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.
