The aim of this cross-sectional and analytic study was to determine frequencyof and risk factors for domestic accidents in an elderly population of age 65and older residing in the Inonu Health Center region in Izmir. The studypopulation consisted of 359 elderly people. The calculated sample size was186 (prevalence=0.5, standart deviation=0.05, confidence interval=%95) .The sample was consisted of 204 elderly subjects selected by cluster samplingfrom to midwifery zones. Dependent variable was the number of home accidentsin the last 6 months, independent variables were demographic, economical,household and health parameters. All data was acquired through a face-to-facequestionnaire and chi-square test, students-t test, and logistic regressionwere used for data analysis. 98.6 % of subjects were accessible, mean age was 70.8. 91% were uneducated,11.4 % lived alone, 25.9 % had no social security, 42.3 % were receivingelderly wages and almost all were residing in squatter housing. 77 elderlypeople (38.3 %) had home accidents in the last 6 months. 2/3 of the accidentswere slipping and falls. Being female (p = 0.000), living alone (p= 0.04),being in moderate, bad, or very bad health ( p= 0.002), irregular placement ofthe furniture in the house (p= 0.01) were significantly increases the accidents. In logistic regression analysis women were more prone to home accidents thanmen with a relative risk of 3.9 ( p= 0.000). In conclusion in a lowsocioeconomic region, 6-month rate of domestic accidents in the elderly washigh, mainly determined by gender.