2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 604 92 14.8 11.3-19.0 90 14.2 11.0-18.2 422 71.0 65.9-75.7
GENDER
Male 273 29 10.3 6.0-17.1 34 12.2 7.9-18.5 210 77.5 69.7-83.7
Female 331 63 18.5 13.8-24.4 56 15.9 11.5-21.6 212 65.6 58.6-71.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 553 85 15.2 11.6-19.7 86 14.6 11.2-18.8 382 70.2 64.8-75.0
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 79.9 69.7-87.3
55-64 166 17 12.8 7.1-22.0 30 15.7 10.1-23.7 119 71.4 61.5-79.6
65-74 191 41 21.2 14.7-29.6 23 10.1 6.1-16.1 127 68.7 59.7-76.4
75+ 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 148 16 14.4 8.0-24.6 29 15.2 9.7-22.9 103 70.4 60.3-78.9
Some Post-H.S. 172 29 15.7 10.0-23.9 23 13.2 7.9-21.0 120 71.2 61.7-79.1
College Graduate 219 35 14.6 9.8-21.1 29 13.2 8.5-20.1 155 72.2 64.1-79.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 119 80.8 71.2-87.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 232 39 16.2 10.8-23.5 70 28.9 21.6-37.4 123 55.0 45.8-63.8
No 372 53 13.9 9.7-19.4 20 4.7 2.8- 7.8 299 81.4 75.6-86.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 503 83 15.3 11.7-19.8 79 14.7 11.1-19.2 341 70.0 64.4-75.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 150 18 11.8 6.7-20.0 26 19.3 12.6-28.2 106 69.0 59.2-77.3
Rural 455 74 15.9 11.8-21.2 64 12.2 8.7-16.8 317 71.9 65.8-77.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 212 21 12.0 7.1-19.7 17 6.0 3.3-10.6 174 82.0 74.1-87.9
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 50 15.5 10.6-22.2 41 16.0 10.8-23.2 200 68.4 60.5-75.5
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 39 11.3 7.4-16.8 38 12.8 8.9-18.2 236 75.9 69.2-81.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 183 24 13.8 8.3-22.0 35 16.0 10.5-23.7 124 70.2 60.8-78.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 192 38 16.3 10.9-23.7 23 11.4 6.7-18.6 131 72.3 63.7-79.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 230 30 13.5 8.3-21.2 32 16.5 11.1-23.8 168 70.0 61.5-77.4

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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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