2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Falls (Age 45+)

How many of these falls caused an injury that limited your regular activities by at least a day?*
By an injury, we mean the fall caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day or to go see a doctor.

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more falls caused an injury No injuries
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 752 307 39.5 35.1-44.2 445 60.5 55.8-64.9
-MALES 286 97 32.3 25.8-39.5 189 67.7 60.5-74.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 217 69 31.7 24.3-40.2 148 68.3 59.8-75.7
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 27 24.8 16.0-36.3 *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 70 41.4 32.1-51.3 101 58.6 48.7-67.9
No 115 27 19.9 12.4-30.5 88 80.1 69.5-87.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 178 64 32.9 24.9-42.1 114 67.1 57.9-75.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 166 *** *** *** 110 64.8 54.0-74.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 133 41 32.5 23.1-43.7 92 67.5 56.3-76.9
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 138 42 27.9 19.5-38.0 96 72.1 62.0-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of those who reported having one or more falls in the past 12 months.

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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