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

2010 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	8,819	887	9.6	8.8-10.5	606	7.3	6.4- 8.2	7,326	83.1	81.9-84.2
-Piedmont NC	5,110	497	9.5	8.5-10.6	333	6.8	5.8- 8.0	4,280	83.7	82.2-85.1
GENDER
Male	1,916	178	9.2	7.6-11.0	112	6.6	4.9- 8.9	1,626	84.2	81.6-86.5
Female	3,194	319	9.7	8.4-11.2	221	7.0	5.9- 8.3	2,654	83.3	81.5-85.0
RACE
White	4,207	416	9.6	8.4-10.8	279	6.5	5.6- 7.6	3,512	83.9	82.4-85.3
African American	737	69	9.2	6.8-12.3	48	8.8	5.3-14.5	620	82.0	76.6-86.4
Other Minorities	147	10	9.5	4.7-18.3	5	3.1	1.2- 7.6	132	87.4	78.7-92.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	93	4	6.0	1.7-18.8	4	4.3	1.5-11.5	85	89.7	78.1-95.5
Non-Hispanic	5,005	491	9.6	8.6-10.7	329	6.9	5.8- 8.2	4,185	83.5	82.0-85.0
AGE
45-54	1,375	150	10.3	8.5-12.4	100	7.7	5.6-10.6	1,125	82.0	78.9-84.7
55-64	1,520	140	9.4	7.6-11.6	106	7.1	5.6- 9.0	1,274	83.5	80.8-85.8
65+	2,215	207	8.5	7.2-10.1	127	5.4	4.3- 6.6	1,881	86.1	84.2-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	637	68	10.1	7.4-13.8	75	13.6	8.7-20.7	494	76.3	69.6-81.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,439	123	8.8	6.9-11.1	105	7.7	5.9- 9.9	1,211	83.5	80.6-86.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,251	150	11.8	9.6-14.4	74	5.8	4.3- 7.7	1,027	82.4	79.5-85.1
College Graduate	1,776	156	8.2	6.8-10.0	79	4.5	3.4- 6.0	1,541	87.3	85.2-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	520	75	14.1	10.5-18.7	78	17.3	13.3-22.3	367	68.5	62.7-73.8
$15,000- 24,999	798	73	8.4	6.0-11.6	73	10.4	6.2-16.9	652	81.2	75.1-86.1
$25,000- 34,999	530	65	11.2	8.4-14.7	36	6.7	4.1-10.6	429	82.2	77.5-86.0
$35,000- 49,999	658	71	10.6	7.9-14.1	34	5.7	3.8- 8.5	553	83.7	79.7-87.1
$50,000-74,999	671	61	9.3	6.8-12.6	28	4.5	2.8- 7.2	582	86.2	82.4-89.3
$75,000+	1,124	90	8.1	6.2-10.4	30	2.4	1.5- 3.6	1,004	89.6	87.1-91.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,061	254	11.4	9.7-13.3	264	13.1	11.2-15.3	1,543	75.5	72.8-77.9
No	2,905	234	8.4	7.2- 9.9	63	2.2	1.6- 3.0	2,608	89.4	87.8-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	794	77	9.4	7.1-12.5	52	6.2	4.4- 8.5	665	84.4	80.9-87.4
Non-Veteran	4,314	420	9.5	8.4-10.7	281	6.9	5.7- 8.4	3,613	83.6	81.9-85.2

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

-Piedmont NC

5,110

497

9.5

8.5-10.6

333

6.8

5.8- 8.0

4,280

83.7

82.2-85.1

GENDER

Male

1,916

178

9.2

7.6-11.0

112

6.6

4.9- 8.9

1,626

84.2

81.6-86.5

Female

3,194

319

9.7

8.4-11.2

221

7.0

5.9- 8.3

2,654

83.3

81.5-85.0

RACE

White

4,207

416

9.6

8.4-10.8

279

6.5

5.6- 7.6

3,512

83.9

82.4-85.3

African American

737

9.2

6.8-12.3

8.8

5.3-14.5

620

82.0

76.6-86.4

Other Minorities

147

9.5

4.7-18.3

3.1

1.2- 7.6

132

87.4

78.7-92.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.0

1.7-18.8

4.3

1.5-11.5

89.7

78.1-95.5

Non-Hispanic

5,005

491

9.6

8.6-10.7

329

6.9

5.8- 8.2

4,185

83.5

82.0-85.0

AGE

45-54

1,375

150

10.3

8.5-12.4

100

7.7

5.6-10.6

1,125

82.0

78.9-84.7

55-64

1,520

140

9.4

7.6-11.6

106

7.1

5.6- 9.0

1,274

83.5

80.8-85.8

65+

2,215

207

8.5

7.2-10.1

127

5.4

4.3- 6.6

1,881

86.1

84.2-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

637

10.1

7.4-13.8

13.6

8.7-20.7

494

76.3

69.6-81.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,439

123

8.8

6.9-11.1

105

7.7

5.9- 9.9

1,211

83.5

80.6-86.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,251

150

11.8

9.6-14.4

5.8

4.3- 7.7

1,027

82.4

79.5-85.1

College Graduate

1,776

156

8.2

6.8-10.0

4.5

3.4- 6.0

1,541

87.3

85.2-89.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

520

14.1

10.5-18.7

17.3

13.3-22.3

367

68.5

62.7-73.8

$15,000- 24,999

798

8.4

6.0-11.6

10.4

6.2-16.9

652

81.2

75.1-86.1

$25,000- 34,999

530

11.2

8.4-14.7

6.7

4.1-10.6

429

82.2

77.5-86.0

$35,000- 49,999

658

10.6

7.9-14.1

5.7

3.8- 8.5

553

83.7

79.7-87.1

$50,000-74,999

671

9.3

6.8-12.6

4.5

2.8- 7.2

582

86.2

82.4-89.3

$75,000+

1,124

8.1

6.2-10.4

2.4

1.5- 3.6

1,004

89.6

87.1-91.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,061

254

11.4

9.7-13.3

264

13.1

11.2-15.3

1,543

75.5

72.8-77.9

2,905

234

8.4

7.2- 9.9

2.2

1.6- 3.0

2,608

89.4

87.8-90.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

794

9.4

7.1-12.5

6.2

4.4- 8.5

665

84.4

80.9-87.4

Non-Veteran

4,314

420

9.5

8.4-10.7

281

6.9

5.7- 8.4

3,613

83.6

81.9-85.2

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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