BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8	383	49	12.0	8.9-16.1	74	20.2	16.0-25.2	260	67.8	62.3-72.8
GENDER
Male	169	13	8.1	4.6-13.9	26	17.3	11.6-25.1	130	74.6	66.4-81.4
Female	214	36	15.3	10.7-21.3	48	22.5	16.8-29.4	130	62.2	54.8-69.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	255	34	12.4	8.6-17.5	48	20.1	15.1-26.2	173	67.5	60.8-73.5
Non-Hispanic Black	82	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	44	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-64	207	29	13.7	9.3-19.8	40	20.6	15.0-27.5	138	65.7	58.2-72.5
65+	177	20	9.7	6.0-15.1	34	19.6	13.8-27.1	123	70.7	62.8-77.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	183	20	10.4	6.4-16.6	38	22.6	16.4-30.3	125	67.0	58.9-74.2
Some College +	199	29	13.9	9.5-19.9	36	17.8	12.5-24.6	134	68.4	60.8-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	189	30	14.8	10.2-21.1	42	23.0	16.8-30.6	117	62.2	54.2-69.6
$50,000+	113	12	9.8	5.4-17.0	14	12.7	7.2-21.3	87	77.5	68.1-84.8

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 8

383

12.0

8.9-16.1

20.2

16.0-25.2

260

67.8

62.3-72.8

GENDER

Male

169

8.1

4.6-13.9

17.3

11.6-25.1

130

74.6

66.4-81.4

Female

214

15.3

10.7-21.3

22.5

16.8-29.4

130

62.2

54.8-69.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

255

12.4

8.6-17.5

20.1

15.1-26.2

173

67.5

60.8-73.5

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

45-64

207

13.7

9.3-19.8

20.6

15.0-27.5

138

65.7

58.2-72.5

65+

177

9.7

6.0-15.1

19.6

13.8-27.1

123

70.7

62.8-77.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

183

10.4

6.4-16.6

22.6

16.4-30.3

125

67.0

58.9-74.2

Some College +

199

13.9

9.5-19.9

17.8

12.5-24.6

134

68.4

60.8-75.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

189

14.8

10.2-21.1

23.0

16.8-30.6

117

62.2

54.2-69.6

$50,000+

113

9.8

5.4-17.0

12.7

7.2-21.3

77.5

68.1-84.8

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

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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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