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 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
GENDER
Male 692 84 12.1 9.2-15.7 89 12.2 9.0-16.3 519 75.7 70.9-79.9
Female 947 122 12.2 9.7-15.3 135 13.1 10.5-16.3 690 74.6 70.7-78.2
AGE
45-54 334 30 10.7 6.7-16.8 41 11.1 6.8-17.6 263 78.2 70.8-84.1
55-64 429 46 8.8 6.2-12.4 64 14.2 10.3-19.4 319 77.0 71.3-81.8
65-74 466 63 12.1 9.1-15.9 59 12.0 8.5-16.6 344 75.9 70.6-80.5
75+ 406 64 17.5 12.6-23.8 60 13.7 9.9-18.6 282 68.9 62.1-74.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 25 8.0 4.9-12.9 43 11.8 8.2-16.8 234 80.2 74.1-85.1
Some Post-H.S. 463 66 14.3 10.6-18.9 73 13.5 10.3-17.5 324 72.3 66.9-77.0
College Graduate 802 106 12.9 10.3-16.0 95 10.3 8.0-13.1 601 76.8 73.1-80.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 18 15.1 8.2-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 180 22 9.0 5.3-15.0 26 13.1 8.1-20.3 132 78.0 69.6-84.5
$50,000- 74,999 216 26 11.7 7.3-18.2 34 14.8 10.0-21.5 156 73.5 65.6-80.1
$75,000+ 605 73 12.0 8.9-16.0 63 9.0 6.5-12.2 469 79.1 74.5-83.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 592 97 15.7 12.2-19.9 152 25.5 20.7-31.0 343 58.8 53.1-64.3
No 1,031 104 9.8 7.5-12.6 71 5.4 4.0- 7.2 856 84.8 81.7-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 235 33 16.4 10.6-24.5 37 14.6 9.8-21.1 165 69.1 60.6-76.5
Non-Veteran 1,404 173 11.5 9.5-13.9 187 12.4 10.1-15.1 1,044 76.1 72.9-79.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 416 53 12.9 9.4-17.5 41 9.9 6.8-14.1 322 77.2 71.7-81.9
Regional City or Suburban County 433 51 9.5 6.4-13.8 72 16.3 11.8-21.9 310 74.3 68.0-79.6
Rural 790 102 13.7 10.7-17.4 111 11.6 9.0-15.0 577 74.6 70.2-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 623 56 9.9 7.1-13.8 57 7.1 5.1- 9.8 510 82.9 78.7-86.5
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 813 126 14.6 11.6-18.1 111 12.3 9.7-15.5 576 73.1 68.8-77.0
Unable to Work 111 18 14.0 8.0-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** 22 18.0 10.9-28.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,007 124 11.8 9.4-14.8 122 10.9 8.7-13.5 761 77.3 73.8-80.4
HOUSING
Own 1,375 177 12.2 10.1-14.6 165 11.4 9.3-14.0 1,033 76.4 73.3-79.3
Rent 201 23 14.3 8.5-23.0 44 24.4 15.8-35.8 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 44 10.7 7.5-15.0 74 18.8 13.7-25.2 285 70.5 63.8-76.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 559 70 12.7 9.5-16.9 81 12.0 9.1-15.6 408 75.3 70.3-79.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 677 92 12.4 9.4-16.3 69 10.2 7.2-14.2 516 77.4 72.6-81.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 628 91 14.7 11.1-19.3 75 10.3 7.8-13.4 462 75.0 70.2-79.3
2nd Quartile 453 52 10.5 7.5-14.4 58 11.6 7.8-16.8 343 77.9 72.1-82.8
3rd Quartile 396 47 10.6 7.6-14.8 61 18.0 13.1-24.4 288 71.3 64.8-77.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 162 16 11.7 6.5-20.2 30 13.1 8.2-20.2 116 75.2 65.7-82.7

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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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