Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006 |
C15Q01 The next questions ask about recent falls. By a fall, we mean when a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another lower level. In the past 3 months, how many times have you fallen? |
Denominator is respondents who are more than 44 years of age. |
Categories | Never | 1-4 Times | >4 Times | Unk/Ref | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | N | |
Age Group: | 83.6 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1,304 |
45-54 | |||||
55-64 | 82.6 | 15.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1,175 |
65-74 | 86.2 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 856 |
75 + | 81.4 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 715 |
Unk/Ref | 93.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60 |
Sex: | 83.8 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1,457 |
Male | |||||
Female | 83.3 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2,653 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 83.4 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3,536 |
White, Non-Hispanic | |||||
Black, Non-Hispanic | 84.1 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 323 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | 82.3 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 126 |
Hispanic | 88.6 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 72 |
Unk/Ref | 89.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53 |
Income Group: | 70.2 | 23.2 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 417 |
< $15,000 | |||||
$15-$24,999 | 81.0 | 18.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 734 |
$25-$49,999 | 84.5 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1,068 |
$50-$74,999 | 85.7 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 522 |
>=$75,000 | 86.6 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 688 |
Unk/Ref | 85.1 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 681 |
Education Level: | 76.9 | 20.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 422 |
< H S Graduate | |||||
H S Graduate/GED | 84.9 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1,679 |
Some college/Tech school | 86.0 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 957 |
College Graduate | 81.8 | 16.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1,046 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
Marital Status: | 86.0 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2,185 |
Married | |||||
Unmarried | 78.5 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1,897 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 28 |
Employment Status: | 86.5 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1,903 |
Employed | |||||
Not employed | 79.7 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 133 |
Student/Homemaker | 84.6 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 338 |
Retired/Unable to work | 79.7 | 17.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1,721 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
Grand Totals | 83.5 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 4,110 |
SOURCE: 2006 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data |
NOTE: Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers. |
***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. |