BRFSS 2016 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Falls (Age 45+)

In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?

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	Total Respond.^	1 fall	2 or more falls	No falls
North Carolina	4,062	551	12.8	11.6-14.1	661	16.0	14.6-17.5	2,850	71.2	69.5-72.9
-Piedmont NC	1,737	235	12.9	11.2-14.7	226	13.8	11.9-15.9	1,276	73.4	70.9-75.7
GENDER
Male	762	82	10.5	8.3-13.1	100	14.4	11.7-17.7	580	75.1	71.4-78.5
Female	975	153	14.9	12.6-17.6	126	13.2	10.9-16.0	696	71.8	68.4-75.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,281	182	13.3	11.4-15.5	175	15.0	12.8-17.5	924	71.7	68.8-74.5
Non-Hispanic Black	319	33	11.8	8.3-16.6	32	9.8	6.6-14.4	254	78.3	72.6-83.1
Other	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-54	496	72	13.7	10.7-17.3	60	12.6	9.5-16.6	364	73.7	69.0-77.9
55-64	491	60	11.6	8.8-15.2	73	16.2	12.7-20.5	358	72.2	67.4-76.5
65-74	464	60	12.1	9.2-15.7	56	13.3	10.0-17.5	348	74.6	69.8-78.9
75+	284	43	14.9	10.7-20.4	36	11.6	8.0-16.5	205	73.5	67.1-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	170	24	13.3	8.7-19.8	24	18.2	12.1-26.5	122	68.5	59.9-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	49	11.1	8.2-14.8	66	14.8	11.3-19.1	307	74.1	69.2-78.5
Some Post-H.S.	469	63	13.0	10.0-16.8	73	15.5	12.1-19.7	333	71.5	66.7-75.9
College Graduate	673	98	14.0	11.4-17.1	63	9.4	7.2-12.1	512	76.6	73.0-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	14	11.2	6.2-19.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	254	35	14.1	9.9-19.7	36	13.9	9.7-19.4	183	72.1	65.3-77.9
$25,000- 34,999	152	18	10.4	6.3-16.7	24	13.9	8.9-21.1	110	75.7	67.5-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	170	30	19.8	13.5-28.2	22	12.7	7.7-20.2	118	67.5	58.4-75.4
$50,000- 74,999	246	43	16.5	11.9-22.4	24	10.3	6.8-15.4	179	73.2	66.6-78.9
$75,000+	489	58	10.6	8.0-13.9	45	9.8	7.2-13.2	386	79.6	75.4-83.2
DISABILITY STATUS¹
Yes	478	79	16.1	12.7-20.1	118	26.4	21.8-31.6	281	57.5	52.2-62.7
No	1,121	136	11.4	9.5-13.7	89	8.5	6.7-10.6	896	80.1	77.3-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY¹
Yes	538	91	17.1	13.7-21.1	134	26.9	22.5-31.7	313	56.0	51.0-60.9
No	1,189	144	11.1	9.3-13.2	90	8.3	6.6-10.3	955	80.6	77.9-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	277	32	12.3	8.4-17.5	54	20.2	15.3-26.2	191	67.5	60.9-73.5
Non-Veteran	1,459	203	13.0	11.2-15.0	172	12.7	10.7-14.9	1,084	74.4	71.7-76.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	867	115	12.5	10.3-15.1	95	11.3	9.1-14.0	657	76.2	72.9-79.3
Regional City or Suburban County	474	74	15.7	12.4-19.8	66	14.4	11.0-18.7	334	69.8	64.8-74.4
Rural	396	46	9.7	7.0-13.4	65	18.4	14.0-23.7	285	71.9	66.3-76.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	768	102	12.5	10.2-15.4	63	8.5	6.5-11.2	603	78.9	75.5-82.0
Unemployed	53	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	686	95	13.3	10.7-16.4	86	13.5	10.7-16.9	505	73.3	69.2-76.9
Unable to Work	154	24	16.2	10.7-23.9	57	37.2	28.5-46.7	73	46.6	37.7-55.8
Other not in Labor Force	74	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL³
Less than 50%	33	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	86	13	13.5	7.5-23.1	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	230	30	14.9	10.2-21.2	36	14.8	10.3-20.7	164	70.3	63.1-76.7
151% to 200%	115	16	13.0	7.5-21.7	***	***	***	87	78.8	69.4-85.9
More than 200%	953	136	13.4	11.1-15.9	101	10.8	8.7-13.3	716	75.9	72.7-78.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER⁴
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	69	***	***	***	14	15.1	8.5-25.4	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	542	71	12.4	9.7-15.8	81	17.1	13.5-21.5	390	70.4	65.7-74.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,126	156	13.2	11.1-15.5	131	12.0	10.0-14.4	839	74.8	71.8-77.6

