BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (The next question asks about a recent fall. By a fall, we mean when a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another lower level. <br>In the past 3 months, have you had a fall?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Falls--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

The next question asks about a recent fall. By a fall, we mean when a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another lower level.
In the past 3 months, have you had a fall?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,568	706	11.9	10.7-13.3	4,862	88.1	86.7-89.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,008	632	12.0	10.6-13.4	4,376	88.0	86.6-89.4
No	557	74	11.7	8.4-16.0	483	88.3	84.0-91.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	96	14	10.8	5.6-20.0	82	89.2	80.0-94.4
Recommended Range	1,808	244	13.0	10.8-15.5	1,564	87.0	84.5-89.2
Overweight	1,964	213	10.1	8.1-12.4	1,751	89.9	87.6-91.9
Obese	1,414	201	13.5	11.1-16.4	1,213	86.5	83.6-88.9
Current Smoker
No	4,436	547	11.7	10.4-13.1	3,889	88.3	86.9-89.6
Yes	1,101	153	12.5	9.5-16.3	948	87.5	83.7-90.5
Binge Drinker
No	5,336	673	11.8	10.6-13.2	4,663	88.2	86.8-89.4
Yes	179	27	15.0	7.8-27.1	152	85.0	72.9-92.2
Heavy Drinker
No	5,391	678	11.8	10.5-13.2	4,713	88.2	86.8-89.5
Yes	123	20	14.9	8.2-25.4	103	85.1	74.6-91.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	1,707	187	8.9	7.3-10.8	1,520	91.1	89.2-92.7
Some Physical Activity	2,126	233	11.8	9.7-14.3	1,893	88.2	85.7-90.3
Physically Inactive	1,515	255	15.1	12.6-18.0	1,260	84.9	82.0-87.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,610	319	19.7	16.7-23.2	1,291	80.3	76.8-83.3
No	3,936	380	9.0	7.8-10.3	3,556	91.0	89.7-92.2
Disability Status
Yes	2,287	450	19.2	16.7-21.9	1,837	80.8	78.1-83.3
No	3,201	250	7.2	6.0- 8.5	2,951	92.8	91.5-94.0
Current Asthma
Yes	449	82	16.2	12.2-21.3	367	83.8	78.7-87.8
No	5,102	622	11.6	10.3-13.0	4,480	88.4	87.0-89.7
Diabetes
Yes	824	150	17.0	13.7-20.9	674	83.0	79.1-86.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	20	1	7.2	1.0-37.3	19	92.8	62.7-99.0
No	4,713	552	11.1	9.8-12.6	4,161	88.9	87.4-90.2
Arthritis
Yes	2,699	434	15.5	13.6-17.6	2,265	84.5	82.4-86.4
No	2,839	265	8.7	7.2-10.5	2,574	91.3	89.5-92.8
High Blood Pressure
Yes	2,640	371	13.0	11.2-14.9	2,269	87.0	85.1-88.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	23	1	3.2	0.4-20.8	22	96.8	79.2-99.6
No	2,898	334	11.1	9.4-13.0	2,564	88.9	87.0-90.6
High Cholesterol
Yes	2,187	284	11.4	9.7-13.4	1,903	88.6	86.6-90.3
No	2,823	331	11.2	9.6-13.0	2,492	88.8	87.0-90.4
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	896	168	17.9	14.3-22.2	728	82.1	77.8-85.7
No	4,581	522	10.7	9.4-12.1	4,059	89.3	87.9-90.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,568

706

11.9

10.7-13.3

4,862

88.1

86.7-89.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

5,008

632

12.0

10.6-13.4

4,376

88.0

86.6-89.4

557

11.7

8.4-16.0

483

88.3

84.0-91.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

10.8

5.6-20.0

89.2

80.0-94.4

Recommended Range

1,808

244

13.0

10.8-15.5

1,564

87.0

84.5-89.2

Overweight

1,964

213

10.1

8.1-12.4

1,751

89.9

87.6-91.9

Obese

1,414

201

13.5

11.1-16.4

1,213

86.5

83.6-88.9

Current Smoker

4,436

547

11.7

10.4-13.1

3,889

88.3

86.9-89.6

Yes

1,101

153

12.5

9.5-16.3

948

87.5

83.7-90.5

Binge Drinker

5,336

673

11.8

10.6-13.2

4,663

88.2

86.8-89.4

Yes

179

15.0

7.8-27.1

152

85.0

72.9-92.2

Heavy Drinker

5,391

678

11.8

10.5-13.2

4,713

88.2

86.8-89.5

Yes

123

14.9

8.2-25.4

103

85.1

74.6-91.8

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

1,707

187

8.9

7.3-10.8

1,520

91.1

89.2-92.7

Some Physical Activity

2,126

233

11.8

9.7-14.3

1,893

88.2

85.7-90.3

Physically Inactive

1,515

255

15.1

12.6-18.0

1,260

84.9

82.0-87.4

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,610

319

19.7

16.7-23.2

1,291

80.3

76.8-83.3

3,936

380

9.0

7.8-10.3

3,556

91.0

89.7-92.2

Disability Status

Yes

2,287

450

19.2

16.7-21.9

1,837

80.8

78.1-83.3

3,201

250

7.2

6.0- 8.5

2,951

92.8

91.5-94.0

Current Asthma

Yes

449

16.2

12.2-21.3

367

83.8

78.7-87.8

5,102

622

11.6

10.3-13.0

4,480

88.4

87.0-89.7

Diabetes

Yes

824

150

17.0

13.7-20.9

674

83.0

79.1-86.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

7.2

1.0-37.3

92.8

62.7-99.0

4,713

552

11.1

9.8-12.6

4,161

88.9

87.4-90.2

Arthritis

Yes

2,699

434

15.5

13.6-17.6

2,265

84.5

82.4-86.4

2,839

265

8.7

7.2-10.5

2,574

91.3

89.5-92.8

High Blood Pressure

Yes

2,640

371

13.0

11.2-14.9

2,269

87.0

85.1-88.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

3.2

0.4-20.8

96.8

79.2-99.6

2,898

334

11.1

9.4-13.0

2,564

88.9

87.0-90.6

High Cholesterol

Yes

2,187

284

11.4

9.7-13.4

1,903

88.6

86.6-90.3

2,823

331

11.2

9.6-13.0

2,492

88.8

87.0-90.4

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

896

168

17.9

14.3-22.2

728

82.1

77.8-85.7

4,581

522

10.7

9.4-12.1

4,059

89.3

87.9-90.6

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*This question was asked of respondents ages 45 or older

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Falls--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

The next question asks about a recent fall. By a fall, we mean when a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another lower level. In the past 3 months, have you had a fall?*

The next question asks about a recent fall. By a fall, we mean when a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another lower level.
In the past 3 months, have you had a fall?*