BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past 3 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Falls (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	1 fall	2 or more falls	No falls
North Carolina	8,819	887	9.6	8.8-10.5	606	7.3	6.4- 8.2	7,326	83.1	81.9-84.2
-Eastern NC	2,199	220	9.1	7.6-11.0	144	7.6	5.9- 9.7	1,835	83.3	80.8-85.5
GENDER
Male	742	65	7.5	5.4-10.5	46	8.5	5.8-12.3	631	84.0	79.6-87.5
Female	1,457	155	10.4	8.4-12.9	98	6.8	5.0- 9.2	1,204	82.7	79.6-85.5
RACE
White	1,524	164	9.7	7.8-11.9	92	7.7	5.7-10.3	1,268	82.7	79.5-85.4
African American	526	42	7.7	5.1-11.6	37	7.4	4.5-11.8	447	84.9	79.7-88.9
Other Minorities	137	14	9.8	4.6-19.6	14	8.7	4.7-15.7	109	81.5	71.3-88.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	4	18.0	5.1-47.0	4	17.7	4.5-49.4	29	64.3	37.4-84.5
Non-Hispanic	2,158	215	8.8	7.3-10.6	139	7.4	5.8- 9.4	1,804	83.8	81.3-86.0
AGE
45-54	564	52	8.6	5.8-12.5	44	8.7	5.8-12.9	468	82.7	77.6-86.8
55-64	676	69	9.0	6.7-12.1	54	8.4	5.6-12.5	553	82.5	78.0-86.3
65+	959	99	9.7	7.4-12.7	46	5.7	3.6- 9.0	814	84.6	80.7-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	30	9.4	5.4-15.8	32	13.2	8.4-20.2	284	77.4	69.4-83.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	727	69	8.8	6.2-12.5	52	7.1	4.6-10.8	606	84.1	79.5-87.8
Some Post-H.S.	563	70	11.2	8.2-15.1	39	8.6	5.3-13.7	454	80.2	74.7-84.8
College Graduate	562	51	7.4	5.2-10.5	21	4.2	2.1- 8.1	490	88.4	84.1-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	287	27	12.8	7.6-20.8	46	17.7	11.3-26.7	214	69.6	60.0-77.7
$15,000- 24,999	393	41	9.2	5.9-14.1	33	12.1	7.5-18.8	319	78.7	71.6-84.5
$25,000- 34,999	239	21	5.1	2.7- 9.5	13	5.5	2.4-12.0	205	89.4	82.6-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	255	27	9.5	5.8-15.3	8	5.1	1.9-12.7	220	85.4	77.8-90.7
$50,000-74,999	248	20	7.1	4.0-12.1	12	6.4	2.9-13.6	216	86.5	79.2-91.5
$75,000+	379	38	7.9	5.2-11.8	10	2.9	1.3- 6.3	331	89.2	84.6-92.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,031	123	10.5	8.2-13.3	122	14.7	11.4-18.8	786	74.8	70.4-78.7
No	1,104	91	8.0	6.0-10.7	21	1.9	1.0- 3.6	992	90.1	87.2-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	363	36	9.5	6.3-13.9	20	8.3	4.6-14.6	307	82.2	75.8-87.3
Non-Veteran	1,836	184	9.0	7.3-11.1	124	7.4	5.7- 9.7	1,528	83.5	80.8-86.0

Total
Respond.^

1 fall

2 or more falls

No falls

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,819

887

9.6

8.8-10.5

606

7.3

6.4- 8.2

7,326

83.1

81.9-84.2

-Eastern NC

2,199

220

9.1

7.6-11.0

144

7.6

5.9- 9.7

1,835

83.3

80.8-85.5

GENDER

Male

742

7.5

5.4-10.5

8.5

5.8-12.3

631

84.0

79.6-87.5

Female

1,457

155

10.4

8.4-12.9

6.8

5.0- 9.2

1,204

82.7

79.6-85.5

RACE

White

1,524

164

9.7

7.8-11.9

7.7

5.7-10.3

1,268

82.7

79.5-85.4

African American

526

7.7

5.1-11.6

7.4

4.5-11.8

447

84.9

79.7-88.9

Other Minorities

137

9.8

4.6-19.6

8.7

4.7-15.7

109

81.5

71.3-88.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.0

5.1-47.0

17.7

4.5-49.4

64.3

37.4-84.5

Non-Hispanic

2,158

215

8.8

7.3-10.6

139

7.4

5.8- 9.4

1,804

83.8

81.3-86.0

AGE

45-54

564

8.6

5.8-12.5

8.7

5.8-12.9

468

82.7

77.6-86.8

55-64

676

9.0

6.7-12.1

8.4

5.6-12.5

553

82.5

78.0-86.3

65+

959

9.7

7.4-12.7

5.7

3.6- 9.0

814

84.6

80.7-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

346

9.4

5.4-15.8

13.2

8.4-20.2

284

77.4

69.4-83.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

727

8.8

6.2-12.5

7.1

4.6-10.8

606

84.1

79.5-87.8

Some Post-H.S.

563

11.2

8.2-15.1

8.6

5.3-13.7

454

80.2

74.7-84.8

College Graduate

562

7.4

5.2-10.5

4.2

2.1- 8.1

490

88.4

84.1-91.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

287

12.8

7.6-20.8

17.7

11.3-26.7

214

69.6

60.0-77.7

$15,000- 24,999

393

9.2

5.9-14.1

12.1

7.5-18.8

319

78.7

71.6-84.5

$25,000- 34,999

239

5.1

2.7- 9.5

5.5

2.4-12.0

205

89.4

82.6-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

255

9.5

5.8-15.3

5.1

1.9-12.7

220

85.4

77.8-90.7

$50,000-74,999

248

7.1

4.0-12.1

6.4

2.9-13.6

216

86.5

79.2-91.5

$75,000+

379

7.9

5.2-11.8

2.9

1.3- 6.3

331

89.2

84.6-92.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,031

123

10.5

8.2-13.3

122

14.7

11.4-18.8

786

74.8

70.4-78.7

1,104

8.0

6.0-10.7

1.9

1.0- 3.6

992

90.1

87.2-92.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

363

9.5

6.3-13.9

8.3

4.6-14.6

307

82.2

75.8-87.3

Non-Veteran

1,836

184

9.0

7.3-11.1

124

7.4

5.7- 9.7

1,528

83.5

80.8-86.0

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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