BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (What was the cause of the brain injury?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Traumatic Brain Injury-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Motor vehicle/motor cycle crash	Stroke/aneurism	Sports-related	Fall	Other
North Carolina	298	98	39.1	28.1-51.3	71	16.4	11.6-22.7	20	9.3	4.9-17.2	32	7.5	4.5-12.2	77	27.6	18.2-39.7
-FEMALES	176	55	32.2	23.1-42.9	53	27.4	19.5-36.9	6	4.0	1.5-10.0	24	9.2	5.6-14.7	38	27.2	16.3-41.8
RACE
White	141	42	29.2	19.9-40.7	42	28.3	19.3-39.4	6	5.0	1.9-12.4	22	11.2	6.7-18.0	29	26.3	14.0-43.9
African American	18	5	39.1	14.4-71.0	8	22.5	8.7-46.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 9.4	4	37.1	13.9-68.3
Other Minorities	15	8	61.7	28.8-86.5	2	25.8	6.0-65.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.9	0.2-13.2	4	10.6	2.6-34.1
AGE
18-24	5	2	9.3	1.2-45.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	90.7	54.1-98.8
25-34	11	3	34.5	11.7-67.8	3	19.6	5.6-49.9	1	15.7	2.3-59.6	1	8.0	1.1-40.8	3	22.1	6.4-54.2
35-44	27	10	34.3	16.7-57.7	7	26.8	11.5-50.8	2	4.4	1.0-16.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	7	33.5	15.2-58.6
45-54	46	19	44.6	27.2-63.4	12	30.9	16.7-49.9	0	0.0	. - .	8	15.5	7.1-30.6	7	9.0	3.7-20.3
55-64	46	7	18.7	8.4-36.9	12	31.5	17.5-49.9	3	7.7	2.4-22.1	8	10.0	4.3-21.6	16	32.1	17.9-50.6
65+	41	14	41.2	21.9-63.7	19	41.7	23.5-62.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	14.9	6.3-31.0	2	2.2	0.5- 9.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	9	54.1	28.0-78.1	11	27.5	11.7-52.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.3	3.4-27.1	4	8.1	2.4-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	36	12	33.9	17.9-54.8	13	33.2	17.3-54.1	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	3	2.7	0.8- 9.3	7	28.5	12.8-52.1
Some Post-H.S.	46	15	25.1	11.8-45.7	13	21.3	9.4-41.3	1	2.3	0.3-15.1	6	6.7	2.3-18.4	11	44.6	19.6-72.7
College Graduate	66	19	28.7	17.4-43.4	16	29.1	17.5-44.2	4	8.5	2.7-24.0	11	15.0	7.7-27.1	16	18.8	10.6-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	12	25.4	9.8-51.7	10	13.5	5.0-31.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	6.9	2.3-19.0	9	54.2	25.1-80.6
$15,000- 24,999	34	16	44.6	23.0-68.4	11	33.7	15.7-58.0	1	8.7	1.2-41.8	2	4.2	1.0-15.9	4	8.9	3.0-23.6
$25,000- 34,999	14	1	12.3	1.8-52.0	6	48.9	23.5-75.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	10.6	3.0-31.1	4	28.1	10.1-57.8
$35,000- 49,999	19	4	33.8	12.8-64.0	10	51.1	25.5-76.1	1	6.3	0.9-34.3	2	5.5	1.2-21.7	2	3.3	0.5-18.8
$50,000- 74,999	17	3	20.0	5.6-51.3	3	15.8	4.2-44.3	2	8.1	1.9-28.4	3	24.3	8.0-54.1	6	31.8	12.3-60.8
$75,000+	25	8	40.1	20.2-63.8	7	31.5	14.5-55.3	2	6.3	1.5-22.9	4	15.1	5.1-37.3	4	7.0	1.8-23.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	36	38.2	26.9-51.0	39	28.7	19.8-39.6	0	0.0	. - .	15	8.8	4.8-15.6	27	24.3	15.5-36.0
No	57	18	23.0	12.1-39.3	14	25.5	12.9-44.0	6	10.0	3.7-24.6	9	9.9	4.3-21.2	10	31.6	11.7-61.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	3	1	32.8	3.4-87.2	1	60.0	10.4-95.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.2	0.7-47.1
Non-Veteran	145	45	30.8	21.3-42.4	47	27.4	18.9-37.8	5	4.1	1.4-11.1	17	8.5	4.8-14.5	31	29.3	17.2-45.2

