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
-FEMALES 1,596 227 14.2 12.0-16.6 250 13.7 11.7-15.8 1,119 72.2 69.3-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,130 176 15.4 12.8-18.4 174 13.7 11.4-16.3 780 70.9 67.4-74.2
Non-Hispanic Black 320 31 9.7 6.4-14.6 49 12.7 9.1-17.4 240 77.6 71.6-82.6
Other 130 17 12.2 6.4-22.0 26 18.0 10.3-29.4 *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 385 42 10.2 7.2-14.4 63 15.2 11.3-20.1 280 74.6 69.0-79.5
55-64 442 63 16.1 12.2-20.9 75 13.6 10.4-17.7 304 70.3 64.9-75.2
65-74 458 61 15.2 10.5-21.4 64 11.2 8.4-14.9 333 73.6 67.3-79.0
75+ 300 53 12.7 9.1-17.4 45 14.2 9.8-20.0 202 73.1 66.4-78.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 27 13.4 7.6-22.4 34 18.4 12.1-27.0 115 68.2 58.1-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 49 12.8 9.0-17.9 70 11.9 9.0-15.6 283 75.2 69.7-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 473 75 15.9 12.1-20.6 74 13.7 10.5-17.6 324 70.4 65.0-75.3
College Graduate 545 76 13.8 10.7-17.6 72 12.5 9.5-16.4 397 73.7 69.0-77.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 23 15.5 8.2-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 257 28 11.2 7.1-17.2 52 19.2 13.7-26.3 177 69.6 61.7-76.4
$25,000- 34,999 153 15 8.8 4.6-16.3 30 15.6 10.1-23.4 108 75.6 66.5-82.8
$35,000- 49,999 175 32 17.3 11.6-24.9 20 8.4 5.0-13.9 123 74.3 66.0-81.1
$50,000- 74,999 186 22 13.2 8.1-20.7 24 10.7 6.7-16.5 140 76.1 68.0-82.8
$75,000+ 318 43 13.0 9.1-18.3 31 9.3 6.3-13.4 244 77.7 71.8-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 109 17.1 13.6-21.3 198 28.0 23.7-32.6 335 54.9 49.7-60.0
No 950 118 12.4 9.8-15.5 52 4.6 3.3- 6.2 780 83.1 79.8-85.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,547 218 13.9 11.8-16.4 243 13.7 11.7-15.9 1,086 72.4 69.5-75.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 353 45 12.8 9.3-17.5 52 12.8 9.5-17.1 256 74.3 68.8-79.2
Regional City or Suburban County 350 47 14.3 9.9-20.2 55 13.7 10.1-18.4 248 72.0 65.5-77.7
Rural 893 135 14.9 12.0-18.3 143 14.1 11.4-17.4 615 71.0 66.9-74.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 531 63 13.6 10.3-17.7 46 7.3 5.2-10.1 422 79.2 74.7-83.0
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 711 105 13.2 10.1-17.0 105 13.3 10.5-16.7 501 73.5 69.0-77.6
Unable to Work 212 38 19.0 12.8-27.3 81 34.4 26.5-43.2 93 46.7 37.9-55.7
Other not in Labor Force 89 15 16.8 9.1-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 253 29 9.7 6.1-15.1 52 18.3 13.0-25.1 172 72.0 64.6-78.4
151% to 200% 122 11 13.0 6.7-23.5 23 14.2 8.7-22.4 88 72.8 62.0-81.4
More than 200% 727 102 13.7 10.9-17.1 87 10.3 8.1-13.0 538 76.0 72.1-79.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 43 11.4 7.7-16.6 62 15.3 10.6-21.6 244 73.2 66.3-79.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 101 15.6 12.2-19.8 111 14.4 11.5-17.8 466 70.0 65.3-74.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 569 83 13.5 10.5-17.1 77 12.3 9.5-15.6 409 74.3 69.9-78.3

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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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