BRFSS 2009 - Iredell 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: Iredell 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
-Iredell County	218	9	3.2	1.4- 7.1	209	96.8	92.9-98.6
GENDER
Male	80	4	3.6	1.2-10.1	76	96.4	89.9-98.8
Female	138	5	2.9	0.9- 9.3	133	97.1	90.7-99.1
RACE
White	188	7	3.2	1.3- 7.9	181	96.8	92.1-98.7
Other	29	2	3.5	0.8-14.7	27	96.5	85.3-99.2
AGE
18-44	66	1	1.9	0.3-12.3	65	98.1	87.7-99.7
45+	151	8	4.6	2.1- 9.8	143	95.4	90.2-97.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	104	6	4.9	1.8-12.7	98	95.1	87.3-98.2
Some College +	114	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	111	98.4	95.0-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	98	6	3.1	1.3- 7.3	92	96.9	92.7-98.7
$50,000+	81	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	80	98.5	90.2-99.8

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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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