BRFSS 2009 - Gaston 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	178	9	5.7	2.8-11.2	169	94.3	88.8-97.2
GENDER
Male	64	3	5.8	1.8-17.3	61	94.2	82.7-98.2
Female	114	6	5.6	2.4-12.7	108	94.4	87.3-97.6
RACE
White	152	8	6.4	3.0-12.9	144	93.6	87.1-97.0
Other	26	1	3.0	0.4-18.9	25	97.0	81.1-99.6
AGE
18-44	55	4	6.7	2.4-17.2	51	93.3	82.8-97.6
45+	121	5	4.7	1.8-11.5	116	95.3	88.5-98.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	101	6	7.1	3.0-16.0	95	92.9	84.0-97.0
Some College +	77	3	4.4	1.3-13.5	74	95.6	86.5-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	90	4	4.1	1.3-12.0	86	95.9	88.0-98.7
$50,000+	52	2	5.2	1.2-19.6	50	94.8	80.4-98.8

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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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