BRFSS 2006 - Northeast Partnership I*: (How many of these falls caused an injury?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Falls

How many of these falls caused an injury?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 injury	2 or more injuries	No injuries
North Carolina	1,663	463	27.3	24.7-30.1	113	6.6	5.3- 8.2	1,087	66.1	63.2-68.9
-Northeast Partnership I	52	10	18.2	9.1-33.0	2	3.5	0.8-14.6	40	78.3	63.3-88.3
GENDER
Male	15	3	21.6	6.4-52.4	0	0.0	. - .	12	78.4	47.6-93.6
Female	37	7	16.1	7.2-32.0	2	5.7	1.2-22.4	28	78.3	60.9-89.3
RACE
White	25	2	6.0	1.4-22.3	0	0.0	. - .	23	94.0	77.7-98.6
Other	27	8	27.3	12.6-49.5	2	6.1	1.3-24.2	17	66.6	44.5-83.2
AGE
45+	51	10	18.4	9.2-33.3	2	3.5	0.8-14.8	39	78.1	62.9-88.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	30	8	26.6	12.5-48.0	2	6.7	1.5-25.8	20	66.7	45.8-82.6
Some College +	22	2	9.0	2.1-31.2	0	0.0	. - .	20	91.0	68.8-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	36	5	13.2	4.7-31.5	2	4.7	1.0-19.2	29	82.2	63.7-92.3
$50,000+	10	2	23.3	5.8-60.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	76.7	39.9-94.2

Total
Respond.^

1 injury

2 or more injuries

No injuries

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,663

463

27.3

24.7-30.1

113

6.6

5.3- 8.2

1,087

66.1

63.2-68.9

-Northeast Partnership I

18.2

9.1-33.0

3.5

0.8-14.6

78.3

63.3-88.3

GENDER

Male

21.6

6.4-52.4

0.0

. - .

78.4

47.6-93.6

Female

16.1

7.2-32.0

5.7

1.2-22.4

78.3

60.9-89.3

RACE

White

6.0

1.4-22.3

0.0

. - .

94.0

77.7-98.6

Other

27.3

12.6-49.5

6.1

1.3-24.2

66.6

44.5-83.2

AGE

45+

18.4

9.2-33.3

3.5

0.8-14.8

78.1

62.9-88.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

26.6

12.5-48.0

6.7

1.5-25.8

66.7

45.8-82.6

Some College +

9.0

2.1-31.2

0.0

. - .

91.0

68.8-97.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

13.2

4.7-31.5

4.7

1.0-19.2

82.2

63.7-92.3

$50,000+

23.3

5.8-60.1

0.0

. - .

76.7

39.9-94.2

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Asked only of those who had at least one fall in past 3 months.

^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.

*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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