%	10%		12%	5%	12%	12%	9%	5%	11%	15%	16%	7%
SOMETIMES	13%	8%	11%	11%	13%		3%		5%	9%	5%			5%	6%	2%
SELDOM	2%	2%	3%		2%	2%			2%	2%		6%	4%
NEVER		2%	2%							2%	3%			5%		5%
Q14. 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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
ALWAYS	81%	84%	77%	85%	80%	99%	89%	97%	81%	81%	88%	91%	87%	83%	82%	91%
NEARLY ALWAYS	9%	6%	11%	6%	8%		9%	3%	8%	10%	7%	4%	10%	11%	14%	4%
SOMETIMES	10%	6%	8%	9%	10%		2%		9%	7%	4%			3%	5%	1%
SELDOM	1%	3%	2%		1%	1%			2%	1%		5%	3%
NEVER		1%	1%							1%	2%			3%		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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
0-1 MONTH	36%	35%	40%	40%	45%	35%	26%	30%	43%	40%	28%	25%	38%	34%	39%	37%
6 MONTHS	41%	39%	38%	31%	30%	32%	33%	39%	29%	34%	32%	35%	33%	32%	31%	31%
12 MONTHS	7%	6%	7%	12%	9%	13%	14%	9%	9%	7%	17%	14%	14%	8%	8%	9%
1 OR MORE YEARS	5%	6%	8%	7%	5%	6%	11%	8%	4%	4%	7%	11%	5%	8%	8%	6%
NEVER	6%	9%	5%	8%	5%	11%	11%	9%	9%	11%	13%	13%	7%	15%	11%	12%
NO SMOKE DETECTORS	5%	6%	2%	1%	6%	2%	6%	5%	6%	4%	3%	3%	3%	3%	2%	6%

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