BRFSS 2009 - Catawba 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: Catawba 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
-Catawba County	206	2	0.9	0.2- 4.5	204	99.1	95.5-99.8
GENDER
Male	67	0	0.0	. - .	67	100	. - .
Female	139	2	1.6	0.3- 7.6	137	98.4	92.4-99.7
RACE
White	185	2	1.2	0.2- 5.5	183	98.8	94.5-99.8
Other	18	0	0.0	. - .	18	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	46	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	45	98.3	88.8-99.8
45+	159	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	158	99.6	97.4-99.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	98	0	0.0	. - .	98	100	. - .
Some College +	108	2	1.8	0.4- 8.3	106	98.2	91.7-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	115	0	0.0	. - .	115	100	. - .
$50,000+	70	2	2.3	0.5-10.6	68	97.7	89.4-99.5

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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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