Table. Weighted prevalence of falls and fall injuries in the past 12 months, among adults with and without arthritis, aged ≥45 years, by state/territory - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012
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| State/Area | 1 Fall (b) | ≥2 Falls (b) | Injury from Fall (d) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (a) | Arthritis (c) | No | N (a) | Arthritis (c) | No Arthritis(c) | N (a) | Arthritis (c) | No Arthritis (c) | |||||||
| Arthritis (c) | |||||||||||||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||
| Alabama |
256,858
|
15.7
|
14.2-17.4
|
11.2
|
9.9-12.8
|
324,718
|
25
|
23.0-27.1
|
9.2
|
7.8-10.8
|
228,719
|
17.9
|
16.1-19.7
|
5.4
|
4.5-6.5
|
| Alaska |
36,579
|
15.9
|
13.2-19.1
|
13.7
|
11.5-16.1
|
53,317
|
30.6
|
26.6-34.8
|
15.5
|
13.1-18.1
|
35,369
|
21.3
|
18.0-25.1
|
8.7
|
7.0-10.8
|
| Arizona |
328,358
|
16.6
|
14.3-19.3
|
12
|
10.3-13.9
|
299,524
|
19.7
|
17.1-22.6
|
8
|
6.5-9.7
|
262,168
|
16
|
13.8-18.5
|
6.9
|
5.7-8.4
|
| Arkansas |
146,006
|
14.9
|
13.0-17.0
|
11
|
9.4-12.8
|
209,133
|
26.5
|
23.9-29.2
|
11.3
|
9.6-13.3
|
144,016
|
19.3
|
17.1-21.8
|
6
|
4.8-7.4
|
| California |
1,712,404
|
16
|
14.5-17.7
|
12.7
|
11.4-14.0
|
1,563,446
|
18.5
|
16.7-20.4
|
9.2
|
8.2-10.3
|
1,334,678
|
14.8
|
13.3-16.4
|
6.1
|
5.4-7.0
|
| Colorado |
288,047
|
18
|
16.4-19.8
|
14
|
12.8-15.2
|
243,734
|
18.9
|
17.2-20.7
|
9.7
|
8.6-10.8
|
211,557
|
16.6
|
15.0-18.4
|
7.3
|
6.4-8.2
|
| Connecticut |
186,356
|
15
|
13.3-16.9
|
11
|
9.7-12.4
|
177,566
|
18.4
|
16.3-20.7
|
8
|
7.0-9.1
|
148,629
|
15.7
|
13.8-17.7
|
6.1
|
5.2-7.1
|
| Delaware |
46,888
|
15.1
|
13.0-17.6
|
10.2
|
8.7-12.0
|
44,498
|
18.2
|
15.7-21.0
|
6.8
|
5.6-8.3
|
35,880
|
13.1
|
11.1-15.4
|
6.5
|
5.3-7.9
|
| District of Columbia |
31,436
|
14.2
|
11.6-17.3
|
15.2
|
12.3-18.6
|
27,168
|
22
|
18.1-26.4
|
7.6
|
6.1-9.5
|
26,465
|
18.5
|
15.0-22.6
|
8.2
|
6.0-11.3
|
| Florida |
968,371
|
13.8
|
12.0-15.9
|
10.4
|
8.9-12.1
|
971,220
|
18.8
|
16.7-21.2
|
7.1
|
6.0-8.5
|
862,502
|
16
|
14.0-18.2
|
6.1
|
5.1-7.4
|
| Georgia |
479,332
|
16.8
|
14.5-19.4
|
11.6
|
10.0-13.4
|
476,094
|
21.5
|
19.0-24.1
|
8.2
|
6.9-9.8
|
390,040
|
17.3
|
15.2-19.7
|
6.1
|
5.1-7.5
|
| Hawaii |
67,584
|
15.6
|
13.0-18.6
|
10.3
|
8.8-12.1
|
45,385
|
12.1
|
10.1-14.3
