Table 1. Socio-demographic associations with passenger seatbelt use among respondents ages 18 and older in the United States.
Ride without seatbelt | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
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No (N = 37,905) | Yes (N = 1,354) | |||||||
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Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
Sociodemographic Factors |
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Age | ||||||||
18-25 years | 96.33 | (96.0-96.6) | 3.67 | (3.3-4.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
26-49 years | 97.45 | (97.1-97.7) | 2.55 | (2.2-2.9) | 0.69 | (0.58-0.81) | 0.86 | (0.72-1.01) |
50+ years | 98.26 | (97.7-98.7) | 1.74 | (1.3-2.3) | 0.47 | (0.35-0.62) | 0.51 | (0.38-0.68) |
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 98.34 | (98.0-98.6) | 1.66 | (1.4-2.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Male | 96.85 | (96.5-97.2) | 3.14 | (2.8-3.5) | 1.92 | (1.53-2.41) | 1.90 | (1.52-2.38) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
White | 97.58 | (97.3-97.8) | 2.42 | (2.1-2.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
African-American | 98.19 | (97.5-98.7) | 1.81 | (1.3-2.5) | 0.74 | (0.52-1.05) | 0.54 | (0.37-0.78) |
Hispanic | 97.10 | (96.3-97.7) | 2.90 | (2.3-3.7) | 1.20 | (0.90-1.60) | 0.75 | (0.54-1.03) |
Other | 98.18 | (97.0-98.9) | 1.82 | (1.1-3.0) | 0.75 | (0.44-1.27) | 0.84 | (0.49-1.43) |
Family Income | ||||||||
< $20,000 | 96.61 | (95.9-97.2) | 3.39 | (2.8-4.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
$20,000-$49,000 | 96.94 | (96.4-97.4) | 3.06 | (2.6-3.6) | 0.90 | (0.70-1.16) | 0.94 | (0.71-1.23) |
$50,000-74,999 | 98.13 | (97.6-98.5) | 1.87 | (1.5-2.4) | 0.54 | (0.39-0.75) | 0.63 | (0.45-0.89) |
> $75,000 | 98.69 | (98.3-99.0) | 1.31 | (1.0-1.7) | 0.38 | (0.26-0.54) | 0.57 | (0.38-0.86) |
Education Level | ||||||||
Less than H.S. | 95.78 | (94.9-96.5) | 4.22 | (3.5-5.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
H.S. Graduate | 96.67 | (96.1-97.2) | 3.32 | (2.8-3.9) | 0.78 | (0.60-1.02) | 0.80 | (0.61-1.05) |
Some College | 97.93 | (97.4-98.3) | 2.07 | (1.7-2.5) | 0.48 | (0.36-0.64) | 0.51 | (0.36-0.71) |
College Graduate | 99.32 | (99.1-99.5) | 0.68 | (0.5-0.9) | 0.15 | (0.11-0.23) | 0.19 | (0.12-0.30) |
County | ||||||||
Large metro | 97.92 | (97.6-98.2) | 2.08 | (1.8-2.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Small metro | 97.63 | (97.2-98.0) | 2.37 | (2.0-2.8) | 1.15 | (0.90-1.46) | 0.99 | (0.76-1.28) |
Non-metro | 96.60 | (95.9-97.2) | 3.40 | (2.8-4.1) | 1.66 | (1.29-2.14) | 1.27 | (0.96-1.68) |
Note: Adjusted odds ratios adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, income, education, and county population density. Odds ratios and confidence intervals in bold are statistically significant (p < .05)