BRFSS 2009 - Alamance County: (A brain Injury can result from a blow or jolt to the head caused by a fall, a motor vehicle accident,<br> a sports injury, or an assault. A brain injury can also occur from a health problem like a tumor or a stoke.<br><br> Have you ever had a brain injury that limited you in any way for more than a week in any activities?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

Traumatic Brain Injury

A brain Injury can result from a blow or jolt to the head caused by a fall, a motor vehicle accident,
a sports injury, or an assault. A brain injury can also occur from a health problem like a tumor or a stoke.

Have you ever had a brain injury that limited you in any way for more than a week in any activities?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	6,673	301	4.7	3.8- 5.9	6,372	95.3	94.1-96.2
-Alamance County	166	8	3.3	1.5- 7.0	158	96.7	93.0-98.5
GENDER
Male	59	3	3.3	0.9-11.1	56	96.7	88.9-99.1
Female	107	5	3.2	1.2- 8.1	102	96.8	91.9-98.8
RACE
White	136	7	3.2	1.4- 7.1	129	96.8	92.9-98.6
Other	29	1	3.9	0.5-23.4	28	96.1	76.6-99.5
AGE
18-44	38	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	37	98.8	91.6-99.8
45+	128	7	4.8	2.1-10.7	121	95.2	89.3-97.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	76	3	2.1	0.6- 7.5	73	97.9	92.5-99.4
Some College +	90	5	4.3	1.6-10.9	85	95.7	89.1-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	93	6	5.4	2.2-12.7	87	94.6	87.3-97.8
$50,000+	50	0	0.0	. - .	50	100	. - .

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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