2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,200 132 11.0 8.8-13.7 131 10.8 8.5-13.6 937 78.2 74.8-81.2
GENDER
Male 519 45 8.0 5.4-11.9 51 10.6 7.1-15.6 423 81.3 75.8-85.9
Female 681 87 13.7 10.6-17.7 80 11.0 8.4-14.1 514 75.3 70.9-79.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 816 95 11.5 8.9-14.8 92 10.9 8.2-14.2 629 77.6 73.4-81.3
Non-Hispanic Black 241 24 11.3 6.8-18.1 29 11.4 6.9-18.3 188 77.3 69.2-83.8
Other 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 83.8 72.6-91.0
AGE
45-54 324 27 9.3 5.6-15.0 *** *** *** 270 82.0 74.5-87.6
55-64 335 36 10.6 7.1-15.6 43 11.3 8.0-15.9 256 78.0 72.0-83.1
65-74 301 36 11.5 7.6-17.0 34 11.6 7.3-18.1 231 76.8 69.6-82.8
75+ 236 30 12.8 7.7-20.7 27 12.7 8.0-19.6 179 74.5 65.8-81.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 *** *** *** 22 10.2 6.1-16.5 174 81.9 74.1-87.8
Some Post-H.S. 293 43 15.4 10.7-21.7 41 12.1 8.5-17.1 209 72.4 65.6-78.4
College Graduate 594 64 10.5 7.9-13.8 55 7.8 5.6-10.6 475 81.7 77.8-85.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 402 57 13.7 9.8-18.8 91 25.2 19.4-32.2 254 61.1 54.2-67.5
No 788 73 9.6 7.1-12.9 40 3.7 2.5- 5.2 675 86.7 83.3-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 119 79.3 69.3-86.6
Non-Veteran 1,043 113 11.0 8.7-13.9 112 11.0 8.5-14.1 818 78.0 74.4-81.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 549 56 11.6 8.4-16.0 31 4.2 2.7- 6.5 462 84.2 79.7-87.8
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 492 59 11.0 7.7-15.4 60 11.8 8.6-15.9 373 77.2 71.9-81.9
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 75.8 66.2-83.4
$50,000- 74,999 149 19 11.9 6.9-19.9 *** *** *** 117 81.4 72.6-87.9
$75,000+ 433 42 10.1 6.7-15.0 31 5.8 3.8- 8.9 360 84.1 78.9-88.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 280 25 10.6 6.6-16.6 27 10.4 6.4-16.5 228 79.0 71.8-84.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 699 75 10.1 7.5-13.6 64 8.4 6.0-11.5 560 81.5 77.5-84.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 280 25 10.6 6.6-16.6 27 10.4 6.4-16.5 228 79.0 71.8-84.8
HOUSING
Own 917 103 11.5 9.0-14.6 86 9.4 7.1-12.3 728 79.1 75.3-82.4
Rent 219 23 9.5 5.8-15.2 34 16.5 9.9-26.1 162 74.0 64.5-81.7
Other arrangement 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 624 68 11.3 8.4-15.1 61 9.5 6.9-12.8 495 79.2 74.8-83.0
Regional City or Suburban County 291 27 8.1 4.7-13.4 41 14.1 9.1-21.2 223 77.8 70.6-83.7
Rural 285 37 14.3 9.4-21.1 29 9.0 5.5-14.2 219 76.7 69.3-82.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 464 50 10.5 7.4-14.7 65 13.6 9.9-18.4 349 75.9 70.5-80.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 641 71 11.1 8.1-14.9 57 8.6 5.9-12.5 513 80.3 75.6-84.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 443 51 12.5 8.6-17.8 39 7.6 5.3-10.7 353 79.9 74.4-84.5
2nd Quartile 459 51 10.9 7.8-15.1 52 11.4 7.7-16.6 356 77.6 71.8-82.5
3rd Quartile 256 26 8.4 5.2-13.2 37 15.6 10.0-23.4 193 76.1 68.7-82.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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