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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 947 122 12.2 9.7-15.3 135 13.1 10.5-16.3 690 74.6 70.7-78.2
Non-Hispanic Black 274 41 16.8 11.3-24.1 31 9.1 5.8-14.1 202 74.1 66.5-80.5
Other 249 25 11.2 6.2-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 358 32 9.9 6.0-15.9 40 7.9 5.4-11.6 286 82.1 76.0-87.0
55-64 409 60 14.3 10.3-19.6 62 14.7 10.4-20.4 287 71.0 64.5-76.7
65-74 397 52 14.1 9.9-19.6 59 14.3 9.8-20.5 286 71.6 64.7-77.7
75+ 311 42 13.2 8.5-19.8 42 12.7 8.2-19.1 227 74.1 66.3-80.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 11 13.2 6.5-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 298 25 7.6 4.3-12.8 50 11.9 8.0-17.4 223 80.5 73.9-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 459 71 16.2 11.9-21.7 69 13.8 10.1-18.5 319 70.0 63.8-75.5
College Graduate 622 80 13.1 10.0-16.9 65 8.9 6.6-12.1 477 78.0 73.6-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 19 14.8 8.7-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 16 11.4 6.0-20.5 31 21.3 13.8-31.4 100 67.3 56.3-76.6
$35,000- 49,999 180 25 12.6 7.8-19.8 23 9.9 6.1-15.6 132 77.5 69.4-83.9
$50,000- 74,999 189 24 13.2 8.5-20.1 24 12.0 7.4-18.9 141 74.7 66.3-81.6
$75,000+ 388 46 12.9 8.6-18.9 32 8.4 5.3-13.0 310 78.7 72.2-84.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 571 85 14.7 11.1-19.3 151 23.3 18.6-28.8 335 62.0 56.0-67.7
No 896 100 12.0 9.2-15.5 52 5.5 3.9- 7.7 744 82.5 78.8-85.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,442 185 13.2 10.9-15.9 196 11.8 9.7-14.3 1,061 75.0 71.7-78.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 385 46 14.2 9.9-19.8 39 9.2 6.4-13.0 300 76.7 70.7-81.7
Regional City or Suburban County 330 42 11.0 7.2-16.6 48 13.2 9.2-18.6 240 75.7 69.1-81.3
Rural 765 101 13.8 10.6-17.8 117 14.1 10.4-18.7 547 72.2 66.9-76.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 543 63 14.1 10.1-19.3 47 7.1 4.9-10.0 433 78.8 73.5-83.3
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 652 94 13.4 10.3-17.3 87 12.9 9.6-17.2 471 73.7 68.6-78.2
Unable to Work 160 23 12.8 7.5-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 89.1 78.9-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 20 14.3 8.1-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 18 12.7 7.3-21.4 18 15.9 9.0-26.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 758 94 13.5 10.4-17.3 82 10.0 7.6-13.0 582 76.6 72.2-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 509 63 13.3 9.4-18.5 84 19.4 13.7-26.8 362 67.3 59.9-73.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 425 51 12.4 8.7-17.4 63 11.6 8.5-15.6 311 76.0 70.3-80.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 546 75 13.5 10.0-18.0 57 8.8 6.5-11.8 414 77.7 72.9-81.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 440 64 15.0 10.9-20.4 52 9.6 6.9-13.1 324 75.4 69.7-80.3
2nd Quartile 371 45 12.6 8.7-17.8 50 10.2 7.2-14.2 276 77.2 71.4-82.2
3rd Quartile 366 43 10.8 7.4-15.3 55 19.1 13.3-26.5 268 70.2 62.8-76.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 303 37 14.8 8.7-24.1 47 11.2 6.8-18.0 219 74.0 64.4-81.8

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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