2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Falls (Age 45+)-WHITES

How many of these falls caused an injury?*
By an injury, we mean the fall caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day or to go see a doctor.

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more falls caused an injury No injuries
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,206 829 35.5 33.0-38.1 1,377 64.5 61.9-67.0
-WHITES 1,706 633 35.3 32.5-38.2 1,073 64.7 61.8-67.5
GENDER
Male 587 168 27.1 22.9-31.7 419 72.9 68.3-77.1
Female 1,119 465 41.4 37.7-45.1 654 58.6 54.9-62.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,691 625 35.1 32.2-38.0 1,066 64.9 62.0-67.8
AGE
45-54 390 147 34.7 29.2-40.7 243 65.3 59.3-70.8
55-64 457 177 40.2 34.7-45.9 280 59.8 54.1-65.3
65-74 445 153 30.5 25.8-35.7 292 69.5 64.3-74.2
75+ 414 156 33.9 28.7-39.5 258 66.1 60.5-71.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 78 35.5 27.6-44.2 134 64.5 55.8-72.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 501 201 38.3 33.2-43.7 300 61.7 56.3-66.8
Some Post-H.S. 471 197 38.5 33.2-44.1 274 61.5 55.9-66.8
College Graduate 520 157 27.5 23.2-32.4 363 72.5 67.6-76.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 117 50.7 42.2-59.1 119 49.3 40.9-57.8
$15,000- 24,999 295 113 38.9 32.2-46.1 182 61.1 53.9-67.8
$25,000- 34,999 179 69 39.3 30.8-48.5 110 60.7 51.5-69.2
$35,000- 49,999 216 68 31.3 23.9-39.7 148 68.7 60.3-76.1
$50,000- 74,999 179 58 27.6 20.5-36.0 121 72.4 64.0-79.5
$75,000+ 295 92 30.4 24.3-37.3 203 69.6 62.7-75.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 927 429 45.8 41.7-50.0 498 54.2 50.0-58.3
No 771 201 24.1 20.5-28.0 570 75.9 72.0-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 76 26.4 20.6-33.1 186 73.6 66.9-79.4
Non-Veteran 1,444 557 37.2 34.0-40.5 887 62.8 59.5-66.0

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*This question was asked of those who reported having one or more falls in the past 3 months.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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.

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