BRFSS 2009 - Cumberland 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: Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County	184	10	4.9	2.4- 9.6	174	95.1	90.4-97.6
GENDER
Male	56	5	7.3	2.8-17.9	51	92.7	82.1-97.2
Female	128	5	3.1	1.2- 7.9	123	96.9	92.1-98.8
RACE
White	104	8	7.4	3.4-15.4	96	92.6	84.6-96.6
Other	77	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	76	98.6	90.7-99.8
AGE
18-44	67	6	6.7	2.8-15.1	61	93.3	84.9-97.2
45+	115	4	2.7	0.9- 8.2	111	97.3	91.8-99.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	65	5	7.3	2.9-17.3	60	92.7	82.7-97.1
Some College +	119	5	3.6	1.2-10.1	114	96.4	89.9-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	91	6	4.8	1.9-11.7	85	95.2	88.3-98.1
$50,000+	67	3	5.5	1.7-16.2	64	94.5	83.8-98.3

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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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