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

2010 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	8,819	887	9.6	8.8-10.5	606	7.3	6.4- 8.2	7,326	83.1	81.9-84.2
-Western NC	1,510	170	11.2	9.4-13.3	129	8.5	7.0-10.4	1,211	80.2	77.7-82.6
GENDER
Male	574	54	10.2	7.5-13.8	55	8.9	6.6-11.9	465	80.9	76.7-84.5
Female	936	116	12.1	9.8-14.7	74	8.2	6.3-10.6	746	79.7	76.5-82.6
RACE
White	1,406	163	11.5	9.6-13.6	122	8.5	7.0-10.4	1,121	80.0	77.4-82.4
African American	33	6	16.8	5.8-39.9	5	19.6	7.6-42.0	22	63.6	41.5-81.2
Other Minorities	64	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	62	98.0	87.9-99.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	3	17.6	5.2-45.3	0	0.0	. - .	21	82.4	54.7-94.8
Non-Hispanic	1,484	166	11.1	9.3-13.2	129	8.7	7.1-10.6	1,189	80.2	77.6-82.6
AGE
45-54	311	39	10.9	7.4-15.7	37	10.1	7.1-14.3	235	79.0	73.4-83.8
55-64	457	49	11.6	8.5-15.7	39	7.6	5.3-10.9	369	80.7	76.1-84.6
65+	742	82	11.2	8.8-14.2	53	7.9	5.8-10.7	607	80.9	77.2-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	239	35	15.2	10.3-21.8	29	10.6	6.9-16.0	175	74.2	66.8-80.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	454	36	7.6	4.8-11.8	40	9.7	6.8-13.5	378	82.8	77.8-86.8
Some Post-H.S.	381	50	13.5	9.9-18.1	28	7.1	4.6-10.9	303	79.4	74.1-83.9
College Graduate	435	49	11.2	8.3-15.0	32	7.4	4.9-10.8	354	81.4	76.9-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	216	31	12.0	7.9-17.8	33	15.8	10.7-22.7	152	72.2	64.5-78.8
$15,000- 24,999	287	33	11.3	7.7-16.3	30	11.4	7.4-17.1	224	77.3	70.8-82.7
$25,000- 34,999	196	20	10.9	6.6-17.4	23	12.6	8.1-19.0	153	76.5	68.6-82.9
$35,000- 49,999	195	26	15.9	9.8-24.8	11	6.9	3.6-12.9	158	77.2	68.1-84.3
$50,000-74,999	194	11	4.6	2.4- 8.7	8	4.7	2.2-10.0	175	90.7	85.0-94.4
$75,000+	181	17	10.6	6.3-17.1	14	5.7	3.1-10.2	150	83.7	76.7-88.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	713	100	14.8	11.8-18.5	108	16.1	13.1-19.7	505	69.1	64.7-73.1
No	764	66	8.1	6.2-10.6	20	2.3	1.4- 3.7	678	89.6	86.9-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	252	24	9.3	5.9-14.4	28	9.6	6.1-14.6	200	81.1	74.8-86.1
Non-Veteran	1,258	146	11.6	9.6-14.0	101	8.3	6.6-10.3	1,011	80.1	77.2-82.6

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

-Western NC

1,510

170

11.2

9.4-13.3

129

8.5

7.0-10.4

1,211

80.2

77.7-82.6

GENDER

Male

574

10.2

7.5-13.8

8.9

6.6-11.9

465

80.9

76.7-84.5

Female

936

116

12.1

9.8-14.7

8.2

6.3-10.6

746

79.7

76.5-82.6

RACE

White

1,406

163

11.5

9.6-13.6

122

8.5

7.0-10.4

1,121

80.0

77.4-82.4

African American

16.8

5.8-39.9

19.6

7.6-42.0

63.6

41.5-81.2

Other Minorities

1.9

0.3-12.6

0.1

0.0- 0.7

98.0

87.9-99.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.6

5.2-45.3

0.0

. - .

82.4

54.7-94.8

Non-Hispanic

1,484

166

11.1

9.3-13.2

129

8.7

7.1-10.6

1,189

80.2

77.6-82.6

AGE

45-54

311

10.9

7.4-15.7

10.1

7.1-14.3

235

79.0

73.4-83.8

55-64

457

11.6

8.5-15.7

7.6

5.3-10.9

369

80.7

76.1-84.6

65+

742

11.2

8.8-14.2

7.9

5.8-10.7

607

80.9

77.2-84.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

239

15.2

10.3-21.8

10.6

6.9-16.0

175

74.2

66.8-80.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

454

7.6

4.8-11.8

9.7

6.8-13.5

378

82.8

77.8-86.8

Some Post-H.S.

381

13.5

9.9-18.1

7.1

4.6-10.9

303

79.4

74.1-83.9

College Graduate

435

11.2

8.3-15.0

7.4

4.9-10.8

354

81.4

76.9-85.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

216

12.0

7.9-17.8

15.8

10.7-22.7

152

72.2

64.5-78.8

$15,000- 24,999

287

11.3

7.7-16.3

11.4

7.4-17.1

224

77.3

70.8-82.7

$25,000- 34,999

196

10.9

6.6-17.4

12.6

8.1-19.0

153

76.5

68.6-82.9

$35,000- 49,999

195

15.9

9.8-24.8

6.9

3.6-12.9

158

77.2

68.1-84.3

$50,000-74,999

194

4.6

2.4- 8.7

4.7

2.2-10.0

175

90.7

85.0-94.4

$75,000+

181

10.6

6.3-17.1

5.7

3.1-10.2

150

83.7

76.7-88.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

713

100

14.8

11.8-18.5

108

16.1

13.1-19.7

505

69.1

64.7-73.1

764

8.1

6.2-10.6

2.3

1.4- 3.7

678

89.6

86.9-91.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

252

9.3

5.9-14.4

9.6

6.1-14.6

200

81.1

74.8-86.1

Non-Veteran

1,258

146

11.6

9.6-14.0

101

8.3

6.6-10.3

1,011

80.1

77.2-82.6

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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