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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C15.01 In the past three months, how many times have you fallen? (FALL3MN2)
Denominator is all respondents 45 years of age and older.

Categories Never 1-4 Times >4 Times Unk/Ref Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 81.6 15.9 2.1 0.4 1,025
      45-54
      55-64 81.1 17.7 1.2 0.0 978
      65-74 86.5 12.3 0.6 0.7 757
      75 + 81.0 17.8 0.7 0.5 595
      Unk/Ref 94.4 3.7 2.0 0.0 61
Sex: 81.4 16.8 1.3 0.4 1,246
      Male
      Female 83.3 15.0 1.4 0.3 2,170
Race/Ethnicity: 83.5 14.8 1.3 0.4 2,858
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 79.1 18.9 2.0 0.0 367
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       71.9 28.1 0.0 0.0 70
      Hispanic 69.1 29.4 0.6 0.9 82
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 39
Income Group: 70.9 23.0 5.5 0.6 392
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 85.2 13.3 1.4 0.0 577
      $25-$49,999 82.6 15.9 1.3 0.2 878
      $50-$74,999 84.0 15.8 0.3 0.0 439
      >=$75,000 83.4 16.1 0.5 0.0 590
      Unk/Ref 82.3 14.2 1.7 1.8 540
Education Level: 78.2 16.4 4.5 0.9 372
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 83.0 15.1 1.6 0.3 1,389
      Some college/Tech school 83.7 15.4 0.4 0.5 815
      College graduate 81.7 17.4 0.8 0.0 833
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 83.2 15.5 1.0 0.4 1,804
      Married
      Unmarried 80.9 16.7 2.1 0.3 1,590
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 22
Employment Status: 84.9 14.1 0.8 0.2 1,543
      Employed
      Not employed 81.3 17.3 1.4 0.0 137
      Student/Homemaker 85.9 14.1 0.0 0.0 257
      Retired/Unable to work 78.6 18.5 2.3 0.6 1,470
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 9
Grand Totals 82.4 15.9 1.4 0.3 3,416

SOURCE: 2008 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.

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