BRFSS 2009 - Davidson 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: Davidson 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
-Davidson County	239	9	2.4	1.2- 4.9	230	97.6	95.1-98.8
GENDER
Male	93	4	2.0	0.7- 5.8	89	98.0	94.2-99.3
Female	146	5	2.8	1.1- 7.0	141	97.2	93.0-98.9
RACE
White	214	8	2.6	1.2- 5.5	206	97.4	94.5-98.8
Other	22	1	1.7	0.2-11.8	21	98.3	88.2-99.8
AGE
18-44	47	0	0.0	. - .	47	100	. - .
45+	190	9	4.2	2.1- 8.2	181	95.8	91.8-97.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	132	5	2.2	0.9- 5.6	127	97.8	94.4-99.1
Some College +	107	4	2.7	0.9- 7.6	103	97.3	92.4-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	136	6	2.9	1.2- 6.9	130	97.1	93.1-98.8
$50,000+	62	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	61	99.0	93.3-99.9

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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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