BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Falls
In the past three months, have you had a fall?
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| Total # Respondents |
Once | Twice | 3-4 times | 5 or more times | None | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,197 | 551 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.3 | 209 | 3.1 | 2.6- 3.8 | 131 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.7 | 44 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 5,262 | 85.5 | 84.3-86.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,386 | 191 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.3 | 75 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 49 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.8 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 2,050 | 86.3 | 84.5-88.0 |
| Female | 3,811 | 360 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.8 | 134 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.0 | 82 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.1 | 23 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 3,212 | 84.7 | 83.3-86.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,818 | 451 | 9.2 | 8.3-10.3 | 162 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.7 | 92 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.4 | 4,077 | 84.9 | 83.6-86.1 |
| African American | 1,191 | 83 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.3 | 38 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.1 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 1,037 | 88.0 | 85.4-90.3 |
| Other | 120 | 14 | 9.0 | 4.9-15.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.6 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 92 | 83.0 | 74.9-88.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 106 | 9 | 11.9 | 5.1-25.2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.7-11.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 9.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.2 | 91 | 81.3 | 68.4-89.7 |
| No | 5,924 | 529 | 8.3 | 7.5- 9.2 | 195 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.7 | 121 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.7 | 41 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.2 | 5,038 | 85.7 | 84.6-86.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 45-54 | 1,789 | 158 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.8 | 68 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 46 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 | 1,499 | 84.8 | 82.6-86.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,860 | 163 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.8 | 63 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.5 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.4- 3.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 1,582 | 85.7 | 83.7-87.4 |
| 65+ | 2,463 | 223 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.3 | 78 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 | 47 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 2,104 | 85.8 | 84.0-87.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,048 | 106 | 10.5 | 8.4-12.9 | 49 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.1 | 43 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 | 17 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 | 833 | 78.2 | 74.7-81.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,916 | 152 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 54 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 46 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.6 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 1,652 | 87.0 | 85.1-88.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,476 | 123 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 | 64 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.4 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 1,260 | 86.9 | 84.8-88.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,734 | 169 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.6 | 41 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.2 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 1,496 | 86.7 | 84.6-88.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 854 | 88 | 11.7 | 9.2-14.9 | 55 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.5 | 50 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.9 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 | 645 | 72.7 | 68.3-76.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 952 | 82 | 8.5 | 6.6-10.8 | 42 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.3 | 30 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 | 789 | 83.5 | 80.5-86.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 683 | 71 | 9.1 | 6.9-12.0 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.9 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 578 | 86.4 | 83.0-89.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 791 | 62 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.0 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 688 | 86.7 | 83.5-89.4 |
| $50,000+ | 1,882 | 153 | 7.8 | 6.5- 9.4 | 39 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.5 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 1,665 | 88.8 | 87.0-90.4 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 492 | 52 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.9 | 18 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 406 | 82.5 | 78.3-86.0 |
| Appalachia II | 439 | 37 | 7.9 | 5.6-10.9 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.5 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.7 | 377 | 85.9 | 81.9-89.1 |
| Appalachia III | 330 | 38 | 11.0 | 7.7-15.5 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.5 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 273 | 84.3 | 79.5-88.2 |
| Catawba | 250 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 230 | 93.0 | 89.1-95.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 739 | 55 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.8 | 31 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 628 | 86.2 | 83.2-88.7 |
| Low Country | 676 | 59 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.4 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.3- 5.0 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 590 | 87.2 | 83.9-89.9 |
| Palmetto | 550 | 48 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.5 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 472 | 86.3 | 82.8-89.2 |
| Pee Dee | 497 | 49 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.3 | 22 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.8 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.7 | 408 | 83.0 | 78.9-86.4 |
| Trident | 700 | 71 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 29 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.2 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 587 | 84.0 | 80.1-87.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 422 | 33 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.2 | 13 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 363 | 86.9 | 82.8-90.2 |
| Waccamaw | 702 | 60 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 27 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.2 | 593 | 84.2 | 80.8-87.1 |
| Wateree | 323 | 31 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.0 | 10 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.6 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 3.9 | 270 | 82.3 | 76.8-86.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 914 | 85 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.1 | 31 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.7 | 25 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 | 769 | 84.5 | 81.7-87.0 |
| Region II | 769 | 75 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.9 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.7 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.3 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 650 | 85.2 | 82.2-87.7 |
| Region III | 800 | 60 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.2 | 21 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.6 | 702 | 88.5 | 85.8-90.7 |
| Region IV | 820 | 80 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.4 | 32 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 678 | 82.7 | 79.5-85.5 |
| Region V | 739 | 55 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.8 | 31 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 628 | 86.2 | 83.2-88.7 |
| Region VI | 702 | 60 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 27 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.2 | 593 | 84.2 | 80.8-87.1 |
| Region VII | 700 | 71 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 29 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.2 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 587 | 84.0 | 80.1-87.3 |
| Region VIII | 676 | 59 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.4 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.3- 5.0 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 590 | 87.2 | 83.9-89.9 |
A fall is defined as when a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or lower level
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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