BRFSS 2020 - Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you fallen?)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10	372	38	10.2	7.2-14.2	47	14.4	10.2-19.9	287	75.4	69.5-80.5
GENDER
Male	168	12	6.9	3.7-12.4	20	15.2	8.8-25.0	136	77.9	68.4-85.2
Female	204	26	13.4	8.8-19.9	27	13.6	9.1-20.0	151	73.0	65.3-79.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	262	27	10.4	6.9-15.2	31	13.3	8.5-20.2	204	76.3	69.2-82.2
Non-Hispanic Black	85	***	***	***	11	16.0	8.5-27.9	***	***	***
Other	25	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-64	200	24	11.7	7.7-17.4	22	10.5	6.7-16.3	154	77.8	70.8-83.5
65+	172	14	8.4	4.6-15.0	25	19.0	11.7-29.2	133	72.6	62.4-80.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	140	***	***	***	21	19.8	12.2-30.4	110	74.0	63.4-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	113	13	12.4	7.1-20.7	13	8.2	4.6-14.3	87	79.4	70.5-86.1
College Graduate	116	15	14.4	8.6-23.1	12	11.1	5.5-21.3	89	74.5	63.8-82.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	144	18	11.7	7.1-18.8	22	18.7	11.0-29.7	104	69.6	58.9-78.5
$50,000+	134	12	8.4	4.5-14.9	13	11.3	6.0-20.4	109	80.3	70.9-87.2
Don't know/Not Sure	94	***	***	***	12	11.8	6.5-20.4	74	78.0	66.9-86.2

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 9 & 10

372

10.2

7.2-14.2

14.4

10.2-19.9

287

75.4

69.5-80.5

GENDER

Male

168

6.9

3.7-12.4

15.2

8.8-25.0

136

77.9

68.4-85.2

Female

204

13.4

8.8-19.9

13.6

9.1-20.0

151

73.0

65.3-79.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

262

10.4

6.9-15.2

13.3

8.5-20.2

204

76.3

69.2-82.2

Non-Hispanic Black

***

16.0

8.5-27.9

***

Other

***

AGE

45-64

200

11.7

7.7-17.4

10.5

6.7-16.3

154

77.8

70.8-83.5

65+

172

8.4

4.6-15.0

19.0

11.7-29.2

133

72.6

62.4-80.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

140

***

19.8

12.2-30.4

110

74.0

63.4-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

113

12.4

7.1-20.7

8.2

4.6-14.3

79.4

70.5-86.1

College Graduate

116

14.4

8.6-23.1

11.1

5.5-21.3

74.5

63.8-82.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

144

11.7

7.1-18.8

18.7

11.0-29.7

104

69.6

58.9-78.5

$50,000+

134

8.4

4.5-14.9

11.3

6.0-20.4

109

80.3

70.9-87.2

Don't know/Not Sure

***

11.8

6.5-20.4

78.0

66.9-86.2

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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