2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,883 353 11.7 10.2-13.3 413 12.8 11.4-14.4 2,117 75.5 73.4-77.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 534 46 7.7 5.4-10.8 72 10.9 8.4-14.2 416 81.4 77.3-84.9
GENDER
Male 214 *** *** *** 23 8.9 5.6-13.7 176 85.8 80.0-90.1
Female 320 31 9.7 6.4-14.6 49 12.7 9.1-17.4 240 77.6 71.6-82.6
AGE
45-54 157 *** *** *** 21 8.6 5.3-13.5 127 86.8 80.3-91.3
55-64 162 17 10.1 5.7-17.2 24 13.7 8.5-21.2 121 76.2 67.4-83.2
65-74 147 *** *** *** 17 9.6 5.6-15.8 123 85.6 78.0-90.8
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** 14 14.1 8.1-23.6 65 76.9 65.9-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 185 *** *** *** 25 9.9 6.2-15.3 146 83.5 76.7-88.6
Some Post-H.S. 141 *** *** *** 18 9.1 5.4-15.0 109 81.6 73.3-87.7
College Graduate 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 81.8 71.4-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** 15 13.9 7.9-23.3 79 76.5 65.9-84.6
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 228 25 9.3 5.9-14.4 60 23.9 17.9-31.1 143 66.7 58.9-73.8
No 305 21 6.7 4.0-11.1 *** *** *** 272 90.3 85.6-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** 15 15.3 8.7-25.5 74 77.6 66.9-85.5
Non-Veteran 436 37 7.8 5.3-11.4 57 10.0 7.4-13.4 342 82.2 77.7-85.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 146 15 9.6 5.4-16.5 22 12.2 7.8-18.6 109 78.1 70.1-84.5
Regional City or Suburban County 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 89.1 82.2-93.6
Rural 281 26 8.3 5.1-13.1 38 11.6 7.8-16.9 217 80.1 73.7-85.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 196 15 8.2 4.5-14.2 *** *** *** 168 87.9 81.6-92.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 19 7.9 4.7-13.0 28 11.8 7.8-17.5 164 80.3 73.5-85.7
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** 18 13.6 8.1-22.1 76 77.3 67.3-85.0
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 203 15 7.4 4.1-13.0 16 4.8 2.8- 8.1 172 87.8 82.0-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 162 *** *** *** 23 10.6 6.5-16.8 127 84.2 76.9-89.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 25 10.0 6.4-15.3 29 11.0 7.3-16.0 173 79.0 72.5-84.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 145 *** *** *** 20 11.1 6.7-17.8 116 82.6 74.6-88.5

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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.

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