BRFSS 2009 - Mecklenburg 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	310	19	6.9	3.8-12.1	291	93.1	87.9-96.2
GENDER
Male	109	10	10.6	4.9-21.5	99	89.4	78.5-95.1
Female	201	9	3.6	1.8- 7.0	192	96.4	93.0-98.2
RACE
White	213	12	6.4	2.8-13.9	201	93.6	86.1-97.2
Other	90	7	8.4	3.6-18.6	83	91.6	81.4-96.4
AGE
18-44	92	3	5.9	1.8-17.6	89	94.1	82.4-98.2
45+	215	16	7.9	4.6-13.4	199	92.1	86.6-95.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	72	4	8.7	2.6-25.3	68	91.3	74.7-97.4
Some College +	237	15	6.2	3.2-11.5	222	93.8	88.5-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	116	9	9.5	3.7-22.6	107	90.5	77.4-96.3
$50,000+	139	6	5.0	1.9-12.9	133	95.0	87.1-98.1

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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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