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| Total Respond.^ |
1 injury | 2 or more injuries | No injuries | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 868 | 251 | 26.8 | 23.3-30.6 | 60 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 | 557 | 66.5 | 62.5-70.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 302 | 70 | 21.4 | 16.2-27.7 | 16 | 6.2 | 3.4-10.9 | 216 | 72.4 | 65.7-78.3 |
| Female | 566 | 181 | 31.0 | 26.6-35.8 | 44 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 | 341 | 61.8 | 56.9-66.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 713 | 202 | 27.2 | 23.4-31.2 | 46 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.3 | 465 | 66.9 | 62.6-70.9 |
| African American | 119 | 39 | 20.3 | 13.9-28.6 | 9 | 8.1 | 3.5-17.8 | 71 | 71.6 | 61.4-80.0 |
| Other Minorities | 31 | 10 | 47.8 | 26.4-70.0 | 5 | 14.1 | 5.3-32.5 | 16 | 38.2 | 20.7-59.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 5 | 45.1 | 17.6-75.9 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.6-28.4 | 5 | 50.2 | 20.7-79.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 854 | 245 | 26.6 | 23.1-30.4 | 59 | 6.7 | 5.0- 9.1 | 550 | 66.7 | 62.7-70.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 45-54 | 249 | 62 | 21.9 | 16.6-28.3 | 24 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.2 | 163 | 70.0 | 62.9-76.2 |
| 55-64 | 263 | 80 | 29.7 | 22.8-37.7 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.0 | 165 | 62.2 | 54.2-69.5 |
| 65-74 | 166 | 46 | 27.7 | 20.5-36.2 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 | 109 | 67.7 | 59.0-75.3 |
| 75+ | 181 | 61 | 31.8 | 24.3-40.5 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.4-10.7 | 114 | 64.2 | 55.3-72.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 171 | 46 | 21.7 | 15.7-29.1 | 14 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.8 | 111 | 70.9 | 62.8-77.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 259 | 84 | 30.4 | 24.2-37.4 | 16 | 7.3 | 3.9-13.4 | 159 | 62.3 | 54.8-69.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 212 | 65 | 28.2 | 21.5-36.2 | 18 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.1 | 129 | 65.1 | 56.9-72.5 |
| College Graduate | 222 | 54 | 24.3 | 17.6-32.6 | 12 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.1 | 156 | 69.9 | 61.5-77.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 172 | 52 | 26.7 | 19.8-34.9 | 18 | 9.4 | 5.5-15.5 | 102 | 64.0 | 55.1-72.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 174 | 51 | 25.2 | 18.5-33.3 | 18 | 11.3 | 6.8-18.1 | 105 | 63.5 | 54.8-71.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 78 | 26 | 38.7 | 26.9-51.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.0 | 49 | 58.6 | 45.5-70.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 107 | 33 | 26.5 | 18.2-36.9 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.0 | 69 | 69.4 | 58.7-78.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 90 | 20 | 15.5 | 9.2-25.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.6 | 67 | 82.1 | 72.3-89.0 |
| $75,000+ | 115 | 35 | 30.9 | 21.1-42.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.8 | 77 | 66.2 | 54.4-76.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 581 | 176 | 28.4 | 24.0-33.2 | 57 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.7 | 348 | 62.2 | 57.2-67.0 |
| No | 267 | 72 | 24.5 | 19.0-31.1 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.4 | 192 | 73.8 | 67.0-79.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 158 | 43 | 26.0 | 19.0-34.6 | 11 | 7.6 | 3.5-15.7 | 104 | 66.4 | 57.1-74.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 708 | 208 | 27.0 | 23.1-31.3 | 49 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.9 | 451 | 66.5 | 62.0-70.7 |
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.
** 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.
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