BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Falls
How many of these falls caused an injury? By an injury, we mean the fall caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day or to go see a doctor.
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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 | 928 | 281 | 30.7 | 27.0-34.7 | 61 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.7 | 25 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.1 | 556 | 59.9 | 55.8-63.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 333 | 80 | 24.6 | 18.8-31.4 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.8 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.5- 8.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 225 | 66.2 | 59.0-72.7 |
| Female | 595 | 201 | 35.3 | 30.7-40.2 | 43 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.7 | 331 | 55.2 | 50.3-59.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 737 | 217 | 29.1 | 25.3-33.3 | 47 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 | 448 | 61.8 | 57.4-66.0 |
| African American | 152 | 48 | 33.0 | 23.0-44.8 | 11 | 7.3 | 2.8-17.3 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.0-17.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 89 | 55.4 | 44.0-66.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 45-54 | 289 | 90 | 33.0 | 26.1-40.6 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.1 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.4 | 167 | 54.6 | 47.0-62.0 |
| 55-64 | 275 | 70 | 24.6 | 19.2-30.9 | 22 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.9 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 174 | 66.5 | 59.9-72.5 |
| 65+ | 356 | 118 | 33.4 | 27.6-39.8 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.3 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 211 | 60.4 | 54.0-66.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 211 | 65 | 33.7 | 25.3-43.3 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.1-13.2 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.7 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.3 | 124 | 56.9 | 47.7-65.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 263 | 74 | 31.1 | 24.4-38.7 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.3 | 158 | 58.4 | 50.7-65.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 214 | 71 | 30.4 | 23.6-38.0 | 20 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.5 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.3-16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 117 | 54.8 | 46.3-63.0 |
| College Graduate | 238 | 71 | 27.7 | 21.5-34.9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 155 | 68.5 | 61.2-75.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 206 | 67 | 36.2 | 27.2-46.3 | 18 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.5 | 14 | 9.5 | 4.7-18.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.1 | 105 | 46.1 | 37.2-55.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 162 | 46 | 31.2 | 23.1-40.7 | 14 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.0 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.7 | 93 | 57.8 | 48.5-66.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 105 | 35 | 34.0 | 23.6-46.1 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.0-10.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-15.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 62 | 58.1 | 46.2-69.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 103 | 31 | 27.4 | 18.6-38.3 | 8 | 6.5 | 2.9-13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 64 | 66.2 | 54.9-75.8 |
| $50,000+ | 217 | 55 | 25.3 | 19.1-32.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 157 | 72.9 | 65.5-79.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 86 | 25 | 30.9 | 20.2-44.1 | 9 | 11.0 | 5.5-20.6 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.9 | 48 | 54.8 | 42.5-66.5 |
| Appalachia II | 62 | 16 | 23.5 | 14.3-36.1 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 8.8 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.8-18.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 40 | 67.6 | 54.2-78.6 |
| Appalachia III | 57 | 18 | 34.1 | 21.6-49.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-15.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 35 | 60.0 | 45.1-73.3 |
| Catawba | 20 | 10 | 48.3 | 26.8-70.4 | 1 | 5.1 | 0.7-28.9 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 42.7 | 22.4-65.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 110 | 22 | 14.5 | 9.2-22.0 | 12 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.9- 8.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 71 | 70.5 | 60.7-78.7 |
| Low Country | 86 | 30 | 35.6 | 24.6-48.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 50 | 60.3 | 47.6-71.7 |
| Palmetto | 77 | 22 | 31.0 | 20.7-43.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.0 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 49 | 63.3 | 50.7-74.3 |
| Pee Dee | 87 | 27 | 33.8 | 23.2-46.4 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.9 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.6-14.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 48 | 54.4 | 42.3-66.1 |
| Trident | 113 | 30 | 28.2 | 17.5-42.1 | 9 | 9.7 | 4.0-21.8 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.7-21.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.8 | 71 | 56.2 | 43.2-68.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 58 | 15 | 32.0 | 18.6-49.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.2-11.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 39 | 63.0 | 46.5-76.8 |
| Waccamaw | 108 | 39 | 33.7 | 24.5-44.3 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.0 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5-20.7 | 62 | 58.8 | 47.7-69.0 |
| Wateree | 52 | 21 | 37.0 | 23.8-52.6 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.7-26.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 29 | 57.8 | 42.1-72.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 144 | 40 | 31.3 | 22.6-41.6 | 12 | 8.1 | 4.5-14.4 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 | 87 | 58.0 | 48.2-67.2 |
| Region II | 119 | 34 | 28.6 | 20.5-38.4 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.9 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 75 | 64.0 | 54.0-72.9 |
| Region III | 97 | 32 | 34.4 | 24.7-45.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.8 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 57 | 59.3 | 48.2-69.5 |
| Region IV | 139 | 48 | 35.2 | 26.6-44.9 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 77 | 55.9 | 46.2-65.1 |
| Region V | 110 | 22 | 14.5 | 9.2-22.0 | 12 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.9- 8.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 71 | 70.5 | 60.7-78.7 |
| Region VI | 108 | 39 | 33.7 | 24.5-44.3 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.0 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5-20.7 | 62 | 58.8 | 47.7-69.0 |
| Region VII | 113 | 30 | 28.2 | 17.5-42.1 | 9 | 9.7 | 4.0-21.8 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.7-21.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.8 | 71 | 56.2 | 43.2-68.5 |
| Region VIII | 86 | 30 | 35.6 | 24.6-48.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 50 | 60.3 | 47.6-71.7 |
Some demographic sections have been suppressed: Rows contained less than 50 respondents.
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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