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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Traumatic Brain Injury-MALES

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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
-MALES	122	43	43.7	27.3-61.7	18	9.0	4.6-17.0	14	13.0	5.9-26.0	8	6.4	2.7-14.4	39	27.9	14.9-46.2
RACE
White	96	30	40.0	21.6-61.7	14	8.7	3.9-18.0	11	13.3	5.5-28.9	7	7.2	2.8-17.1	34	30.8	15.5-52.0
African American	19	10	61.9	33.8-83.8	2	10.0	2.3-34.5	2	10.1	1.7-42.4	1	2.8	0.4-18.6	4	15.2	4.5-40.2
Other Minorities	6	3	65.5	22.3-92.6	1	8.0	0.9-45.1	1	20.6	2.6-71.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.9	0.7-36.7
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	14	4	41.5	11.2-79.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	24.0	6.8-57.6	1	3.0	0.4-20.4	4	31.5	7.2-73.1
35-44	21	8	31.2	13.7-56.5	2	14.1	2.8-47.9	3	8.3	2.3-25.7	3	11.9	3.3-34.8	5	34.4	13.3-64.2
45-54	23	7	46.5	18.8-76.5	1	2.4	0.3-16.4	4	16.4	4.6-44.5	0	0.0	. - .	11	34.7	14.1-63.3
55-64	32	9	24.7	11.1-46.3	7	22.2	8.5-46.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.5	5.2-54.7	14	32.6	17.3-52.8
65+	28	11	41.4	22.1-63.8	8	35.2	16.6-59.7	2	3.6	0.8-14.5	2	6.7	1.3-27.7	5	13.1	5.0-30.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	21	8	19.3	4.9-52.9	3	10.9	2.2-39.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.5	0.8-29.8	8	64.2	27.7-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	40	17	64.8	45.1-80.5	4	7.1	2.3-20.0	4	7.6	2.6-20.3	1	1.3	0.2- 9.2	14	19.1	9.4-35.0
Some Post-H.S.	29	10	60.3	23.7-88.1	3	4.1	0.8-17.8	3	2.4	0.6- 9.9	4	17.1	4.2-49.1	9	16.1	4.5-43.6
College Graduate	32	8	18.6	7.9-38.0	8	15.3	5.0-38.1	7	44.2	21.0-70.2	1	2.3	0.3-15.1	8	19.7	7.8-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	13	73.0	42.7-90.8	2	18.5	4.5-52.3	1	3.8	0.5-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.7	0.9-20.3
$15,000- 24,999	19	5	73.3	37.6-92.6	3	7.3	1.4-30.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.9	1	4.5	0.5-30.3	9	14.3	4.0-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	9	3	20.8	4.4-59.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	79.2	40.4-95.6
$35,000- 49,999	18	7	16.6	3.7-51.1	4	6.6	1.3-27.7	1	1.5	0.2-13.6	1	7.6	0.8-46.0	5	67.6	24.4-93.1
$50,000- 74,999	14	4	29.8	10.8-59.8	2	9.6	2.0-35.3	2	9.3	1.9-35.1	3	30.7	8.7-67.1	3	20.7	5.9-52.2
$75,000+	23	4	9.7	2.8-28.3	6	16.5	4.9-43.5	8	52.2	25.4-77.8	1	2.2	0.3-15.0	4	19.3	5.8-48.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	85	32	41.3	24.5-60.4	14	11.4	5.2-23.5	7	10.7	3.1-31.5	3	2.6	0.6-10.2	29	33.9	16.3-57.5
No	36	10	42.0	13.6-77.0	4	5.9	1.7-18.4	7	18.0	6.4-41.3	5	13.3	4.2-35.0	10	20.9	7.4-46.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	12	50.7	29.0-72.2	9	10.9	4.3-25.0	2	1.6	0.3- 6.7	2	6.0	1.4-22.5	13	30.8	15.4-52.1
Non-Veteran	72	26	40.6	20.2-64.9	9	9.1	3.8-20.3	12	17.6	7.6-35.6	5	6.4	2.1-18.0	20	26.3	10.5-51.8

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

-MALES

122

43.7

27.3-61.7

9.0

4.6-17.0

13.0

5.9-26.0

6.4

2.7-14.4

27.9

14.9-46.2

RACE

White

40.0

21.6-61.7

8.7

3.9-18.0

13.3

5.5-28.9

7.2

2.8-17.1

30.8

15.5-52.0

African American

61.9

33.8-83.8

10.0

2.3-34.5

10.1

1.7-42.4

2.8

0.4-18.6

15.2

4.5-40.2

Other Minorities

65.5

22.3-92.6

8.0

0.9-45.1

20.6

2.6-71.6

0.0

. - .

5.9

0.7-36.7

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

41.5

11.2-79.9

0.0

. - .

24.0

6.8-57.6

3.0

0.4-20.4

31.5

7.2-73.1

35-44

31.2

13.7-56.5

14.1

2.8-47.9

8.3

2.3-25.7

11.9

3.3-34.8

34.4

13.3-64.2

45-54

46.5

18.8-76.5

2.4

0.3-16.4

16.4

4.6-44.5

0.0

. - .

34.7

14.1-63.3

55-64

24.7

11.1-46.3

22.2

8.5-46.7

0.0

. - .

20.5

5.2-54.7

32.6

17.3-52.8

65+

41.4

22.1-63.8

35.2

16.6-59.7

3.6

0.8-14.5

6.7

1.3-27.7

13.1

5.0-30.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.3

4.9-52.9

10.9

2.2-39.7

0.0

. - .

5.5

0.8-29.8

64.2

27.7-89.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

64.8

45.1-80.5

7.1

2.3-20.0

7.6

2.6-20.3

1.3

0.2- 9.2

19.1

9.4-35.0

Some Post-H.S.

60.3

23.7-88.1

4.1

0.8-17.8

2.4

0.6- 9.9

17.1

4.2-49.1

16.1

4.5-43.6

College Graduate

18.6

7.9-38.0

15.3

5.0-38.1

44.2

21.0-70.2

2.3

0.3-15.1

19.7

7.8-41.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

73.0

42.7-90.8

18.5

4.5-52.3

3.8

0.5-23.5

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.9-20.3

$15,000- 24,999

73.3

37.6-92.6

7.3

1.4-30.6

0.7

0.1- 5.9

4.5

0.5-30.3

14.3

4.0-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

20.8

4.4-59.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

79.2

40.4-95.6

$35,000- 49,999

16.6

3.7-51.1

6.6

1.3-27.7

1.5

0.2-13.6

7.6

0.8-46.0

67.6

24.4-93.1

$50,000- 74,999

29.8

10.8-59.8

9.6

2.0-35.3

9.3

1.9-35.1

30.7

8.7-67.1

20.7

5.9-52.2

$75,000+

9.7

2.8-28.3

16.5

4.9-43.5

52.2

25.4-77.8

2.2

0.3-15.0

19.3

5.8-48.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

41.3

24.5-60.4

11.4

5.2-23.5

10.7

3.1-31.5

2.6

0.6-10.2

33.9

16.3-57.5

42.0

13.6-77.0

5.9

1.7-18.4

18.0

6.4-41.3

13.3

4.2-35.0

20.9

7.4-46.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

50.7

29.0-72.2

10.9

4.3-25.0

1.6

0.3- 6.7

6.0

1.4-22.5

30.8

15.4-52.1

Non-Veteran

40.6

20.2-64.9

9.1

3.8-20.3

17.6

7.6-35.6

6.4

2.1-18.0

26.3

10.5-51.8

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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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