BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (In the past 3 months, how many times have you fallen?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1 fall	2 falls	3-4 falls	5+ falls	No falls
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
-Western NC	1,176	131	9.9	8.1-12.0	50	4.0	2.9- 5.5	28	2.0	1.3- 3.1	16	1.0	0.6- 1.8	951	83.1	80.5-85.4
GENDER
Male	442	46	10.1	7.3-13.7	17	3.7	2.1- 6.4	13	2.3	1.3- 4.3	6	0.8	0.3- 2.1	360	83.1	78.7-86.7
Female	734	85	9.8	7.7-12.3	33	4.3	2.9- 6.3	15	1.7	1.0- 3.1	10	1.2	0.6- 2.4	591	83.1	79.8-85.9
RACE
White	1,108	127	9.9	8.1-12.0	46	4.1	2.9- 5.7	26	1.8	1.2- 2.8	14	0.9	0.5- 1.7	895	83.3	80.7-85.6
African American	27	1	6.3	0.9-33.4	3	7.6	2.3-22.3	1	5.4	0.8-29.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	21	79.2	57.6-91.5
Other Minorities	37	3	13.1	3.5-38.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	1	5.5	0.8-30.2	1	3.6	0.5-22.0	31	77.6	53.6-91.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	1	1.6	0.2-11.2	2	6.2	1.4-24.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	20	92.2	75.3-97.8
Non-Hispanic	1,149	130	10.2	8.4-12.3	48	4.0	2.8- 5.5	28	2.1	1.4- 3.2	16	1.0	0.6- 1.8	927	82.7	80.1-85.1
AGE
45-54	313	28	7.0	4.5-10.6	16	5.2	3.0- 8.8	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	262	86.4	81.7-90.1
55-64	351	44	12.1	8.6-16.6	15	4.3	2.4- 7.6	10	2.6	1.3- 5.3	9	1.7	0.7- 3.7	273	79.4	74.1-83.9
65-74	286	22	7.3	4.5-11.6	10	2.7	1.3- 5.7	9	3.3	1.5- 6.9	3	1.1	0.3- 4.3	242	85.5	80.2-89.7
75+	219	37	15.8	11.1-22.2	9	2.8	1.4- 5.7	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	167	78.9	72.2-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	206	17	5.8	3.2-10.1	13	6.8	3.5-12.7	7	2.2	1.0- 4.9	6	1.8	0.7- 4.6	163	83.5	76.8-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	370	31	9.0	6.1-13.2	14	3.9	2.2- 7.0	11	3.0	1.5- 5.7	4	0.9	0.3- 2.8	310	83.2	78.2-87.2
Some Post-H.S.	271	36	10.8	7.4-15.5	11	4.2	2.1- 8.1	5	1.6	0.5- 4.3	5	1.7	0.6- 4.4	214	81.8	76.1-86.4
College Graduate	323	46	12.3	8.9-16.9	12	2.4	1.3- 4.7	5	1.2	0.5- 3.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	259	83.9	79.0-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	161	18	9.8	5.7-16.1	15	8.2	4.6-14.1	9	5.1	2.4-10.7	8	4.3	1.8- 9.6	111	72.7	64.1-79.8
$15,000- 24,999	220	27	11.4	7.3-17.2	8	4.6	1.9-10.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	179	82.4	75.4-87.8
$25,000- 34,999	179	20	12.1	7.3-19.3	4	1.4	0.4- 4.5	6	2.9	1.1- 7.6	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6	147	81.9	74.1-87.8
$35,000- 49,999	161	16	10.4	6.0-17.4	6	2.6	1.1- 5.8	3	2.4	0.7- 7.5	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	135	84.3	76.8-89.7
$50,000-74,999	133	13	7.5	4.1-13.5	9	8.0	4.1-15.2	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .	109	83.2	75.1-89.1
$75,000+	142	17	8.4	5.0-14.0	4	2.6	0.9- 6.9	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	119	87.7	81.3-92.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	540	84	14.5	11.4-18.3	41	7.4	5.1-10.5	23	3.7	2.3- 5.8	15	2.0	1.1- 3.6	377	72.5	67.8-76.7
No	613	47	6.8	4.9- 9.4	9	1.6	0.8- 3.2	5	0.8	0.3- 2.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	551	90.5	87.6-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	29	13.8	9.2-20.2	12	5.0	2.5- 9.6	8	4.0	1.9- 8.3	4	1.4	0.4- 4.5	168	75.8	68.5-81.8
Non-Veteran	955	102	8.9	7.1-11.1	38	3.8	2.6- 5.4	20	1.5	0.9- 2.5	12	0.9	0.5- 1.7	783	84.9	82.2-87.3

