BRFSS 2009 - Durham 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	191	8	2.9	1.4- 6.1	183	97.1	93.9-98.6
GENDER
Male	76	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3	73	98.0	93.7-99.4
Female	115	5	4.0	1.6- 9.7	110	96.0	90.3-98.4
RACE
White	115	6	4.1	1.8- 9.2	109	95.9	90.8-98.2
Other	76	2	1.9	0.5- 7.6	74	98.1	92.4-99.5
AGE
18-44	64	3	2.8	0.9- 8.6	61	97.2	91.4-99.1
45+	126	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7	121	96.9	92.3-98.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	45	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	44	98.6	90.6-99.8
Some College +	145	7	3.7	1.7- 8.0	138	96.3	92.0-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	68	3	2.9	0.9- 9.5	65	97.1	90.5-99.1
$50,000+	93	5	4.4	1.7-10.5	88	95.6	89.5-98.3

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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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