BRFSS 2020 - Medicaid region 5: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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
North Carolina	3,560	411	11.5	10.3-12.9	447	13.0	11.6-14.5	2,702	75.5	73.6-77.2
Medicaid Region 5	863	99	11.8	9.3-14.7	98	13.4	10.3-17.1	666	74.9	70.8-78.6
GENDER
Male	370	31	9.5	6.3-14.0	38	13.7	9.0-20.4	301	76.8	70.0-82.4
Female	493	68	13.9	10.6-18.1	60	13.0	9.6-17.3	365	73.1	67.9-77.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	526	65	13.2	10.0-17.2	64	13.4	9.8-18.2	397	73.4	68.1-78.1
Non-Hispanic Black	210	19	8.4	5.0-13.7	21	14.2	8.1-23.6	170	77.4	68.2-84.6
Other	127	15	10.0	5.4-17.8	13	10.8	5.9-19.0	99	79.2	69.7-86.3
AGE
45-64	430	39	8.6	6.0-12.2	51	13.5	9.7-18.4	340	77.9	72.6-82.5
65+	427	55	13.6	9.9-18.4	46	13.4	8.9-19.7	326	73.0	66.5-78.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	312	37	12.0	8.1-17.3	40	17.5	11.4-25.8	235	70.6	62.5-77.5
Some Post-H.S.	263	35	12.9	8.9-18.4	35	13.5	9.4-18.8	193	73.6	67.0-79.3
College Graduate	285	26	9.7	6.1-15.2	23	7.1	4.4-11.2	236	83.2	77.2-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	377	46	12.2	8.6-16.9	57	19.5	13.7-27.0	274	68.4	61.0-74.9
$50,000+	319	29	8.4	5.4-12.8	24	8.3	5.4-12.7	266	83.3	77.8-87.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	167	24	17.6	11.3-26.4	17	10.3	5.8-17.4	126	72.1	62.8-79.8

Total
Respond.^

1 fall

2 or more falls

No falls

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,560

411

11.5

10.3-12.9

447

13.0

11.6-14.5

2,702

75.5

73.6-77.2

Medicaid Region 5

863

11.8

9.3-14.7

13.4

10.3-17.1

666

74.9

70.8-78.6

GENDER

Male

370

9.5

6.3-14.0

13.7

9.0-20.4

301

76.8

70.0-82.4

Female

493

13.9

10.6-18.1

13.0

9.6-17.3

365

73.1

67.9-77.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

526

13.2

10.0-17.2

13.4

9.8-18.2

397

73.4

68.1-78.1

Non-Hispanic Black

210

8.4

5.0-13.7

14.2

8.1-23.6

170

77.4

68.2-84.6

Other

127

10.0

5.4-17.8

10.8

5.9-19.0

79.2

69.7-86.3

AGE

45-64

430

8.6

6.0-12.2

13.5

9.7-18.4

340

77.9

72.6-82.5

65+

427

13.6

9.9-18.4

13.4

8.9-19.7

326

73.0

66.5-78.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

312

12.0

8.1-17.3

17.5

11.4-25.8

235

70.6

62.5-77.5

Some Post-H.S.

263

12.9

8.9-18.4

13.5

9.4-18.8

193

73.6

67.0-79.3

College Graduate

285

9.7

6.1-15.2

7.1

4.4-11.2

236

83.2

77.2-87.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

377

12.2

8.6-16.9

19.5

13.7-27.0

274

68.4

61.0-74.9

$50,000+

319

8.4

5.4-12.8

8.3

5.4-12.7

266

83.3

77.8-87.6

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

167

17.6

11.3-26.4

10.3

5.8-17.4

126

72.1

62.8-79.8

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2020 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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