BRFSS 2020 - Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4	535	51	10.3	7.7-13.6	72	13.4	10.4-17.2	412	76.3	71.9-80.3
GENDER
Male	228	21	9.9	6.2-15.3	31	11.5	7.9-16.4	176	78.7	72.3-83.9
Female	307	30	10.6	7.2-15.2	41	15.0	10.6-20.8	236	74.4	68.0-79.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	389	35	9.9	7.0-13.9	54	14.1	10.4-18.7	300	76.0	70.7-80.6
Non-Hispanic Black	93	***	***	***	***	***	***	73	77.9	67.2-85.9
Other	53	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-64	303	32	10.7	7.5-15.2	28	8.5	5.6-12.7	243	80.8	75.3-85.2
65+	230	18	8.6	5.2-14.1	43	21.9	15.9-29.4	169	69.4	61.7-76.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	19	9.9	6.0-15.8	35	19.9	13.9-27.5	134	70.2	62.1-77.3
Some Post-H.S.	140	15	11.4	6.7-18.6	18	10.6	6.3-17.1	107	78.1	69.7-84.6
College Graduate	207	17	9.5	5.9-15.0	19	7.8	4.8-12.5	171	82.7	76.4-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	182	17	9.9	5.8-16.3	33	17.7	12.2-25.0	132	72.4	64.3-79.3
$50,000+	244	20	9.2	5.9-14.2	22	8.3	5.1-13.2	202	82.5	76.4-87.3
Don't know/Not Sure	109	14	13.1	7.5-22.1	17	17.3	10.2-27.7	78	69.6	58.6-78.7

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

Region 4

535

10.3

7.7-13.6

13.4

10.4-17.2

412

76.3

71.9-80.3

GENDER

Male

228

9.9

6.2-15.3

11.5

7.9-16.4

176

78.7

72.3-83.9

Female

307

10.6

7.2-15.2

15.0

10.6-20.8

236

74.4

68.0-79.9

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

389

9.9

7.0-13.9

14.1

10.4-18.7

300

76.0

70.7-80.6

Non-Hispanic Black

***

77.9

67.2-85.9

Other

***

AGE

45-64

303

10.7

7.5-15.2

8.5

5.6-12.7

243

80.8

75.3-85.2

65+

230

8.6

5.2-14.1

21.9

15.9-29.4

169

69.4

61.7-76.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

188

9.9

6.0-15.8

19.9

13.9-27.5

134

70.2

62.1-77.3

Some Post-H.S.

140

11.4

6.7-18.6

10.6

6.3-17.1

107

78.1

69.7-84.6

College Graduate

207

9.5

5.9-15.0

7.8

4.8-12.5

171

82.7

76.4-87.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

182

9.9

5.8-16.3

17.7

12.2-25.0

132

72.4

64.3-79.3

$50,000+

244

9.2

5.9-14.2

8.3

5.1-13.2

202

82.5

76.4-87.3

Don't know/Not Sure

109

13.1

7.5-22.1

17.3

10.2-27.7

69.6

58.6-78.7

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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