BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How many of these falls caused an injury?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Falls (Age 45+)

How many of these falls caused an injury?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more falls caused an injury	No injuries
North Carolina	1,829	637	34.6	31.8-37.4	1,192	65.4	62.6-68.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	50	22	41.9	27.6-57.8	28	58.1	42.2-72.4
Buncombe	46	15	30.1	17.5-46.6	31	69.9	53.4-82.5
Cabarrus	40	12	26.4	14.6-42.9	28	73.6	57.1-85.4
Catawba	50	16	34.6	20.8-51.6	34	65.4	48.4-79.2
Cumberland	57	25	49.4	34.7-64.2	32	50.6	35.8-65.3
Davidson	44	11	27.5	15.4-44.3	33	72.5	55.7-84.6
Durham	42	11	23.4	12.3-40.1	31	76.6	59.9-87.7
Forsyth	37	14	33.3	18.5-52.2	23	66.7	47.8-81.5
Gaston	48	17	33.7	20.9-49.3	31	66.3	50.7-79.1
Guilford	27	11	37.7	20.2-59.2	16	62.3	40.8-79.8
Iredell	40	12	27.8	15.5-44.8	28	72.2	55.2-84.5
Johnston	51	22	46.6	30.7-63.2	29	53.4	36.8-69.3
Mecklenburg	75	34	38.6	27.5-51.2	41	61.4	48.8-72.5
New Hanover	45	14	28.1	16.3-43.9	31	71.9	56.1-83.7
Onslow	39	11	25.7	13.2-44.0	28	74.3	56.0-86.8
Orange	37	5	20.6	8.8-41.1	32	79.4	58.9-91.2
Pitt	43	17	47.3	30.6-64.5	26	52.7	35.5-69.4
Randolph	51	15	33.4	20.1-49.9	36	66.6	50.1-79.9
Robeson	62	19	29.9	18.3-44.7	43	70.1	55.3-81.7
Rowan	55	24	49.7	35.1-64.4	31	50.3	35.6-64.9
Union	37	12	30.5	17.1-48.1	25	69.5	51.9-82.9
Wake	49	11	24.3	13.2-40.3	38	75.7	59.7-86.8
Wayne	44	16	42.3	26.5-59.9	28	57.7	40.1-73.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	604	231	39.2	34.5-44.2	373	60.8	55.8-65.5
Piedmont	808	275	32.8	28.8-37.2	533	67.2	62.8-71.2
Western NC	417	131	32.1	26.6-38.0	286	67.9	62.0-73.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	264	78	30.5	24.2-37.6	186	69.5	62.4-75.8
Northwest	398	138	35.2	29.3-41.6	260	64.8	58.4-70.7
Charlotte	231	90	38.8	31.1-47.2	141	61.2	52.8-68.9
Greensboro	198	64	33.4	25.8-41.9	134	66.6	58.1-74.2
Southern Regional	189	70	38.6	30.2-47.7	119	61.4	52.3-69.8
Coastal	98	45	44.6	33.6-56.2	53	55.4	43.8-66.4
Wake	166	52	26.2	18.7-35.5	114	73.8	64.5-81.3
Area L	47	16	32.5	19.0-49.7	31	67.5	50.3-81.0
Eastern	238	84	35.7	28.4-43.7	154	64.3	56.3-71.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more falls caused an injury

No injuries

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,829

637

34.6

31.8-37.4

1,192

65.4

62.6-68.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

41.9

27.6-57.8

58.1

42.2-72.4

Buncombe

30.1

17.5-46.6

69.9

53.4-82.5

Cabarrus

26.4

14.6-42.9

73.6

57.1-85.4

Catawba

34.6

20.8-51.6

65.4

48.4-79.2

Cumberland

49.4

34.7-64.2

50.6

35.8-65.3

Davidson

27.5

15.4-44.3

72.5

55.7-84.6

Durham

23.4

12.3-40.1

76.6

59.9-87.7

Forsyth

33.3

18.5-52.2

66.7

47.8-81.5

Gaston

33.7

20.9-49.3

66.3

50.7-79.1

Guilford

37.7

20.2-59.2

62.3

40.8-79.8

Iredell

27.8

15.5-44.8

72.2

55.2-84.5

Johnston

46.6

30.7-63.2

53.4

36.8-69.3

Mecklenburg

38.6

27.5-51.2

61.4

48.8-72.5

New Hanover

28.1

16.3-43.9

71.9

56.1-83.7

Onslow

25.7

13.2-44.0

74.3

56.0-86.8

Orange

20.6

8.8-41.1

79.4

58.9-91.2

Pitt

47.3

30.6-64.5

52.7

35.5-69.4

Randolph

33.4

20.1-49.9

66.6

50.1-79.9

Robeson

29.9

18.3-44.7

70.1

55.3-81.7

Rowan

49.7

35.1-64.4

50.3

35.6-64.9

Union

30.5

17.1-48.1

69.5

51.9-82.9

Wake

24.3

13.2-40.3

75.7

59.7-86.8

Wayne

42.3

26.5-59.9

57.7

40.1-73.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

604

231

39.2

34.5-44.2

373

60.8

55.8-65.5

Piedmont

808

275

32.8

28.8-37.2

533

67.2

62.8-71.2

Western NC

417

131

32.1

26.6-38.0

286

67.9

62.0-73.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

264

30.5

24.2-37.6

186

69.5

62.4-75.8

Northwest

398

138

35.2

29.3-41.6

260

64.8

58.4-70.7

Charlotte

231

38.8

31.1-47.2

141

61.2

52.8-68.9

Greensboro

198

33.4

25.8-41.9

134

66.6

58.1-74.2

Southern Regional

189

38.6

30.2-47.7

119

61.4

52.3-69.8

Coastal

44.6

33.6-56.2

55.4

43.8-66.4

Wake

166

26.2

18.7-35.5

114

73.8

64.5-81.3

Area L

32.5

19.0-49.7

67.5

50.3-81.0

Eastern

238

35.7

28.4-43.7

154

64.3

56.3-71.6

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

*This question was asked of those who reported having one or more falls in the past 3 months.

^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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