BRFSS 2020 - Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5	404	51	14.3	10.3-19.4	47	11.2	8.1-15.3	306	74.5	68.9-79.4
GENDER
Male	177	17	10.7	6.2-17.9	20	9.8	6.2-15.3	140	79.5	71.9-85.5
Female	227	34	17.4	11.6-25.1	27	12.5	8.0-18.9	166	70.2	61.9-77.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	270	43	17.2	12.2-23.7	35	12.2	8.4-17.4	192	70.6	63.6-76.7
Non-Hispanic Black	102	***	***	***	11	9.8	5.1-18.2	84	83.6	73.9-90.2
Other	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-64	222	25	14.0	9.0-21.1	17	7.2	4.3-11.7	180	78.9	71.5-84.7
65+	182	26	14.7	9.1-22.7	30	17.0	11.3-24.9	126	68.3	59.4-76.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	16	18.7	10.7-30.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	106	12	11.0	6.0-19.2	20	15.9	10.0-24.5	74	73.1	63.1-81.2
College Graduate	184	23	12.6	8.1-19.1	17	9.4	5.8-14.9	144	78.0	70.7-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	148	15	16.1	8.9-27.2	22	13.8	8.3-22.1	111	70.1	59.2-79.2
$50,000+	175	22	11.3	7.2-17.3	14	8.4	4.9-14.0	139	80.3	73.2-85.9
Don't know/Not Sure	81	14	16.6	9.3-27.9	11	12.0	6.2-22.0	***	***	***

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 5

404

14.3

10.3-19.4

11.2

8.1-15.3

306

74.5

68.9-79.4

GENDER

Male

177

10.7

6.2-17.9

9.8

6.2-15.3

140

79.5

71.9-85.5

Female

227

17.4

11.6-25.1

12.5

8.0-18.9

166

70.2

61.9-77.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

270

17.2

12.2-23.7

12.2

8.4-17.4

192

70.6

63.6-76.7

Non-Hispanic Black

102

***

9.8

5.1-18.2

83.6

73.9-90.2

Other

***

AGE

45-64

222

14.0

9.0-21.1

7.2

4.3-11.7

180

78.9

71.5-84.7

65+

182

14.7

9.1-22.7

17.0

11.3-24.9

126

68.3

59.4-76.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

114

18.7

10.7-30.6

***

Some Post-H.S.

106

11.0

6.0-19.2

15.9

10.0-24.5

73.1

63.1-81.2

College Graduate

184

12.6

8.1-19.1

9.4

5.8-14.9

144

78.0

70.7-83.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

148

16.1

8.9-27.2

13.8

8.3-22.1

111

70.1

59.2-79.2

$50,000+

175

11.3

7.2-17.3

8.4

4.9-14.0

139

80.3

73.2-85.9

Don't know/Not Sure

16.6

9.3-27.9

12.0

6.2-22.0

***

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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