|
6.2
|
5.0-7.7
|
41,177
|
11.9
|
9.8-14.4
|
5
|
4.2-6.0
|
| Idaho |
86,883
|
16.3
|
13.9-19.0
|
14.3
|
12.1-16.8
|
93,282
|
23.8
|
20.7-27.2
|
11.2
|
9.4-13.2
|
67,320
|
17.3
|
14.6-20.3
|
7.4
|
6.0-9.0
|
| Illinois |
678,156
|
15.9
|
13.8-18.3
|
12.1
|
10.4-14.0
|
567,290
|
16.2
|
14.0-18.6
|
8
|
6.5-9.9
|
464,542
|
15.3
|
13.2-17.7
|
4.7
|
3.8-5.9
|
| Indiana |
374,522
|
16.9
|
15.3-18.8
|
13.6
|
12.2-15.2
|
381,394
|
22.4
|
20.5-24.4
|
9.8
|
8.6-11.3
|
275,651
|
15.7
|
14.0-17.4
|
6.9
|
5.8-8.1
|
| Iowa |
186,009
|
16.1
|
14.4-17.9
|
14.6
|
13.2-16.2
|
175,584
|
21.1
|
19.1-23.2
|
9.9
|
8.6-11.4
|
125,108
|
14.9
|
13.2-16.7
|
6.5
|
5.6-7.7
|
| Kansas |
159,978
|
17.4
|
15.9-19.0
|
12.7
|
11.6-13.8
|
156,339
|
21.2
|
19.5-23.0
|
9.8
|
8.8-10.9
|
103,103
|
14.6
|
13.0-16.2
|
5.9
|
5.1-6.8
|
| Kentucky |
229,858
|
15.8
|
14.3-17.6
|
11.1
|
9.8-12.6
|
298,532
|
24.4
|
22.3-26.7
|
10.6
|
9.1-12.2
|
213,288
|
17.7
|
15.9-19.6
|
6.1
|
5.1-7.3
|
| Louisiana |
181,584
|
12.3
|
10.7-14.1
|
8.9
|
7.7-10.3
|
222,659
|
20.4
|
18.2-22.8
|
6.6
|
5.5-8.0
|
151,012
|
11.8
|
10.2-13.5
|
5.7
|
4.7-7.0
|
| Maine |
92,883
|
17.1
|
15.6-18.7
|
13.8
|
12.6-15.1
|
96,548
|
22.7
|
20.9-24.6
|
10.8
|
9.7-12.0
|
69,631
|
16.9
|
15.4-18.6
|
6.9
|
6.1-7.9
|
| Maryland |
278,273
|
15
|
13.3-16.8
|
10.6
|
9.5-11.8
|
219,260
|
14.6
|
13.0-16.2
|
6.7
|
5.8-7.8
|
187,961
|
12.2
|
10.8-13.7
|
5.4
|
4.6-6.3
|
| Massachusetts |
352,749
|
16.5
|
15.0-18.0
|
11.8
|
10.8-12.8
|
293,545
|
17.4
|
15.9-19.0
|
7.7
|
6.9-8.5
|
267,905
|
15.2
|
13.9-16.7
|
6.5
|
5.8-7.2
|
| Michigan |
407,924
|
12.1
|
10.8-13.5
|
8
|
7.0-9.1
|
305,661
|
10.7
|
9.2-12.3
|
4.5
|
3.7-5.5
|
249,957
|
9.2
|
7.9-10.8
|
3
|
2.4-3.8
|
| Minnesota |
291,368
|
16.3
|
14.7-18.1
|
12.7
|
11.6-13.9
|
254,660
|
19.8
|
17.8-22.0
|
8.3
|
7.3-9.3
|
194,999
|
15.1
|
13.4-17.0
|
5.8
|
5.1-6.6
|
| Mississippi |
139,653
|
15.5
|
13.8-17.3
|
9.8
|
8.5-11.3
|
179,522
|
23.7
|
21.7-25.9
|
9
|
7.7-10.5
|
124,024
|
16.4
|
14.7-18.2
|
5.6
|
4.6-6.7
|
| Missouri |
360,504
|
18.6
|
16.5-20.9
|
12.1
|
10.5-13.9
|
379,648
|
22.7
|
20.3-25.3
|
10.1
|
8.5-12.1
|
284,659
|
17.3
|
15.2-19.6
|
6.7
|
5.6-8.2
|
| Montana |
63,860
|
17.1
|
15.3-19.1
|
13.3
|
11.9-14.8
|
78,636
|
24.7
|
22.6-26.9
|
13.9
|
12.5-15.5
|
49,480
|
16.3
|
14.6-18.2
|
7.8
|
6.7-9.0
|
| Nebraska |
