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 White 2,073 276 12.7 10.9-14.7 294 13.0 11.3-15.0 1,503 74.3 71.8-76.6
GENDER
Male 943 100 9.5 7.4-12.1 120 12.3 9.7-15.4 723 78.2 74.6-81.5
Female 1,130 176 15.4 12.8-18.4 174 13.7 11.4-16.3 780 70.9 67.4-74.2
AGE
45-54 462 43 8.5 6.0-11.9 63 11.9 8.9-15.9 356 79.6 74.9-83.6
55-64 550 70 14.0 10.8-18.0 86 14.3 10.9-18.4 394 71.7 66.8-76.2
65-74 633 88 14.1 10.5-18.7 82 10.6 8.1-13.8 463 75.3 70.4-79.6
75+ 420 69 12.4 9.2-16.6 61 16.2 11.9-21.7 290 71.4 65.4-76.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** 33 20.5 13.8-29.4 104 67.7 57.4-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 491 50 11.3 8.0-15.7 82 12.4 9.5-15.9 359 76.3 71.4-80.7
Some Post-H.S. 595 86 13.7 10.7-17.4 83 13.2 10.0-17.1 426 73.1 68.4-77.4
College Graduate 822 114 13.0 10.6-16.0 96 10.6 8.4-13.4 612 76.3 72.7-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 *** *** *** 46 28.4 19.8-38.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 258 31 13.1 8.5-19.8 57 22.5 16.3-30.1 170 64.4 56.0-72.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 22 11.5 7.1-18.0 31 15.1 9.8-22.5 126 73.5 65.0-80.5
$35,000- 49,999 232 36 14.4 9.8-20.8 29 10.8 7.0-16.2 167 74.8 67.6-80.9
$50,000- 74,999 307 30 9.2 6.0-13.9 37 11.4 7.2-17.7 240 79.3 72.6-84.7
$75,000+ 591 73 11.1 8.4-14.6 53 8.9 6.6-11.9 465 80.0 75.8-83.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 758 121 15.2 12.2-18.8 217 27.3 23.3-31.7 420 57.5 52.7-62.1
No 1,310 155 11.3 9.2-13.8 77 5.2 4.0- 6.8 1,078 83.4 80.7-85.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 39 11.5 7.8-16.6 51 16.5 11.3-23.5 263 72.0 64.9-78.2
Non-Veteran 1,720 237 12.9 11.0-15.1 243 12.5 10.7-14.5 1,240 74.7 72.0-77.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 420 50 11.5 8.5-15.3 49 11.5 8.2-16.0 321 77.0 71.8-81.4
Regional City or Suburban County 486 65 13.6 10.0-18.3 72 13.5 10.3-17.5 349 72.9 67.6-77.6
Rural 1,167 161 12.7 10.4-15.4 173 13.5 11.2-16.3 833 73.8 70.3-77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 792 80 11.0 8.5-14.0 63 7.4 5.6- 9.8 649 81.6 78.1-84.7
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 971 140 12.4 9.9-15.4 137 13.8 11.2-16.9 694 73.8 70.0-77.3
Unable to Work 198 38 19.3 13.0-27.7 78 34.6 26.0-44.3 82 46.1 36.7-55.9
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 255 29 11.3 7.1-17.6 59 21.8 15.9-29.1 167 66.9 59.0-73.9
151% to 200% 153 19 14.7 9.0-23.1 28 14.3 9.3-21.5 106 71.0 61.8-78.7
More than 200% 1,185 146 11.2 9.2-13.6 129 10.3 8.3-12.6 910 78.5 75.5-81.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 394 45 9.7 6.6-14.0 67 13.5 9.8-18.3 282 76.9 71.1-81.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 872 126 14.1 11.3-17.5 128 13.5 10.9-16.5 618 72.4 68.4-76.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 807 105 12.0 9.6-14.9 99 12.4 9.8-15.6 603 75.6 71.8-79.0

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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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