BRFSS 2009 - Buncombe 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: Buncombe 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
-Buncombe County	209	7	4.5	2.0- 9.8	202	95.5	90.2-98.0
GENDER
Male	77	3	5.4	1.7-15.9	74	94.6	84.1-98.3
Female	132	4	3.5	1.2- 9.8	128	96.5	90.2-98.8
RACE
White	194	7	5.1	2.2-11.0	187	94.9	89.0-97.8
Other	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	60	3	5.2	1.6-15.3	57	94.8	84.7-98.4
45+	149	4	3.7	1.3-10.5	145	96.3	89.5-98.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	56	1	4.0	0.6-23.7	55	96.0	76.3-99.4
Some College +	152	6	4.7	2.0-10.7	146	95.3	89.3-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	104	4	5.3	1.7-15.2	100	94.7	84.8-98.3
$50,000+	81	2	3.9	1.0-14.4	79	96.1	85.6-99.0

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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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