Total
Respond.^

Motor vehicle/motor cycle crash

Stroke/aneurism

Sports-related

Fall

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

298

39.1

28.1-51.3

16.4

11.6-22.7

9.3

4.9-17.2

7.5

4.5-12.2

27.6

18.2-39.7

-FEMALES

176

32.2

23.1-42.9

27.4

19.5-36.9

4.0

1.5-10.0

9.2

5.6-14.7

27.2

16.3-41.8

RACE

White

141

29.2

19.9-40.7

28.3

19.3-39.4

5.0

1.9-12.4

11.2

6.7-18.0

26.3

14.0-43.9

African American

39.1

14.4-71.0

22.5

8.7-46.7

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 9.4

37.1

13.9-68.3

Other Minorities

61.7

28.8-86.5

25.8

6.0-65.6

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.2-13.2

10.6

2.6-34.1

AGE

18-24

9.3

1.2-45.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

90.7

54.1-98.8

25-34

34.5

11.7-67.8

19.6

5.6-49.9

15.7

2.3-59.6

8.0

1.1-40.8

22.1

6.4-54.2

35-44

34.3

16.7-57.7

26.8

11.5-50.8

4.4

1.0-16.6

0.9

0.1- 6.4

33.5

15.2-58.6

45-54

44.6

27.2-63.4

30.9

16.7-49.9

0.0

. - .

15.5

7.1-30.6

9.0

3.7-20.3

55-64

18.7

8.4-36.9

31.5

17.5-49.9

7.7

2.4-22.1

10.0

4.3-21.6

32.1

17.9-50.6

65+

41.2

21.9-63.7

41.7

23.5-62.5

0.0

. - .

14.9

6.3-31.0

2.2

0.5- 9.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

54.1

28.0-78.1

27.5

11.7-52.2

0.0

. - .

10.3

3.4-27.1

8.1

2.4-23.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

33.9

17.9-54.8

33.2

17.3-54.1

1.6

0.2-10.9

2.7

0.8- 9.3

28.5

12.8-52.1

Some Post-H.S.

25.1

11.8-45.7

21.3

9.4-41.3

2.3

0.3-15.1

6.7

2.3-18.4

44.6

19.6-72.7

College Graduate

28.7

17.4-43.4

29.1

17.5-44.2

8.5

2.7-24.0

15.0

7.7-27.1

18.8

10.6-31.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.4

9.8-51.7

13.5

5.0-31.7

0.0

. - .

6.9

2.3-19.0

54.2

25.1-80.6

$15,000- 24,999

44.6

23.0-68.4

33.7

15.7-58.0

8.7

1.2-41.8

4.2

1.0-15.9

8.9

3.0-23.6

$25,000- 34,999

12.3

1.8-52.0

48.9

23.5-75.0

0.0

. - .

10.6

3.0-31.1

28.1

10.1-57.8

$35,000- 49,999

33.8

12.8-64.0

51.1

25.5-76.1

6.3

0.9-34.3

5.5

1.2-21.7

3.3

0.5-18.8

$50,000- 74,999

20.0

5.6-51.3

15.8

4.2-44.3

8.1

1.9-28.4

24.3

8.0-54.1

31.8

12.3-60.8

$75,000+

40.1

20.2-63.8

31.5

14.5-55.3

6.3

1.5-22.9

15.1

5.1-37.3

7.0

1.8-23.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

38.2

26.9-51.0

28.7

19.8-39.6

0.0

. - .

8.8

4.8-15.6

24.3

15.5-36.0

23.0

12.1-39.3

25.5

12.9-44.0

10.0

3.7-24.6

9.9

4.3-21.2

31.6

11.7-61.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

32.8

3.4-87.2

60.0

10.4-95.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.2

0.7-47.1

Non-Veteran

145

30.8

21.3-42.4

27.4

18.9-37.8

4.1

1.4-11.1

8.5

4.8-14.5

29.3

17.2-45.2

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*Asked only of those who reported having a brain injury.

^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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