BRFSS 2009 - Johnston 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: Johnston 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
-Johnston County	183	15	7.2	4.1-12.5	168	92.8	87.5-95.9
GENDER
Male	65	6	6.8	2.6-16.6	59	93.2	83.4-97.4
Female	118	9	7.6	3.8-14.6	109	92.4	85.4-96.2
RACE
White	144	11	7.4	3.8-13.9	133	92.6	86.1-96.2
Other	37	4	7.0	2.4-19.0	33	93.0	81.0-97.6
AGE
18-44	60	5	5.9	2.1-15.0	55	94.1	85.0-97.9
45+	123	10	8.6	4.4-16.2	113	91.4	83.8-95.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	97	5	6.1	2.3-15.1	92	93.9	84.9-97.7
Some College +	85	10	8.4	4.1-16.5	75	91.6	83.5-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	84	9	10.0	4.6-20.3	75	90.0	79.7-95.4
$50,000+	74	4	3.9	1.3-10.8	70	96.1	89.2-98.7

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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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