2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 457 52 12.2 8.5-17.1 52 10.4 7.0-15.0 353 77.5 71.8-82.3
GENDER
Male 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 151 81.8 72.5-88.4
Female 274 41 16.8 11.3-24.1 31 9.1 5.8-14.1 202 74.1 66.5-80.5
AGE
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 24 19.5 12.0-30.2 20 10.5 6.3-17.0 103 69.9 59.6-78.6
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 24 17.3 10.4-27.3 17 7.5 4.2-12.9 112 75.2 65.3-83.1
College Graduate 154 *** *** *** 16 8.4 4.6-14.8 126 84.5 76.7-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 28 15.9 9.7-24.9 43 22.8 15.1-32.9 119 61.3 50.9-70.8
No 263 22 9.6 5.6-15.9 *** *** *** 232 88.1 81.8-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 388 47 13.5 9.3-19.2 42 10.7 7.0-16.1 299 75.8 69.2-81.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 79.5 69.9-86.6
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 196 27 15.6 9.5-24.6 23 9.2 5.1-16.1 146 75.2 65.7-82.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 196 21 12.3 7.2-20.3 *** *** *** 162 84.0 76.2-89.6
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 162 *** *** *** 18 9.0 5.2-15.3 128 79.7 70.1-86.8
Unable to Work 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 21 9.3 5.6-15.2 *** *** *** 181 82.4 74.5-88.3
HOUSING
Own 295 31 12.4 8.0-18.8 26 7.4 4.6-11.7 238 80.1 73.4-85.5
Rent 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 30 18.7 11.7-28.4 *** *** *** 143 73.5 63.4-81.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.5-11.0 120 82.0 73.1-88.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 84.7 73.5-91.7
2nd Quartile 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 78.3 66.6-86.7
3rd Quartile 161 *** *** *** 22 15.1 8.4-25.7 125 78.1 68.1-85.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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