BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Falls
In the past 3 months, how many times have you fallen*?
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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 | 7,525 | 702 | 8.6 | 7.7- 9.5 | 239 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.6 | 127 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 98 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 | 6,359 | 85.3 | 84.0-86.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,696 | 223 | 7.5 | 6.3- 8.9 | 94 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 39 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 | 41 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 | 2,299 | 85.8 | 83.7-87.6 |
| Female | 4,829 | 479 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.7 | 145 | 3.1 | 2.4- 3.9 | 88 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.8 | 57 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 | 4,060 | 84.8 | 83.3-86.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,112 | 498 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.2 | 146 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 | 80 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 63 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 4,325 | 84.7 | 83.2-86.2 |
| African American | 1,822 | 146 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 | 69 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.1 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.2 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 1,559 | 87.5 | 85.1-89.6 |
| Other | 303 | 36 | 10.8 | 7.0-16.3 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.9- 6.9 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.5 | 231 | 81.2 | 74.7-86.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 110 | 11 | 10.8 | 5.0-21.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 90 | 86.0 | 75.6-92.5 |
| No | 7,172 | 673 | 8.6 | 7.8- 9.6 | 228 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.7 | 114 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.2 | 92 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 6,065 | 85.2 | 83.9-86.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 45-54 | 2,004 | 191 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.7 | 75 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 33 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.7 | 39 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.3 | 1,666 | 84.6 | 82.2-86.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,253 | 194 | 8.3 | 6.8-10.0 | 74 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 37 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 33 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 1,915 | 85.3 | 83.0-87.3 |
| 65+ | 3,268 | 317 | 9.4 | 8.1-10.9 | 90 | 2.2 | 1.7- 3.0 | 57 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 | 26 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.6 | 2,778 | 86.0 | 84.3-87.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,156 | 106 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.9 | 62 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.5 | 32 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 26 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 930 | 81.4 | 77.8-84.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,540 | 204 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 | 83 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 49 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 37 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 | 2,167 | 85.6 | 83.4-87.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,708 | 179 | 9.3 | 7.6-11.3 | 53 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.7 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 28 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.3 | 1,424 | 84.8 | 82.3-87.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,104 | 211 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.4 | 41 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.6 | 22 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.6 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 1,823 | 87.0 | 84.7-89.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 974 | 110 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.7 | 55 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.9 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 | 35 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 743 | 76.5 | 72.1-80.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,231 | 107 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.4 | 45 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 | 32 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.1 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.8 | 1,021 | 83.0 | 79.4-86.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 818 | 90 | 9.6 | 7.2-12.7 | 37 | 6.4 | 4.1- 9.8 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.9 | 671 | 82.0 | 77.9-85.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 939 | 78 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.3 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 824 | 88.3 | 85.0-90.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,274 | 203 | 8.4 | 7.1-10.1 | 43 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.0 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 1,997 | 87.2 | 85.0-89.1 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 313 | 26 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.6 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 | 271 | 85.5 | 80.3-89.5 |
| Appalachia II | 503 | 52 | 8.4 | 5.9-11.8 | 22 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.4 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.0 | 413 | 84.2 | 79.7-87.9 |
| Appalachia III | 420 | 30 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.3 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.3 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.2 | 365 | 87.7 | 82.6-91.4 |
| Catawba | 175 | 13 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.3 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.0-12.0 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.5 | 150 | 86.3 | 78.9-91.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 938 | 105 | 11.2 | 9.0-14.0 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 777 | 82.3 | 79.0-85.2 |
| Low Country | 911 | 70 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.5 | 19 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 786 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.1 |
| Palmetto | 772 | 72 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.1 | 23 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.5 | 13 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 | 660 | 86.3 | 82.3-89.6 |
| Pee Dee | 498 | 51 | 10.1 | 7.3-14.0 | 18 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.0 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.6 | 410 | 83.6 | 78.9-87.4 |
| Trident | 860 | 81 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.7 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.6 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 737 | 85.7 | 82.2-88.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 693 | 70 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.5 | 32 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 | 568 | 81.4 | 76.3-85.6 |
| Waccamaw | 949 | 95 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.3 | 32 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.2 | 794 | 85.8 | 82.7-88.3 |
| Wateree | 409 | 29 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.7 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 360 | 87.2 | 82.2-91.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,006 | 96 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.5 | 42 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.1 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 839 | 83.7 | 80.1-86.7 |
| Region II | 923 | 82 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.6 | 778 | 85.6 | 82.3-88.4 |
| Region III | 947 | 85 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.4 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.2- 5.1 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 810 | 86.3 | 82.8-89.2 |
| Region IV | 907 | 80 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.8 | 24 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.7 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 770 | 85.0 | 81.7-87.9 |
| Region V | 938 | 105 | 11.2 | 9.0-14.0 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 777 | 82.3 | 79.0-85.2 |
| Region VI | 949 | 95 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.3 | 32 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.2 | 794 | 85.8 | 82.7-88.3 |
| Region VII | 860 | 81 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.7 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.6 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 737 | 85.7 | 82.2-88.7 |
| Region VIII | 911 | 70 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.5 | 19 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 786 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.1 |
*When a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another 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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