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%)
TOTAL 2,542 300 11.8 10.1-13.6 332 12.1 10.4-14.1 1,910 76.1 73.6-78.4
GENDER
Male 1,062 111 10.2 8.0-13.0 128 11.8 9.2-15.1 823 78.0 74.2-81.3
Female 1,480 189 13.1 10.8-15.8 204 12.4 10.2-15.0 1,087 74.5 71.2-77.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,639 206 12.2 10.2-14.4 224 12.7 10.6-15.2 1,209 75.1 72.1-77.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 235 19 8.8 3.6-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 126 15 10.4 6.0-17.4 13 8.9 4.8-15.9 98 80.8 72.2-87.2
AGE
45-54 607 49 8.5 5.8-12.4 63 9.4 6.3-13.8 495 82.1 77.0-86.3
55-64 727 85 11.5 8.7-15.0 104 13.2 10.2-16.9 538 75.4 70.8-79.4
65-74 690 88 12.4 9.5-16.0 88 12.7 9.3-17.2 514 74.9 69.9-79.3
75+ 511 73 15.4 11.2-20.8 76 13.9 10.2-18.6 362 70.7 64.7-76.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 18 9.7 5.2-17.4 39 20.6 12.8-31.4 138 69.8 58.8-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 44 8.5 5.7-12.7 73 11.2 8.1-15.2 398 80.3 75.2-84.6
Some Post-H.S. 736 102 14.6 11.5-18.5 105 12.5 9.8-15.9 529 72.8 68.3-76.9
College Graduate 1,086 132 11.6 9.5-14.2 115 9.3 7.4-11.6 839 79.1 76.0-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 955 144 15.3 12.4-18.8 240 25.0 21.0-29.5 571 59.7 55.0-64.2
No 1,566 149 9.4 7.5-11.7 91 4.6 3.5- 5.9 1,326 86.0 83.6-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 345 39 12.5 8.2-18.4 54 14.0 9.6-19.9 252 73.5 66.3-79.7
Non-Veteran 2,196 261 11.7 9.9-13.7 278 11.8 10.0-14.0 1,657 76.5 73.9-79.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,043 101 10.5 8.1-13.5 79 5.8 4.4- 7.6 863 83.8 80.5-86.6
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 16 13.4 7.2-23.7 *** *** ***
Retired 1,095 153 13.8 11.2-16.9 147 12.4 9.9-15.3 795 73.8 70.0-77.3
Unable to Work 233 30 11.0 6.9-17.2 82 40.8 31.0-51.4 121 48.2 38.5-58.0
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 89.2 79.1-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** 21 19.6 11.6-31.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 189 27 14.8 9.1-23.0 43 18.7 11.3-29.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 237 28 16.7 10.0-26.5 43 20.4 12.5-31.5 166 62.9 52.1-72.6
$35,000- 49,999 301 40 9.1 6.0-13.5 37 13.7 8.8-20.8 224 77.2 70.4-82.9
$50,000-74,999 328 34 10.1 6.7-15.0 47 12.9 9.1-18.0 247 77.0 70.7-82.2
$75,000-100,000 278 32 13.1 8.6-19.4 30 10.5 6.7-15.9 216 76.5 69.2-82.4
$100,000-150,000 270 29 10.9 6.3-18.2 20 7.1 3.9-12.4 221 82.0 74.3-87.8
$150,000+ 256 26 9.4 5.9-14.6 19 5.0 2.9- 8.5 211 85.6 79.9-89.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 582 69 11.8 8.6-16.0 72 11.1 7.8-15.6 441 77.1 71.7-81.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 176 24 11.7 6.9-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 189 31 18.8 11.6-28.8 27 13.4 8.2-21.2 131 67.8 57.5-76.6
More than 200% 1,421 162 11.2 9.1-13.6 154 10.1 8.2-12.4 1,105 78.7 75.8-81.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 582 69 11.8 8.6-16.0 72 11.1 7.8-15.6 441 77.1 71.7-81.7
HOUSING
Own 1,996 237 11.9 10.0-14.0 226 10.6 8.8-12.7 1,533 77.5 74.8-80.0
Rent 424 49 11.5 8.1-16.3 78 19.8 14.1-27.0 297 68.7 61.4-75.1
Other arrangement 104 13 12.7 6.5-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 674 77 11.7 8.8-15.2 66 9.4 7.0-12.6 531 78.9 74.7-82.6
Regional City or Suburban County 585 66 8.9 6.4-12.3 90 15.5 11.6-20.4 429 75.6 70.5-80.0
Rural 1,283 157 13.8 11.2-16.9 176 11.7 9.3-14.6 950 74.5 70.7-78.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 856 98 12.8 9.7-16.6 123 15.3 11.5-19.9 635 72.0 66.8-76.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 86 11.2 8.5-14.5 113 13.0 10.1-16.5 552 75.9 71.6-79.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 935 116 11.7 9.1-14.8 96 9.5 7.2-12.5 723 78.8 75.0-82.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 782 104 13.4 10.3-17.2 91 9.7 7.6-12.4 587 76.9 72.7-80.5
2nd Quartile 637 71 10.8 8.1-14.3 80 11.1 8.0-15.2 486 78.1 73.4-82.3
3rd Quartile 622 68 9.2 6.9-12.2 92 17.0 12.9-22.1 462 73.8 68.8-78.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 501 57 16.1 10.8-23.2 69 10.5 7.2-15.1 375 73.4 66.0-79.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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