2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 372 53 13.7 9.7-19.0 57 15.4 10.3-22.4 262 70.9 63.5-77.3
GENDER
Male 152 28 18.3 11.7-27.4 23 13.3 7.5-22.5 101 68.4 58.1-77.3
Female 220 25 10.1 5.8-16.9 34 17.1 9.9-27.9 161 72.8 62.2-81.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 324 50 14.2 9.9-19.8 47 15.1 9.8-22.4 227 70.8 63.0-77.5
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 127 19 14.8 8.5-24.4 *** *** *** 91 76.5 66.1-84.5
College Graduate 148 24 14.0 8.8-21.6 20 12.0 7.0-19.8 104 74.0 64.7-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 25 16.9 10.1-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 215 25 9.7 6.0-15.3 21 7.4 4.2-12.9 169 82.9 76.0-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 325 44 12.4 8.4-18.0 52 16.1 10.5-23.8 229 71.5 63.5-78.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 87.9 80.6-92.7
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 33 21.6 14.2-31.5 25 12.5 7.5-20.1 128 65.8 55.7-74.7
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 17 17.6 10.2-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 194 27 12.4 7.9-19.1 27 11.9 7.5-18.5 140 75.6 67.6-82.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 300 42 12.7 8.6-18.4 40 11.3 7.4-16.8 218 76.0 69.1-81.7
Rent 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 102 17 13.8 7.9-23.1 15 17.0 9.3-29.0 *** *** ***
Rural 270 36 13.7 8.9-20.3 42 14.9 9.0-23.7 192 71.4 62.3-79.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 164 23 15.7 8.9-26.1 26 8.9 5.3-14.6 115 75.4 65.0-83.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 112 19 14.8 8.8-24.0 16 16.7 9.4-27.9 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 185 29 14.9 9.1-23.5 32 15.0 9.8-22.3 124 70.1 60.8-78.0
2nd Quartile 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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