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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	5,263	489	9.3	8.2-10.4	320	5.4	4.7- 6.2	4,454	85.4	84.0-86.6
GENDER
Male	1,986	154	7.9	6.5- 9.7	125	5.3	4.2- 6.6	1,707	86.8	84.7-88.6
Female	3,277	335	10.4	9.1-11.9	195	5.5	4.6- 6.5	2,747	84.1	82.4-85.7
RACE
White	4,427	424	10.0	8.8-11.2	273	5.5	4.8- 6.4	3,730	84.5	83.1-85.8
African American	676	52	7.4	4.9-11.0	39	5.5	3.6- 8.4	585	87.1	83.0-90.3
Other Minorities	150	10	4.4	2.1- 8.8	8	2.6	1.2- 5.6	132	93.0	88.2-96.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	103	4	2.9	1.0- 8.0	3	1.6	0.5- 5.3	96	95.5	90.2-98.0
Non-Hispanic	5,150	480	9.3	8.3-10.5	316	5.5	4.8- 6.3	4,354	85.2	83.8-86.4
AGE
45-54	1,520	140	9.1	7.3-11.3	95	4.7	3.7- 6.0	1,285	86.2	83.8-88.3
55-64	1,583	143	8.7	7.1-10.6	100	5.8	4.4- 7.5	1,340	85.6	83.2-87.7
65-74	1,221	102	8.5	6.8-10.8	57	5.4	4.0- 7.3	1,062	86.1	83.4-88.4
75+	939	104	11.7	9.2-14.8	68	6.5	4.8- 8.7	767	81.8	78.4-84.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	710	58	8.1	5.7-11.3	78	10.6	8.0-13.8	574	81.3	77.2-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,558	131	8.2	6.5-10.3	103	6.0	4.7- 7.7	1,324	85.8	83.3-87.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,353	141	10.6	8.6-13.0	74	4.3	3.3- 5.6	1,138	85.1	82.5-87.4
College Graduate	1,632	158	9.6	7.9-11.7	65	3.8	2.7- 5.3	1,409	86.6	84.2-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	551	60	8.9	6.5-12.0	78	15.3	11.3-20.5	413	75.8	70.4-80.5
$15,000- 24,999	849	83	9.5	7.1-12.6	78	8.5	6.5-11.2	688	82.0	78.3-85.2
$25,000- 34,999	529	43	7.4	5.3-10.4	38	7.3	4.9-10.6	448	85.3	81.2-88.6
$35,000- 49,999	696	61	9.3	6.7-12.7	28	4.3	2.8- 6.8	607	86.4	82.6-89.5
$50,000-74,999	702	67	10.2	7.5-13.8	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9	617	88.0	84.5-90.9
$75,000+	1,167	93	7.9	6.2-10.1	34	2.6	1.7- 3.8	1,040	89.5	87.1-91.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,125	257	12.3	10.5-14.4	263	11.4	9.8-13.3	1,605	76.2	73.7-78.6
No	3,042	228	7.5	6.3- 8.9	54	1.7	1.2- 2.4	2,760	90.8	89.3-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	880	72	8.8	6.5-11.7	64	5.8	4.0- 8.3	744	85.4	81.9-88.3
Non-Veteran	4,380	417	9.4	8.3-10.6	256	5.3	4.6- 6.2	3,707	85.3	83.9-86.7

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

-Piedmont NC

5,263

489

9.3

8.2-10.4

320

5.4

4.7- 6.2

4,454

85.4

84.0-86.6

GENDER

Male

1,986

154

7.9

6.5- 9.7

125

5.3

4.2- 6.6

1,707

86.8

84.7-88.6

Female

3,277

335

10.4

9.1-11.9

195

5.5

4.6- 6.5

2,747

84.1

82.4-85.7

RACE

White

4,427

424

10.0

8.8-11.2

273

5.5

4.8- 6.4

3,730

84.5

83.1-85.8

African American

676

7.4

4.9-11.0

5.5

3.6- 8.4

585

87.1

83.0-90.3

Other Minorities

150

4.4

2.1- 8.8

2.6

1.2- 5.6

132

93.0

88.2-96.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

103

2.9

1.0- 8.0

1.6

0.5- 5.3

95.5

90.2-98.0

Non-Hispanic

5,150

480

9.3

8.3-10.5

316

5.5

4.8- 6.3

4,354

85.2

83.8-86.4

AGE

45-54

1,520

140

9.1

7.3-11.3

4.7

3.7- 6.0

1,285

86.2

83.8-88.3

55-64

1,583

143

8.7

7.1-10.6

100

5.8

4.4- 7.5

1,340

85.6

83.2-87.7

65-74

1,221

102

8.5

6.8-10.8

5.4

4.0- 7.3

1,062

86.1

83.4-88.4

75+

939

104

11.7

9.2-14.8

6.5

4.8- 8.7

767

81.8

78.4-84.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

710

8.1

5.7-11.3

10.6

8.0-13.8

574

81.3

77.2-84.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,558

131

8.2

6.5-10.3

103

6.0

4.7- 7.7

1,324

85.8

83.3-87.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,353

141

10.6

8.6-13.0

4.3

3.3- 5.6

1,138

85.1

82.5-87.4

College Graduate

1,632

158

9.6

7.9-11.7

3.8

2.7- 5.3

1,409

86.6

84.2-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

551

8.9

6.5-12.0

15.3

11.3-20.5

413

75.8

70.4-80.5

$15,000- 24,999

849

9.5

7.1-12.6

8.5

6.5-11.2

688

82.0

78.3-85.2

$25,000- 34,999

529

7.4

5.3-10.4

7.3

4.9-10.6

448

85.3

81.2-88.6

$35,000- 49,999

696

9.3

6.7-12.7

4.3

2.8- 6.8

607

86.4

82.6-89.5

$50,000-74,999

702

10.2

7.5-13.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

617

88.0

84.5-90.9

$75,000+

1,167

7.9

6.2-10.1

2.6

1.7- 3.8

1,040

89.5

87.1-91.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,125

257

12.3

10.5-14.4

263

11.4

9.8-13.3

1,605

76.2

73.7-78.6

3,042

228

7.5

6.3- 8.9

1.7

1.2- 2.4

2,760

90.8

89.3-92.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

880

8.8

6.5-11.7

5.8

4.0- 8.3

744

85.4

81.9-88.3

Non-Veteran

4,380

417

9.4

8.3-10.6

256

5.3

4.6- 6.2

3,707

85.3

83.9-86.7

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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