BRFSS 2020 - Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8	579	68	12.6	9.5-16.5	65	13.3	9.5-18.3	446	74.0	68.7-78.8
GENDER
Male	248	21	10.7	6.6-17.0	26	14.5	8.4-23.8	201	74.8	65.7-82.1
Female	331	47	14.3	10.2-19.6	39	12.3	8.3-18.0	245	73.4	66.9-79.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	380	52	15.4	11.4-20.4	45	12.2	8.2-17.8	283	72.5	66.2-78.0
Non-Hispanic Black	101	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	98	***	***	***	***	***	***	79	85.1	76.3-91.1
AGE
45-64	279	21	7.7	4.7-12.4	27	12.7	7.7-20.2	231	79.6	72.1-85.6
65+	296	44	16.6	11.7-23.0	37	14.3	9.1-21.7	215	69.1	61.3-76.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	230	30	14.0	9.1-20.7	25	15.7	9.2-25.6	175	70.3	60.8-78.3
Some Post-H.S.	172	22	12.5	7.8-19.5	22	13.7	8.0-22.3	128	73.9	64.6-81.4
College Graduate	174	15	10.4	5.6-18.7	18	8.7	4.9-15.0	141	80.8	72.2-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	260	30	11.2	7.3-16.9	40	22.8	15.3-32.6	190	66.0	56.7-74.1
$50,000+	201	20	11.0	6.6-17.8	13	5.2	2.7- 9.5	168	83.9	76.7-89.1
Don't know/Not Sure	118	18	18.3	10.9-29.1	12	8.1	4.0-15.9	88	73.6	62.5-82.3

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 8

579

12.6

9.5-16.5

13.3

9.5-18.3

446

74.0

68.7-78.8

GENDER

Male

248

10.7

6.6-17.0

14.5

8.4-23.8

201

74.8

65.7-82.1

Female

331

14.3

10.2-19.6

12.3

8.3-18.0

245

73.4

66.9-79.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

380

15.4

11.4-20.4

12.2

8.2-17.8

283

72.5

66.2-78.0

Non-Hispanic Black

101

***

Other

***

85.1

76.3-91.1

AGE

45-64

279

7.7

4.7-12.4

12.7

7.7-20.2

231

79.6

72.1-85.6

65+

296

16.6

11.7-23.0

14.3

9.1-21.7

215

69.1

61.3-76.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

230

14.0

9.1-20.7

15.7

9.2-25.6

175

70.3

60.8-78.3

Some Post-H.S.

172

12.5

7.8-19.5

13.7

8.0-22.3

128

73.9

64.6-81.4

College Graduate

174

10.4

5.6-18.7

8.7

4.9-15.0

141

80.8

72.2-87.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

260

11.2

7.3-16.9

22.8

15.3-32.6

190

66.0

56.7-74.1

$50,000+

201

11.0

6.6-17.8

5.2

2.7- 9.5

168

83.9

76.7-89.1

Don't know/Not Sure

118

18.3

10.9-29.1

8.1

4.0-15.9

73.6

62.5-82.3

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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