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
-MALES 1,287 126 8.8 7.0-11.0 163 11.8 9.7-14.3 998 79.4 76.4-82.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 100 9.5 7.4-12.1 120 12.3 9.7-15.4 723 78.2 74.6-81.5
Non-Hispanic Black 214 15 5.4 2.9- 9.7 23 8.9 5.6-13.7 176 85.8 80.0-90.1
Other 115 *** *** *** 16 15.4 9.0-25.1 90 79.9 70.2-87.1
AGE
45-54 343 22 6.2 3.4-11.2 34 7.4 4.9-11.0 287 86.4 81.2-90.4
55-64 355 32 9.9 6.6-14.7 56 15.4 11.1-21.0 267 74.7 68.4-80.1
65-74 377 40 8.8 6.1-12.5 43 10.0 6.9-14.2 294 81.2 76.2-85.4
75+ 211 31 12.0 7.6-18.6 30 17.6 11.5-26.1 150 70.4 61.5-77.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 16 7.1 3.7-13.1 26 18.6 12.1-27.4 107 74.4 65.0-82.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 329 21 7.0 4.1-11.6 46 11.4 8.0-15.9 262 81.6 76.0-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 340 35 10.4 6.7-15.7 43 11.7 7.8-17.2 262 77.9 71.4-83.3
College Graduate 465 53 9.6 7.0-13.1 48 8.8 6.3-12.2 364 81.6 77.2-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 19 12.2 6.9-20.6 30 20.0 13.1-29.3 118 67.8 57.8-76.5
$25,000- 34,999 105 12 9.8 5.3-17.5 17 15.4 8.8-25.7 76 74.7 63.9-83.2
$35,000- 49,999 150 14 7.2 3.7-13.5 19 11.5 6.8-18.8 117 81.3 73.0-87.5
$50,000- 74,999 201 15 5.4 2.9-10.2 21 10.5 5.5-19.1 165 84.1 75.6-90.0
$75,000+ 373 38 9.0 6.0-13.3 27 6.9 4.4-10.5 308 84.1 79.1-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 55 10.0 7.2-13.8 117 25.4 20.3-31.1 288 64.6 58.6-70.2
No 824 71 8.2 6.0-11.1 46 5.0 3.6- 7.0 707 86.8 83.5-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 434 42 8.8 6.0-12.7 67 17.4 12.8-23.3 325 73.8 67.7-79.1
Non-Veteran 853 84 8.8 6.6-11.6 96 9.6 7.5-12.1 673 81.7 78.2-84.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 293 27 9.2 6.1-13.8 27 9.3 5.6-15.0 239 81.5 75.2-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 299 28 8.1 5.2-12.6 40 12.0 8.4-16.8 231 79.9 74.1-84.6
Rural 695 71 8.9 6.2-12.5 96 13.2 10.2-16.8 528 77.9 73.4-81.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 587 46 8.5 5.8-12.1 37 5.7 3.9- 8.3 504 85.8 81.8-89.1
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 533 62 9.2 6.7-12.4 71 14.1 10.6-18.5 400 76.7 71.9-80.9
Unable to Work 133 16 9.0 5.0-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 17 10.8 5.9-18.9 36 19.9 13.3-28.7 120 69.4 59.7-77.6
151% to 200% 86 11 9.5 4.8-17.8 15 15.2 8.3-26.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 745 70 8.1 6.0-10.7 69 8.7 6.4-11.7 606 83.3 79.6-86.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 275 25 5.8 3.6- 9.2 44 12.6 8.4-18.5 206 81.6 75.3-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 532 60 10.1 7.1-14.0 66 11.7 8.8-15.4 406 78.2 73.4-82.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 480 41 8.5 5.9-12.2 53 11.6 8.2-16.0 386 79.9 74.9-84.2

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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