Total
Respond.^

1 fall

2 falls

3-4 falls

5+ falls

No falls

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

-Western NC

1,176

131

9.9

8.1-12.0

4.0

2.9- 5.5

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1.0

0.6- 1.8

951

83.1

80.5-85.4

GENDER

Male

442

10.1

7.3-13.7

3.7

2.1- 6.4

2.3

1.3- 4.3

0.8

0.3- 2.1

360

83.1

78.7-86.7

Female

734

9.8

7.7-12.3

4.3

2.9- 6.3

1.7

1.0- 3.1

1.2

0.6- 2.4

591

83.1

79.8-85.9

RACE

White

1,108

127

9.9

8.1-12.0

4.1

2.9- 5.7

1.8

1.2- 2.8

0.9

0.5- 1.7

895

83.3

80.7-85.6

African American

6.3

0.9-33.4

7.6

2.3-22.3

5.4

0.8-29.8

1.5

0.2-10.3

79.2

57.6-91.5

Other Minorities

13.1

3.5-38.5

0.3

0.0- 2.0

5.5

0.8-30.2

3.6

0.5-22.0

77.6

53.6-91.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.6

0.2-11.2

6.2

1.4-24.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

92.2

75.3-97.8

Non-Hispanic

1,149

130

10.2

8.4-12.3

4.0

2.8- 5.5

2.1

1.4- 3.2

1.0

0.6- 1.8

927

82.7

80.1-85.1

AGE

45-54

313

7.0

4.5-10.6

5.2

3.0- 8.8

1.0

0.4- 2.5

0.5

0.1- 2.0

262

86.4

81.7-90.1

55-64

351

12.1

8.6-16.6

4.3

2.4- 7.6

2.6

1.3- 5.3

1.7

0.7- 3.7

273

79.4

74.1-83.9

65-74

286

7.3

4.5-11.6

2.7

1.3- 5.7

3.3

1.5- 6.9

1.1

0.3- 4.3

242

85.5

80.2-89.7

75+

219

15.8

11.1-22.2

2.8

1.4- 5.7

1.7

0.6- 4.7

0.8

0.2- 3.2

167

78.9

72.2-84.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

206

5.8

3.2-10.1

6.8

3.5-12.7

2.2

1.0- 4.9

1.8

0.7- 4.6

163

83.5

76.8-88.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

370

9.0

6.1-13.2

3.9

2.2- 7.0

3.0

1.5- 5.7

0.9

0.3- 2.8

310

83.2

78.2-87.2

Some Post-H.S.

271

10.8

7.4-15.5

4.2

2.1- 8.1

1.6

0.5- 4.3

1.7

0.6- 4.4

214

81.8

76.1-86.4

College Graduate

323

12.3

8.9-16.9

2.4

1.3- 4.7

1.2

0.5- 3.3

0.1

0.0- 0.8

259

83.9

79.0-87.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

161

9.8

5.7-16.1

8.2

4.6-14.1

5.1

2.4-10.7

4.3

1.8- 9.6

111

72.7

64.1-79.8

$15,000- 24,999

220

11.4

7.3-17.2

4.6

1.9-10.6

1.2

0.4- 3.5

0.3

0.1- 1.3

179

82.4

75.4-87.8

$25,000- 34,999

179

12.1

7.3-19.3

1.4

0.4- 4.5

2.9

1.1- 7.6

1.7

0.4- 6.6

147

81.9

74.1-87.8

$35,000- 49,999

161

10.4

6.0-17.4

2.6

1.1- 5.8

2.4

0.7- 7.5

0.4

0.0- 2.5

135

84.3

76.8-89.7

$50,000-74,999

133

7.5

4.1-13.5

8.0

4.1-15.2

1.2

0.3- 4.9

0.0

. - .

109

83.2

75.1-89.1

$75,000+

142

8.4

5.0-14.0

2.6

0.9- 6.9

1.3

0.3- 5.3

0.0

. - .

119

87.7

81.3-92.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

540

14.5

11.4-18.3

7.4

5.1-10.5

3.7

2.3- 5.8

2.0

1.1- 3.6

377

72.5

67.8-76.7

613

6.8

4.9- 9.4

1.6

0.8- 3.2

0.8

0.3- 2.2

0.3

0.0- 1.8

551

90.5

87.6-92.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

13.8

9.2-20.2

5.0

2.5- 9.6

4.0

1.9- 8.3

1.4

0.4- 4.5

168

75.8

68.5-81.8

Non-Veteran

955

102

8.9

7.1-11.1

3.8

2.6- 5.4

1.5

0.9- 2.5

0.9

0.5- 1.7

783

84.9

82.2-87.3

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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.

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