BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5	409	43	9.6	6.9-13.2	66	17.4	13.3-22.4	300	73.0	67.7-77.8
GENDER
Male	199	17	7.3	4.3-12.3	32	17.8	12.1-25.3	150	74.9	67.1-81.4
Female	210	26	11.8	7.8-17.5	34	17.0	11.6-24.1	150	71.2	63.6-77.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	293	30	9.2	6.2-13.5	49	18.6	13.7-24.7	214	72.2	65.8-77.8
Non-Hispanic Black	89	***	***	***	13	15.7	8.4-27.3	***	***	***
Other	26	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-64	221	26	10.9	7.2-16.1	35	18.4	12.9-25.5	160	70.7	63.4-77.2
65+	188	17	7.5	4.5-12.4	31	15.7	10.7-22.5	140	76.8	69.4-82.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	132	11	8.1	4.4-14.5	23	19.0	12.2-28.4	98	72.8	63.2-80.7
Some College +	277	32	10.6	7.2-15.4	43	16.2	11.7-22.1	202	73.2	66.7-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	162	16	9.4	5.4-15.9	38	24.7	17.5-33.7	108	65.9	56.7-74.0
$50,000+	173	20	10.7	6.6-16.9	17	10.0	6.1-16.1	136	79.3	71.9-85.1

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 5

409

9.6

6.9-13.2

17.4

13.3-22.4

300

73.0

67.7-77.8

GENDER

Male

199

7.3

4.3-12.3

17.8

12.1-25.3

150

74.9

67.1-81.4

Female

210

11.8

7.8-17.5

17.0

11.6-24.1

150

71.2

63.6-77.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

293

9.2

6.2-13.5

18.6

13.7-24.7

214

72.2

65.8-77.8

Non-Hispanic Black

***

15.7

8.4-27.3

***

Other

***

AGE

45-64

221

10.9

7.2-16.1

18.4

12.9-25.5

160

70.7

63.4-77.2

65+

188

7.5

4.5-12.4

15.7

10.7-22.5

140

76.8

69.4-82.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

132

8.1

4.4-14.5

19.0

12.2-28.4

72.8

63.2-80.7

Some College +

277

10.6

7.2-15.4

16.2

11.7-22.1

202

73.2

66.7-78.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

162

9.4

5.4-15.9

24.7

17.5-33.7

108

65.9

56.7-74.0

$50,000+

173

10.7

6.6-16.9

10.0

6.1-16.1

136

79.3

71.9-85.1

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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