BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In the past 3 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Falls (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	1 fall	2 or more falls	No falls
North Carolina	11,154	1,077	9.4	8.7-10.2	755	6.3	5.7- 6.9	9,322	84.3	83.4-85.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	276	32	11.2	7.6-16.3	18	6.7	4.1-10.9	226	82.1	76.2-86.7
Buncombe	265	28	10.9	7.0-16.6	18	6.2	3.7-10.0	219	82.9	76.9-87.7
Cabarrus	250	24	8.9	5.7-13.4	16	6.2	3.5-10.6	210	85.0	79.3-89.3
Catawba	317	33	10.5	7.2-15.1	17	6.5	3.6-11.3	267	83.0	77.4-87.5
Cumberland	310	30	9.3	6.1-13.9	27	9.2	6.1-13.8	253	81.5	75.8-86.0
Davidson	287	25	8.6	5.5-13.0	19	7.6	4.7-11.9	243	83.9	78.4-88.2
Durham	256	22	8.0	4.8-13.0	20	7.9	4.8-12.8	214	84.1	78.0-88.7
Forsyth	290	25	9.2	5.7-14.3	12	3.3	1.7- 6.2	253	87.5	82.2-91.5
Gaston	293	23	8.2	5.3-12.7	25	8.7	5.7-13.2	245	83.0	77.5-87.4
Guilford	304	17	5.0	2.9- 8.5	10	2.0	1.0- 3.9	277	93.0	89.4-95.5
Iredell	293	25	7.4	4.7-11.6	16	5.2	3.0- 8.8	252	87.4	82.5-91.0
Johnston	305	25	10.0	6.3-15.6	26	7.8	5.0-12.0	254	82.2	76.0-87.0
Mecklenburg	453	54	10.7	8.0-14.3	21	4.8	3.0- 7.6	378	84.5	80.3-87.9
New Hanover	282	34	11.5	8.0-16.1	11	3.6	1.9- 6.9	237	84.9	79.8-88.9
Onslow	249	23	10.5	6.7-16.1	16	6.2	3.4-11.0	210	83.3	76.9-88.2
Orange	280	23	6.3	4.1- 9.8	14	4.7	2.7- 8.3	243	88.9	84.5-92.2
Pitt	272	30	8.0	5.4-11.7	13	5.2	2.8- 9.6	229	86.8	81.7-90.6
Randolph	277	28	10.6	7.0-15.9	23	8.0	5.2-12.2	226	81.4	75.5-86.1
Robeson	262	30	8.8	5.9-13.1	33	12.3	8.1-18.3	199	78.9	72.4-84.1
Rowan	336	22	6.0	3.7- 9.5	33	10.9	7.5-15.6	281	83.1	77.9-87.3
Union	262	21	7.2	4.5-11.4	16	5.8	3.4- 9.9	225	86.9	81.7-90.8
Wake	355	37	10.5	7.4-14.7	12	3.6	1.8- 7.1	306	85.9	81.1-89.7
Wayne	316	30	8.6	5.7-12.8	14	4.9	2.8- 8.6	272	86.5	81.6-90.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,689	353	8.8	7.8-10.0	253	7.4	6.3- 8.5	3,083	83.8	82.3-85.2
Piedmont	5,263	489	9.3	8.2-10.4	320	5.4	4.7- 6.2	4,454	85.4	84.0-86.6
Western NC	2,202	235	11.3	9.7-13.2	182	7.7	6.5- 9.0	1,785	81.0	78.9-83.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,447	158	10.8	9.0-13.0	106	6.8	5.5- 8.5	1,183	82.3	79.8-84.6
Northwest	2,392	220	10.0	8.4-11.8	179	6.7	5.7- 7.9	1,993	83.3	81.2-85.2
Charlotte	1,430	142	9.8	7.9-12.1	89	6.0	4.7- 7.7	1,199	84.2	81.6-86.5
Greensboro	1,302	116	7.7	6.1- 9.7	82	5.1	4.0- 6.6	1,104	87.2	84.8-89.2
Southern Regional	1,013	103	9.7	7.6-12.3	88	8.3	6.4-10.8	822	81.9	78.8-84.8
Coastal	578	62	9.1	7.0-11.9	36	6.7	4.6- 9.9	480	84.1	80.4-87.3
Wake	1,093	100	9.9	7.7-12.5	66	4.8	3.4- 6.7	927	85.3	82.3-87.9
Area L	355	27	7.1	4.5-11.0	20	5.9	3.5- 9.6	308	87.1	82.3-90.7
Eastern	1,544	149	8.8	7.3-10.7	89	7.0	5.4- 9.0	1,306	84.2	81.7-86.4