114,065
|
18.5
|
17.1-19.9
|
14.2
|
13.2-15.3
|
91,793
|
18.1
|
16.7-19.6
|
9.3
|
8.5-10.2
|
70,856
|
14.8
|
13.6-16.2
|
6.3
|
5.6-7.1
|
| Nevada |
123,607
|
14.8
|
11.8-18.5
|
10.9
|
8.9-13.2
|
117,912
|
18.4
|
15.4-21.9
|
7.6
|
6.3-9.2
|
91,292
|
12.4
|
10.1-15.1
|
6.5
|
5.0-8.4
|
| New Hampshire |
81,481
|
16.5
|
14.7-18.5
|
12.6
|
11.2-14.2
|
83,990
|
19.9
|
17.8-22.0
|
11.1
|
9.7-12.6
|
63,234
|
15.4
|
13.6-17.3
|
7.5
|
6.5-8.7
|
| New Jersey |
392,045
|
14.5
|
13.1-16.1
|
9.7
|
8.7-10.8
|
311,829
|
15
|
13.4-16.6
|
5.9
|
5.1-6.7
|
295,364
|
13.1
|
11.7-14.6
|
5.5
|
4.7-6.3
|
| New Mexico |
115,409
|
16.9
|
15.1-18.8
|
13.3
|
12.0-14.8
|
123,436
|
24.1
|
22.0-26.3
|
10.7
|
9.6-12.0
|
98,863
|
18.7
|
16.9-20.6
|
7.7
|
6.7-8.8
|
| New York |
1,160,253
|
17.9
|
15.3-20.9
|
13.8
|
11.9-15.9
|
972,909
|
19.1
|
16.1-22.6
|
8.8
|
7.2-10.7
|
829,218
|
14.8
|
12.7-17.1
|
7.8
|
6.3-9.5
|
| North Carolina |
502,240
|
14.9
|
13.5-16.5
|
12.1
|
10.9-13.5
|
513,843
|
20.5
|
18.9-22.3
|
8.8
|
7.7-10.0
|
358,263
|
14
|
12.6-15.5
|
5.9
|
5.1-6.8
|
| North Dakota |
40,120
|
17.2
|
14.9-19.8
|
12.7
|
11.0-14.6
|
36,715
|
17.5
|
15.1-20.1
|
10.5
|
8.9-12.3
|
27,347
|
14.3
|
12.2-16.8
|
6.6
|
5.3-8.0
|
| Ohio |
619,185
|
15.1
|
13.6-16.7
|
11.7
|
10.6-13.0
|
616,621
|
19.3
|
17.7-21.0
|
8.3
|
7.3-9.4
|
492,055
|
15
|
13.7-16.5
|
6.3
|
5.4-7.3
|
| Oklahoma |
202,036
|
16.1
|
14.4-17.9
|
11.9
|
10.5-13.3
|
266,556
|
27.9
|
25.7-30.2
|
10.4
|
9.1-11.8
|
186,433
|
20.9
|
19.0-23.0
|
5.7
|
4.8-6.7
|
| Oregon |
170,229
|
14
|
11.9-16.3
|
8.7
|
7.3-10.2
|
109,037
|
9.9
|
8.2-11.8
|
4.9
|
3.8-6.1
|
100,791
|
9.1
|
7.5-11.1
|
4.1
|
3.2-5.3
|
| Pennsylvania |
775,966
|
16.8
|
15.5-18.2
|
12.7
|
11.5-13.9
|
651,072
|
17.9
|
16.6-19.4
|
7.7
|
6.8-8.6
|
538,263
|
13.8
|
12.6-15.0
|
6.6
|
5.8-7.5
|
| Rhode Island |
52,092
|
15.2
|
13.3-17.4
|
10
|
8.5-11.6
|
50,039
|
16.4
|
14.4-18.7
|
8.3
|
6.8-10.0
|
43,397
|
14.1
|
12.2-16.2
|
6.6
|
5.5-8.0
|
| South Carolina |
244,630
|
15.9
|
14.3-17.6
|
11.1
|
9.9-12.5
|
263,224
|
22.3
|
20.5-24.2
|
7.9
|
6.9-9.0
|
207,080
|
17.1
|
15.4-18.8
|
5.9
|
5.0-6.9
|
| South Dakota |
54,348
|
19.4
|
16.6-22.5
|
14.9
|
12.9-17.1
|
40,861
|
18.3
|
15.7-21.3
|
9.1
|
7.5-10.8
|
34,616
|
16.1
|
13.7-18.8
|
6.9
|
5.7-8.5
|
| Tennessee |
305,920
|
13.9
|
12.1-15.9
|
10.6
|
9.2-12.3
