Description

For all sample adults in 2008 who have fallen in the past five years and for sample adults in 2016 who have a balance symptom of unsteadiness and have fallen in the past 5 years, this variable indicates whether the person has fallen at least once a month on average during the past 12 months. Earlier in the survey, interviewers told persons that a fall was defined as, "unexpectedly dropping to the floor or ground from a standing, walking or bending position."

The question for this variable was included as part of the Sample Adult Balance Supplement, sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Comparability

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Universe

Availability

• 2008, 2016

Weights

• 2008, 2016 : SAMPWEIGHT