BRFSS 2009 - Cabarrus 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: Cabarrus 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
-Cabarrus County	174	8	2.6	1.2- 5.6	166	97.4	94.4-98.8
GENDER
Male	67	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	64	98.1	94.1-99.4
Female	107	5	3.4	1.2- 9.4	102	96.6	90.6-98.8
RACE
White	154	8	3.1	1.4- 6.6	146	96.9	93.4-98.6
Other	18	0	0.0	. - .	18	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	54	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	53	98.9	92.4-99.8
45+	119	7	4.4	2.0- 9.6	112	95.6	90.4-98.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	75	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	74	99.2	94.3-99.9
Some College +	99	7	4.0	1.7- 9.3	92	96.0	90.7-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	81	8	7.4	3.4-15.4	73	92.6	84.6-96.6
$50,000+	65	0	0.0	. - .	65	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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