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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	849	68	9.2	6.9-12.2	84	8.7	6.9-11.0	697	82.1	78.7-85.0
Female	1,353	167	13.0	10.9-15.5	98	6.8	5.4- 8.5	1,088	80.2	77.4-82.7
RACE
White	2,078	225	11.4	9.7-13.4	166	7.6	6.4- 9.0	1,687	81.0	78.8-83.0
African American	61	4	8.2	3.0-20.4	7	7.0	3.0-15.6	50	84.8	72.6-92.2
Other Minorities	57	6	12.2	5.3-25.9	8	11.1	4.4-25.3	43	76.6	60.8-87.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	1	5.7	0.8-31.8	2	5.8	1.3-21.9	14	88.6	66.7-96.8
Non-Hispanic	2,177	234	11.4	9.7-13.3	179	7.7	6.5- 9.1	1,764	80.9	78.8-82.9
AGE
45-54	518	68	15.1	11.4-19.7	50	8.2	6.0-11.2	400	76.7	71.8-80.9
55-64	688	66	9.0	7.0-11.6	62	8.5	6.4-11.2	560	82.5	79.1-85.4
65-74	555	49	7.9	5.7-10.8	35	6.0	4.1- 8.6	471	86.1	82.5-89.1
75+	441	52	12.7	9.1-17.4	35	7.6	5.2-10.9	354	79.7	74.6-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	359	30	9.4	6.0-14.5	51	15.0	11.1-19.9	278	75.6	69.6-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	690	68	11.0	8.1-14.8	57	7.0	5.2- 9.4	565	82.0	77.9-85.4
Some Post-H.S.	552	63	11.9	8.7-16.0	41	7.1	4.9-10.0	448	81.1	76.6-84.9
College Graduate	598	74	12.1	9.4-15.5	32	5.1	3.4- 7.5	492	82.8	79.0-86.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	299	28	8.8	5.2-14.3	41	14.1	9.9-19.7	230	77.1	70.5-82.7
$15,000- 24,999	405	45	10.4	7.5-14.1	36	9.8	6.8-14.0	324	79.8	74.9-84.0
$25,000- 34,999	252	27	11.5	7.6-17.0	27	11.8	7.8-17.6	198	76.7	69.9-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	323	38	13.9	8.9-21.0	22	5.9	3.7- 9.4	263	80.2	73.2-85.7
$50,000-74,999	284	26	10.4	6.9-15.2	18	6.2	3.7-10.2	240	83.4	77.9-87.8
$75,000+	309	31	10.6	7.2-15.4	7	1.3	0.5- 3.0	271	88.1	83.3-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	999	136	13.8	11.4-16.7	142	13.9	11.6-16.6	721	72.3	68.8-75.5
No	1,154	96	9.4	7.3-12.1	39	3.0	2.1- 4.3	1,019	87.5	84.7-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	383	25	7.8	4.9-12.4	36	9.0	6.2-12.9	322	83.2	78.0-87.4
Non-Veteran	1,818	210	12.1	10.3-14.2	146	7.4	6.1- 8.9	1,462	80.5	78.1-82.7

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

-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

GENDER

Male

849

9.2

6.9-12.2

8.7

6.9-11.0

697

82.1

78.7-85.0

Female

1,353

167

13.0

10.9-15.5

6.8

5.4- 8.5

1,088

80.2

77.4-82.7

RACE

White

2,078

225

11.4

9.7-13.4

166

7.6

6.4- 9.0

1,687

81.0

78.8-83.0

African American

8.2

3.0-20.4

7.0

3.0-15.6

84.8

72.6-92.2

Other Minorities

12.2

5.3-25.9

11.1

4.4-25.3

76.6

60.8-87.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.7

0.8-31.8

5.8

1.3-21.9

88.6

66.7-96.8

Non-Hispanic

2,177

234

11.4

9.7-13.3

179

7.7

6.5- 9.1

1,764

80.9

78.8-82.9

AGE

45-54

518

15.1

11.4-19.7

8.2

6.0-11.2

400

76.7

71.8-80.9

55-64

688

9.0

7.0-11.6

8.5

6.4-11.2

560

82.5

79.1-85.4

65-74

555

7.9

5.7-10.8

6.0

4.1- 8.6

471

86.1

82.5-89.1

75+

441

12.7

9.1-17.4

7.6

5.2-10.9

354

79.7

74.6-84.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

359

9.4

6.0-14.5

15.0

11.1-19.9

278

75.6

69.6-80.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

690

11.0

8.1-14.8

7.0

5.2- 9.4

565

82.0

77.9-85.4

Some Post-H.S.

552

11.9

8.7-16.0

7.1

4.9-10.0

448

81.1

76.6-84.9

College Graduate

598

12.1

9.4-15.5

5.1

3.4- 7.5

492

82.8

79.0-86.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

299

8.8

5.2-14.3

14.1

9.9-19.7

230

77.1

70.5-82.7

$15,000- 24,999

405

10.4

7.5-14.1

9.8

6.8-14.0

324

79.8

74.9-84.0

$25,000- 34,999

252

11.5

7.6-17.0

11.8

7.8-17.6

198

76.7

69.9-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

323

13.9

8.9-21.0

5.9

3.7- 9.4

263

80.2

73.2-85.7

$50,000-74,999

284

10.4

6.9-15.2

6.2

3.7-10.2

240

83.4

77.9-87.8

$75,000+

309

10.6

7.2-15.4

1.3

0.5- 3.0

271

88.1

83.3-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

999

136

13.8

11.4-16.7

142

13.9

11.6-16.6

721

72.3

68.8-75.5

1,154

9.4

7.3-12.1

3.0

2.1- 4.3

1,019

87.5

84.7-89.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

383

7.8

4.9-12.4

9.0

6.2-12.9

322

83.2

78.0-87.4

Non-Veteran

1,818

210

12.1

10.3-14.2

146

7.4

6.1- 8.9

1,462

80.5

78.1-82.7

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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