Description

For sample adults who have felt off-balance or unsteady and have fallen during the past 5 years, FELARUNSTED indicates if any of the falls occurred just before or around the time person was feeling unsteady. A fall was defined as, "unexpectedly dropping to the floor or ground from a standing, walking, or bending position."

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

Comparability

This variable is comparable over time.

Universe

Availability

• 2008, 2016

Weights

• 2008, 2016 : SAMPWEIGHT