BRFSS 2009 - Guilford 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: Guilford 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
-Guilford County	212	8	4.6	1.6-12.2	204	95.4	87.8-98.4
GENDER
Male	84	2	5.3	1.1-22.7	82	94.7	77.3-98.9
Female	128	6	3.7	1.5- 8.9	122	96.3	91.1-98.5
RACE
White	152	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2	147	97.7	93.8-99.2
Other	56	3	8.8	2.1-30.2	53	91.2	69.8-97.9
AGE
18-44	44	2	8.0	1.6-31.6	42	92.0	68.4-98.4
45+	167	6	2.7	1.1- 6.6	161	97.3	93.4-98.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	68	3	9.0	2.2-30.8	65	91.0	69.2-97.8
Some College +	144	5	2.2	0.8- 5.9	139	97.8	94.1-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	95	5	4.3	1.6-11.2	90	95.7	88.8-98.4
$50,000+	90	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	89	99.0	93.2-99.9

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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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