Total
Respond.^

1 fall

2 or more falls

No falls

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,062

551

12.8

11.6-14.1

661

16.0

14.6-17.5

2,850

71.2

69.5-72.9

-Piedmont NC

1,737

235

12.9

11.2-14.7

226

13.8

11.9-15.9

1,276

73.4

70.9-75.7

GENDER

Male

762

10.5

8.3-13.1

100

14.4

11.7-17.7

580

75.1

71.4-78.5

Female

975

153

14.9

12.6-17.6

126

13.2

10.9-16.0

696

71.8

68.4-75.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,281

182

13.3

11.4-15.5

175

15.0

12.8-17.5

924

71.7

68.8-74.5

Non-Hispanic Black

319

11.8

8.3-16.6

9.8

6.6-14.4

254

78.3

72.6-83.1

Other

***

AGE

45-54

496

13.7

10.7-17.3

12.6

9.5-16.6

364

73.7

69.0-77.9

55-64

491

11.6

8.8-15.2

16.2

12.7-20.5

358

72.2

67.4-76.5

65-74

464

12.1

9.2-15.7

13.3

10.0-17.5

348

74.6

69.8-78.9

75+

284

14.9

10.7-20.4

11.6

8.0-16.5

205

73.5

67.1-79.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

170

13.3

8.7-19.8

18.2

12.1-26.5

122

68.5

59.9-76.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

11.1

8.2-14.8

14.8

11.3-19.1

307

74.1

69.2-78.5

Some Post-H.S.

469

13.0

10.0-16.8

15.5

12.1-19.7

333

71.5

66.7-75.9

College Graduate

673

14.0

11.4-17.1

9.4

7.2-12.1

512

76.6

73.0-80.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

11.2

6.2-19.3

***

$15,000- 24,999

254

14.1

9.9-19.7

13.9

9.7-19.4

183

72.1

65.3-77.9

$25,000- 34,999

152

10.4

6.3-16.7

13.9

8.9-21.1

110

75.7

67.5-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

170

19.8

13.5-28.2

12.7

7.7-20.2

118

67.5

58.4-75.4

$50,000- 74,999

246

16.5

11.9-22.4

10.3

6.8-15.4

179

73.2

66.6-78.9

$75,000+

489

10.6

8.0-13.9

9.8

7.2-13.2

386

79.6

75.4-83.2

DISABILITY STATUS¹

Yes

478

16.1

12.7-20.1

118

26.4

21.8-31.6

281

57.5

52.2-62.7

1,121

136

11.4

9.5-13.7

8.5

6.7-10.6

896

80.1

77.3-82.6

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY¹

Yes

538

17.1

13.7-21.1

134

26.9

22.5-31.7

313

56.0

51.0-60.9

1,189

144

11.1

9.3-13.2

8.3

6.6-10.3

955

80.6

77.9-83.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

277

12.3

8.4-17.5

20.2

15.3-26.2

191

67.5

60.9-73.5

Non-Veteran

1,459

203

13.0

11.2-15.0

172

12.7

10.7-14.9

1,084

74.4

71.7-76.9

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

867

115

12.5

10.3-15.1

11.3

9.1-14.0

657

76.2

72.9-79.3

Regional City or Suburban County

474

15.7

12.4-19.8

14.4

11.0-18.7

334

69.8

64.8-74.4

Rural

396

9.7

7.0-13.4

18.4

14.0-23.7

285

71.9

66.3-76.9

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

768

102

12.5

10.2-15.4

8.5

6.5-11.2

603

78.9

75.5-82.0

Unemployed

***

Retired

686

13.3

10.7-16.4

13.5

10.7-16.9

505

73.3

69.2-76.9

Unable to Work

154

16.2

10.7-23.9

37.2

28.5-46.7

46.6

37.7-55.8

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL³

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

13.5

7.5-23.1

***

101% to 150%

230

14.9

10.2-21.2

14.8

10.3-20.7

164

70.3

63.1-76.7

151% to 200%

115

13.0

7.5-21.7

***

78.8

69.4-85.9

More than 200%

953

136

13.4

11.1-15.9

101

10.8

8.7-13.3

716

75.9

72.7-78.8

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER⁴

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

***

15.1

8.5-25.4

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

542

12.4

9.7-15.8

17.1

13.5-21.5

390

70.4

65.7-74.8

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,126

156

13.2

11.1-15.5

131

12.0

10.0-14.4

839

74.8

71.8-77.6

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

¹Disability Status will be replaced by Functional Disability in 2017. Please see the BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

²Based on the North Carolina Rural Center’s classification. Please see the BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

³Based on 2016 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

⁴NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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.

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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