2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,542 300 11.8 10.1-13.6 332 12.1 10.4-14.1 1,910 76.1 73.6-78.4
Eastern NC 970 115 12.0 9.4-15.3 144 13.2 10.5-16.4 711 74.8 70.7-78.4
GENDER
Male 391 38 10.8 7.4-15.5 54 13.8 10.0-18.8 299 75.4 69.4-80.6
Female 579 77 13.1 9.5-17.7 90 12.7 9.2-17.3 412 74.2 68.6-79.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 499 61 11.3 8.4-15.1 85 15.3 11.6-19.8 353 73.4 68.2-78.0
Non-Hispanic Black 205 28 13.8 8.5-21.5 21 8.4 5.0-13.9 156 77.8 69.7-84.3
Other 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 214 *** *** *** 26 9.7 5.9-15.4 174 85.1 78.5-90.0
55-64 294 38 14.9 9.5-22.7 46 16.2 11.1-23.1 210 68.8 60.4-76.2
65-74 278 37 14.1 9.5-20.5 38 12.7 7.8-20.2 203 73.2 65.0-80.0
75+ 182 25 13.5 8.1-21.8 33 13.8 8.4-21.9 124 72.6 62.8-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 23 10.7 6.2-17.8 39 11.5 7.4-17.4 168 77.8 69.7-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 316 40 12.6 8.5-18.1 47 14.4 9.9-20.4 229 73.1 66.1-79.1
College Graduate 344 44 12.7 8.6-18.3 40 12.0 8.2-17.4 260 75.3 68.6-80.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 401 62 17.4 12.6-23.7 113 24.1 18.7-30.6 226 58.4 51.2-65.4
No 563 51 8.0 5.6-11.4 30 5.3 3.3- 8.4 482 86.7 82.6-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 141 *** *** *** 30 21.9 14.1-32.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 828 104 12.3 9.5-15.9 114 11.5 8.9-14.9 610 76.1 71.8-80.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 380 33 8.5 5.4-13.3 39 10.1 6.7-14.9 308 81.4 75.5-86.2
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 61 15.2 11.2-20.4 62 13.1 9.3-18.2 294 71.7 65.4-77.2
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** 20 14.5 8.1-24.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 78.1 67.0-86.3
$50,000- 74,999 123 *** *** *** 25 25.0 16.3-36.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 276 28 10.1 6.3-15.8 27 10.4 6.3-16.7 221 79.5 72.2-85.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 210 29 11.0 6.6-17.6 *** *** *** 150 78.2 69.1-85.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 528 60 12.2 8.9-16.6 63 12.7 9.3-17.2 405 75.0 69.6-79.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 210 29 11.0 6.6-17.6 *** *** *** 150 78.2 69.1-85.2
HOUSING
Own 779 92 11.8 9.0-15.3 100 12.3 9.4-16.0 587 75.9 71.4-79.9
Rent 140 *** *** *** 29 17.8 11.6-26.3 95 71.7 61.5-80.1
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 192 22 8.4 5.2-13.2 34 18.9 12.6-27.5 136 72.7 64.2-79.8
Rural 728 84 12.9 9.6-17.2 105 11.4 8.6-14.9 539 75.7 70.8-80.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 665 76 13.2 9.6-17.8 99 14.0 10.4-18.5 490 72.8 67.2-77.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 123 *** *** *** 22 15.0 8.9-24.2 88 77.5 67.6-85.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 26 12.1 7.7-18.4 23 9.7 6.0-15.3 133 78.2 70.8-84.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 154 24 14.2 9.0-21.7 20 10.8 6.3-18.0 110 75.0 66.2-82.1
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** 16 13.1 7.5-21.9 67 80.9 71.2-87.9
3rd Quartile 265 29 9.0 5.7-13.8 42 16.2 11.1-23.1 194 74.8 67.5-81.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 459 53 16.8 11.3-24.2 66 11.0 7.5-16.0 340 72.2 64.5-78.8

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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