BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics

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
Region 3	371	53	13.1	9.7-17.3	48	13.7	9.9-18.5	270	73.3	67.7-78.2
GENDER
Male	157	16	9.8	5.9-16.0	18	11.7	6.7-19.7	123	78.5	69.9-85.1
Female	214	37	15.8	11.0-22.2	30	15.3	10.4-22.1	147	68.8	61.2-75.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	295	41	11.9	8.6-16.3	38	14.4	10.1-20.2	216	73.6	67.4-79.0
Non-Hispanic Black	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	25	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-64	202	32	13.4	9.1-19.3	24	14.1	9.0-21.4	146	72.5	64.6-79.2
65+	168	21	12.6	7.9-19.5	24	13.1	8.5-19.8	123	74.3	66.2-81.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	153	23	13.1	8.4-19.6	21	14.8	9.1-23.1	109	72.1	63.3-79.5
Some College +	218	30	13.0	8.7-19.1	27	12.4	8.3-18.2	161	74.5	67.5-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	179	31	16.4	11.1-23.6	29	17.9	11.9-26.2	119	65.6	56.9-73.5
$50,000+	131	16	9.6	5.7-15.7	***	***	***	105	82.6	74.8-88.3

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

Region 3

371

13.1

9.7-17.3

13.7

9.9-18.5

270

73.3

67.7-78.2

GENDER

Male

157

9.8

5.9-16.0

11.7

6.7-19.7

123

78.5

69.9-85.1

Female

214

15.8

11.0-22.2

15.3

10.4-22.1

147

68.8

61.2-75.6

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

295

11.9

8.6-16.3

14.4

10.1-20.2

216

73.6

67.4-79.0

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

45-64

202

13.4

9.1-19.3

14.1

9.0-21.4

146

72.5

64.6-79.2

65+

168

12.6

7.9-19.5

13.1

8.5-19.8

123

74.3

66.2-81.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

153

13.1

8.4-19.6

14.8

9.1-23.1

109

72.1

63.3-79.5

Some College +

218

13.0

8.7-19.1

12.4

8.3-18.2

161

74.5

67.5-80.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

179

16.4

11.1-23.6

17.9

11.9-26.2

119

65.6

56.9-73.5

$50,000+

131

9.6

5.7-15.7

***

105

82.6

74.8-88.3

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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.

^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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