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| Total Respond.^ |
1 or more falls caused an injury | No injuries | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 1,829 | 637 | 34.6 | 31.8-37.4 | 1,192 | 65.4 | 62.6-68.2 |
| -WHITES | 1,507 | 512 | 35.0 | 31.9-38.2 | 995 | 65.0 | 61.8-68.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Males | 556 | 169 | 28.0 | 23.7-32.7 | 387 | 72.0 | 67.3-76.3 |
| Females | 951 | 343 | 40.3 | 36.2-44.5 | 608 | 59.7 | 55.5-63.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 2 | 25.9 | 6.1-65.3 | 9 | 74.1 | 34.7-93.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,492 | 508 | 35.0 | 31.9-38.2 | 984 | 65.0 | 61.8-68.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 45-54 | 425 | 176 | 38.2 | 32.6-44.0 | 249 | 61.8 | 56.0-67.4 |
| 55-64 | 439 | 138 | 33.5 | 28.1-39.5 | 301 | 66.5 | 60.5-71.9 |
| 65-74 | 317 | 94 | 33.4 | 27.1-40.2 | 223 | 66.6 | 59.8-72.9 |
| 75+ | 326 | 104 | 31.8 | 25.5-38.7 | 222 | 68.2 | 61.3-74.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 265 | 88 | 37.0 | 29.3-45.4 | 177 | 63.0 | 54.6-70.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 443 | 156 | 35.0 | 29.6-40.8 | 287 | 65.0 | 59.2-70.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 395 | 150 | 38.4 | 32.5-44.6 | 245 | 61.6 | 55.4-67.5 |
| College Graduate | 402 | 117 | 30.6 | 25.1-36.8 | 285 | 69.4 | 63.2-74.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 241 | 94 | 42.0 | 34.2-50.2 | 147 | 58.0 | 49.8-65.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 280 | 108 | 38.0 | 31.2-45.3 | 172 | 62.0 | 54.7-68.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 169 | 56 | 35.6 | 27.2-45.0 | 113 | 64.4 | 55.0-72.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 203 | 60 | 28.7 | 21.2-37.5 | 143 | 71.3 | 62.5-78.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 165 | 58 | 35.1 | 26.8-44.4 | 107 | 64.9 | 55.6-73.2 |
| $75,000+ | 224 | 59 | 31.5 | 24.2-39.8 | 165 | 68.5 | 60.2-75.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 991 | 390 | 40.5 | 36.6-44.5 | 601 | 59.5 | 55.5-63.4 |
| No | 508 | 121 | 26.0 | 21.2-31.5 | 387 | 74.0 | 68.5-78.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 268 | 84 | 30.2 | 23.9-37.2 | 184 | 69.8 | 62.8-76.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,239 | 428 | 36.1 | 32.7-39.7 | 811 | 63.9 | 60.3-67.3 |
*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.
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