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
MALES 1,062 111 10.2 8.0-13.0 128 11.8 9.2-15.1 823 78.0 74.2-81.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 692 84 12.1 9.2-15.7 89 12.2 9.0-16.3 519 75.7 70.9-79.9
Non-Hispanic Black 183 11 6.3 2.8-13.4 21 11.9 6.4-21.3 151 81.8 72.5-88.4
Other 172 14 5.6 2.7-11.2 15 9.4 4.4-19.0 143 85.1 75.2-91.4
AGE
45-54 249 17 6.9 3.7-12.5 23 11.0 5.8-20.0 209 82.0 73.2-88.4
55-64 318 25 8.3 4.9-13.7 42 11.5 7.8-16.5 251 80.2 73.7-85.5
65-74 293 36 10.4 7.0-15.2 29 10.8 6.2-18.2 228 78.8 71.3-84.7
75+ 200 31 18.4 11.6-28.1 34 15.4 9.9-23.2 135 66.1 56.1-74.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 19 9.5 5.3-16.6 23 10.4 6.1-17.2 175 80.1 71.8-86.4
Some Post-H.S. 277 31 12.3 8.3-18.0 36 10.7 7.0-15.9 210 77.0 70.2-82.6
College Graduate 464 52 9.9 7.2-13.5 50 9.7 6.9-13.3 362 80.4 75.8-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 15 4.8 2.5- 9.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 139 *** *** *** 23 13.8 8.3-22.2 106 79.2 69.4-86.5
$75,000+ 416 41 9.5 6.6-13.5 37 6.6 4.4- 9.7 338 83.9 79.3-87.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 384 59 16.2 11.7-21.8 89 27.2 20.7-34.8 236 56.7 49.2-63.8
No 670 49 6.5 4.4- 9.6 39 3.6 2.5- 5.2 582 89.9 86.6-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 35 12.6 8.0-19.2 46 11.8 8.2-16.7 226 75.6 68.4-81.6
Non-Veteran 754 76 9.3 6.9-12.4 82 11.8 8.6-16.1 596 78.9 74.2-82.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 289 31 8.7 5.7-13.1 27 9.8 6.0-15.4 231 81.5 75.3-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 255 24 6.6 3.8-11.2 42 18.0 11.6-26.8 189 75.4 66.8-82.4
Rural 518 56 13.8 9.8-19.2 59 8.9 6.2-12.5 403 77.3 71.6-82.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 500 38 7.2 4.8-10.7 32 4.6 2.9- 7.1 430 88.2 84.3-91.3
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 59 14.3 10.1-19.8 60 11.7 8.5-16.0 324 74.0 67.8-79.4
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 663 68 8.9 6.6-12.0 72 10.2 7.5-13.8 523 80.8 76.6-84.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 347 35 12.1 7.8-18.4 39 10.3 6.6-15.7 273 77.6 70.4-83.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 326 35 9.9 6.5-14.7 50 14.4 9.8-20.6 241 75.7 68.7-81.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 389 41 9.2 6.0-13.9 39 10.5 6.5-16.7 309 80.2 73.7-85.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 342 40 11.5 7.4-17.3 39 10.0 6.7-14.5 263 78.6 72.2-83.8
2nd Quartile 266 26 8.7 5.4-13.7 30 12.1 6.9-20.3 210 79.2 71.0-85.6
3rd Quartile 256 25 7.5 4.7-11.8 37 14.6 9.4-21.9 194 77.9 70.7-83.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 198 20 17.6 9.7-29.9 22 9.7 5.5-16.7 *** *** ***

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 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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