|
372,174
|
23.4
|
21.1-25.8
|
7.8
|
6.6-9.2
|
225,958
|
11.9
|
10.2-13.8
|
5.9
|
4.8-7.2
|
| Texas |
1,106,235
|
14.9
|
13.0-17.0
|
11.2
|
9.8-12.9
|
1,196,235
|
21.4
|
19.2-23.9
|
9
|
7.8-10.4
|
904,705
|
15.9
|
13.9-18.1
|
6.4
|
5.4-7.5
|
| Utah |
116,915
|
18
|
16.3-19.9
|
12.5
|
11.3-13.8
|
106,471
|
18.9
|
17.2-20.7
|
9.9
|
8.8-11.1
|
78,484
|
14.8
|
13.3-16.5
|
6.3
|
5.4-7.2
|
| Vermont |
42,124
|
16.4
|
14.4-18.6
|
14.1
|
12.5-15.9
|
48,216
|
24.3
|
21.9-26.8
|
12.4
|
10.9-14.2
|
30,740
|
16.1
|
14.1-18.4
|
7.1
|
6.0-8.3
|
| Virginia |
370,673
|
14.8
|
13.1-16.7
|
10
|
8.7-11.4
|
390,276
|
19.9
|
17.7-22.2
|
7.5
|
6.4-8.7
|
273,548
|
13.3
|
11.6-15.2
|
5.1
|
4.2-6.1
|
| Washington |
449,370
|
19.7
|
18.2-21.3
|
14.7
|
13.7-15.8
|
412,140
|
20.8
|
19.3-22.4
|
11.6
|
10.6-12.7
|
326,695
|
17.2
|
15.8-18.7
|
8.4
|
7.5-9.3
|
| West Virginia |
97,758
|
13.5
|
12.0-15.3
|
10
|
8.6-11.6
|
131,714
|
21.6
|
19.6-23.8
|
9.8
|
8.3-11.6
|
79,390
|
13.1
|
11.5-14.9
|
5.4
|
4.4-6.7
|
| Wisconsin |
197,943
|
10.5
|
8.5-12.9
|
7.6
|
6.0-9.4
|
138,625
|
9
|
7.0-11.5
|
4.2
|
3.2-5.6
|
109,173
|
7.5
|
5.7-10.0
|
2.6
|
1.8-3.8
|
| Wyoming |
33,459
|
16.4
|
14.1-19.0
|
14.7
|
12.8-16.8
|
38,643
|
27
|
23.9-30.3
|
11.7
|
9.9-13.6
|
27,191
|
18.5
|
16.0-21.4
|
7.5
|
6.1-9.2
|
| Median (e) |
15.9
|
12
|
19.9
|
9
|
15.3
|
6.3
|
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| Range (e) |
10.5-19.7
|
7.1-15.2
|
9.0-30.6
|
4.2-15.5
|
7.5-21.3
|
2.6-8.7
|
|||||||||
| Puerto Rico |
160,786
|
13.7
|
12.0-15.7
|
11.4
|
10.3-12.5
|
175,156
|
16.3
|
14.4-18.4
|
9.5
|
8.0-11.3
|
170,429
|
16.5
|
14.6-18.7
|
8.6
|
7.2-10.2
|
| Guam |
5,278
|
17.2
|
12.2-23.6
|
10.6
|
7.8-14.2
|
4,703
|
18.7
|
12.2-27.5
|
8
|
5.7-11.1
|
3,790
|
15.9
|
9.8-24.8
|
5.7
|
4.0-8.0
|
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
a Weighted number of adults with outcome.
b Falls were defined as self-report of number of falls in past 12 months.
c Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined based on a “yes” response to the question, “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
d Injury from a fall was defined as self-report of an injury due to a fall that caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day.
e Does not include Puerto Rico or Guam.
Page last reviewed: November 27, 2017