Total
Respond.^

1 fall

2 or more falls

No falls

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,154

1,077

9.4

8.7-10.2

755

6.3

5.7- 6.9

9,322

84.3

83.4-85.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

276

11.2

7.6-16.3

6.7

4.1-10.9

226

82.1

76.2-86.7

Buncombe

265

10.9

7.0-16.6

6.2

3.7-10.0

219

82.9

76.9-87.7

Cabarrus

250

8.9

5.7-13.4

6.2

3.5-10.6

210

85.0

79.3-89.3

Catawba

317

10.5

7.2-15.1

6.5

3.6-11.3

267

83.0

77.4-87.5

Cumberland

310

9.3

6.1-13.9

9.2

6.1-13.8

253

81.5

75.8-86.0

Davidson

287

8.6

5.5-13.0

7.6

4.7-11.9

243

83.9

78.4-88.2

Durham

256

8.0

4.8-13.0

7.9

4.8-12.8

214

84.1

78.0-88.7

Forsyth

290

9.2

5.7-14.3

3.3

1.7- 6.2

253

87.5

82.2-91.5

Gaston

293

8.2

5.3-12.7

8.7

5.7-13.2

245

83.0

77.5-87.4

Guilford

304

5.0

2.9- 8.5

2.0

1.0- 3.9

277

93.0

89.4-95.5

Iredell

293

7.4

4.7-11.6

5.2

3.0- 8.8

252

87.4

82.5-91.0

Johnston

305

10.0

6.3-15.6

7.8

5.0-12.0

254

82.2

76.0-87.0

Mecklenburg

453

10.7

8.0-14.3

4.8

3.0- 7.6

378

84.5

80.3-87.9

New Hanover

282

11.5

8.0-16.1

3.6

1.9- 6.9

237

84.9

79.8-88.9

Onslow

249

10.5

6.7-16.1

6.2

3.4-11.0

210

83.3

76.9-88.2

Orange

280

6.3

4.1- 9.8

4.7

2.7- 8.3

243

88.9

84.5-92.2

Pitt

272

8.0

5.4-11.7

5.2

2.8- 9.6

229

86.8

81.7-90.6

Randolph

277

10.6

7.0-15.9

8.0

5.2-12.2

226

81.4

75.5-86.1

Robeson

262

8.8

5.9-13.1

12.3

8.1-18.3

199

78.9

72.4-84.1

Rowan

336

6.0

3.7- 9.5

10.9

7.5-15.6

281

83.1

77.9-87.3

Union

262

7.2

4.5-11.4

5.8

3.4- 9.9

225

86.9

81.7-90.8

Wake

355

10.5

7.4-14.7

3.6

1.8- 7.1

306

85.9

81.1-89.7

Wayne

316

8.6

5.7-12.8

4.9

2.8- 8.6

272

86.5

81.6-90.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,689

353

8.8

7.8-10.0

253

7.4

6.3- 8.5

3,083

83.8

82.3-85.2

Piedmont

5,263

489

9.3

8.2-10.4

320

5.4

4.7- 6.2

4,454

85.4

84.0-86.6

Western NC

2,202

235

11.3

9.7-13.2

182

7.7

6.5- 9.0

1,785

81.0

78.9-83.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,447

158

10.8

9.0-13.0

106

6.8

5.5- 8.5

1,183

82.3

79.8-84.6

Northwest

2,392

220

10.0

8.4-11.8

179

6.7

5.7- 7.9

1,993

83.3

81.2-85.2

Charlotte

1,430

142

9.8

7.9-12.1

6.0

4.7- 7.7

1,199

84.2

81.6-86.5

Greensboro

1,302

116

7.7

6.1- 9.7

5.1

4.0- 6.6

1,104

87.2

84.8-89.2

Southern Regional

1,013

103

9.7

7.6-12.3

8.3

6.4-10.8

822

81.9

78.8-84.8

Coastal

578

9.1

7.0-11.9

6.7

4.6- 9.9

480

84.1

80.4-87.3

Wake

1,093

100

9.9

7.7-12.5

4.8

3.4- 6.7

927

85.3

82.3-87.9

Area L

355

7.1

4.5-11.0

5.9

3.5- 9.6

308

87.1

82.3-90.7

Eastern

1,544

149

8.8

7.3-10.7

7.0

5.4- 9.0

1,306

84.2

81.7-86.4

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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