|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
1 fall | 2 falls | 3-4 falls | 5+ falls | No falls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 10,346 | 1,002 | 9.0 | 8.4- 9.7 | 365 | 3.4 | 3.0- 3.9 | 193 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.2 | 113 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.3 | 8,673 | 84.7 | 83.9-85.6 |
| -Piedmont NC | 5,698 | 535 | 8.7 | 7.9- 9.6 | 174 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.4 | 107 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.3 | 56 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 4,826 | 85.7 | 84.6-86.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,098 | 174 | 7.8 | 6.5- 9.3 | 67 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 37 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.8 | 1,795 | 86.4 | 84.6-88.1 |
| Female | 3,600 | 361 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.7 | 107 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.6 | 70 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.5 | 31 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 3,031 | 85.1 | 83.7-86.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,699 | 449 | 8.7 | 7.8- 9.7 | 139 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.5 | 88 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 | 39 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 3,984 | 86.0 | 84.8-87.1 |
| African American | 812 | 65 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.1 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 | 691 | 85.1 | 81.7-88.0 |
| Other Minorities | 165 | 17 | 9.3 | 4.9-17.0 | 10 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 134 | 84.5 | 76.7-90.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 132 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 121 | 94.5 | 89.4-97.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,553 | 524 | 8.8 | 8.0- 9.8 | 172 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.5 | 106 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.4 | 56 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 4,695 | 85.4 | 84.3-86.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 45-54 | 1,707 | 133 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 | 60 | 3.0 | 2.3- 4.1 | 36 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.8 | 1,457 | 86.6 | 84.7-88.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,679 | 172 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 | 47 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.6 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 1,414 | 85.7 | 83.5-87.6 |
| 65-74 | 1,268 | 103 | 8.0 | 6.4- 9.9 | 33 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.0 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 1,102 | 87.4 | 85.1-89.4 |
| 75+ | 973 | 123 | 12.8 | 10.4-15.5 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.4 | 23 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 791 | 81.9 | 78.9-84.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 906 | 89 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.6 | 32 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 32 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 734 | 82.9 | 79.8-85.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,736 | 156 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 56 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 | 20 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 1,477 | 86.0 | 83.9-87.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,338 | 128 | 9.4 | 7.6-11.6 | 51 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.3 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.0 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 | 1,123 | 84.4 | 81.8-86.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,695 | 159 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.3 | 35 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.1 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 1,473 | 87.8 | 85.8-89.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 668 | 76 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.9 | 48 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.7 | 27 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.3 | 22 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.3 | 495 | 75.0 | 70.7-78.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 922 | 100 | 10.4 | 8.2-13.1 | 42 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.4 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 | 746 | 81.8 | 78.6-84.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 644 | 54 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.8 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 565 | 87.8 | 84.5-90.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 723 | 72 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.7 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 616 | 84.8 | 81.3-87.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 669 | 69 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 579 | 87.1 | 83.5-90.0 |
| $75,000+ | 1,105 | 81 | 7.0 | 5.4- 9.1 | 20 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 990 | 90.0 | 87.6-91.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,336 | 312 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.8 | 132 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.5 | 88 | 3.8 | 2.9- 4.9 | 52 | 2.1 | 1.4- 2.9 | 1,752 | 75.8 | 73.6-77.9 |
| No | 3,240 | 209 | 6.0 | 5.1- 7.0 | 39 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.8 | 16 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 2,972 | 92.2 | 91.1-93.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 993 | 92 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.2 | 35 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 19 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 13 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 834 | 85.2 | 82.4-87.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,699 | 441 | 8.7 | 7.7- 9.7 | 139 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.4 | 88 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 | 43 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 3,988 | 85.9 | 84.6-87.1 |
Asked only of respondents age 45 and 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.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 30MAY07.
