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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Traumatic Brain Injury

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	8	3	44.4	14.0-79.7	2	14.7	3.2-47.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	21.9	4.8-61.1	1	19.0	2.7-66.5
Buncombe	7	3	41.8	12.6-78.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	28.9	5.8-72.7	2	29.4	7.0-69.8
Cabarrus	8	4	49.1	16.8-82.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.5	2.8-67.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	31.4	8.8-68.5
Catawba	2	1	20.9	1.6-81.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	79.1	19.0-98.4	0	0.0	. - .
Cumberland	10	4	41.3	13.8-75.5	4	21.1	6.3-51.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	37.6	10.3-76.0
Davidson	9	3	30.3	9.3-64.8	3	26.3	7.7-60.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	43.4	15.2-76.5
Durham	8	2	19.5	4.5-55.7	3	34.2	10.4-70.0	2	30.4	7.9-69.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.9	2.2-61.0
Forsyth	9	1	10.1	1.3-48.7	3	20.7	5.4-54.6	1	19.1	2.7-66.5	2	13.6	2.8-46.3	2	36.6	9.2-76.5
Gaston	9	1	7.5	1.0-40.3	2	25.5	6.2-64.0	1	23.3	3.6-71.4	2	12.3	2.6-42.1	3	31.3	8.8-68.3
Guilford	8	2	54.6	15.3-88.9	4	20.3	4.6-57.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.3	1.8-63.4	1	9.8	1.1-50.7
Iredell	9	1	3.4	0.4-22.7	1	4.5	0.6-28.8	2	30.2	6.9-71.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	61.9	24.2-89.2
Johnston	15	8	48.5	23.0-74.8	4	23.4	8.1-51.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	28.2	9.3-59.9
Mecklenburg	18	7	45.0	18.0-75.2	6	20.8	7.6-45.6	2	22.0	5.4-58.0	1	4.4	0.6-26.5	2	7.9	1.6-31.0
New Hanover	4	1	15.0	1.8-63.2	1	30.1	4.2-80.9	2	54.9	13.9-90.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Onslow	9	2	29.9	7.6-68.8	4	35.0	11.6-68.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.8	2.6-40.0	1	23.4	3.6-71.4
Orange	14	3	31.8	10.7-64.3	2	8.8	1.5-37.7	1	8.9	1.2-43.6	1	17.7	2.7-62.6	7	32.9	13.5-60.6
Pitt	7	3	47.4	15.0-82.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.4	3.3-49.7	2	37.2	9.7-76.5
Randolph	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Robeson	9	4	59.0	21.5-88.3	2	13.4	2.1-52.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.3	1.6-55.3	2	15.3	2.8-52.9
Rowan	12	2	20.5	4.4-59.1	2	14.5	3.0-48.5	1	14.8	2.1-57.9	2	13.0	3.1-41.4	5	37.3	14.6-67.3
Union	12	4	33.0	10.9-66.4	5	26.9	9.2-57.1	2	29.9	8.2-67.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.2	1.4-47.7
Wake	14	5	20.5	6.3-49.9	3	17.2	4.0-50.7	2	23.6	3.7-71.2	1	2.4	0.3-17.3	3	36.3	8.6-77.4
Wayne	2	1	58.8	8.1-95.8	1	41.2	4.2-91.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	83	34	56.5	33.7-76.8	24	16.6	8.2-30.7	4	1.8	0.6- 5.4	6	3.1	0.9-10.5	15	22.0	10.0-41.6
Piedmont	154	46	32.0	20.7-45.8	37	15.5	9.7-23.7	15	14.5	7.2-27.1	14	7.5	3.7-14.8	42	30.5	17.2-48.2
Western NC	61	18	31.9	17.3-51.3	10	20.2	9.4-38.2	1	3.0	0.4-18.4	12	17.6	8.7-32.5	20	27.3	16.1-42.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	42	13	41.0	21.3-64.1	6	9.6	3.6-23.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	18.1	7.0-39.4	17	31.3	16.8-50.6
Northwest	62	13	13.6	7.1-24.5	13	23.2	12.0-40.0	5	12.8	5.0-29.3	11	13.0	6.5-24.3	20	37.4	23.3-53.9
Charlotte	48	17	39.8	22.0-60.7	13	20.1	10.5-35.0	6	22.5	9.8-43.7	3	4.2	1.2-14.1	9	13.5	6.2-27.0
Greensboro	34	11	52.9	27.4-77.0	8	14.1	5.3-32.8	1	1.9	0.3-13.2	4	14.5	4.2-39.9	10	16.5	6.7-35.4
Southern Regional	31	12	35.9	12.2-69.2	8	9.9	3.1-27.3	2	1.5	0.3- 6.8	2	4.3	0.8-20.4	7	48.4	16.8-81.4
Coastal	11	3	23.9	6.6-58.3	4	36.8	12.7-70.0	2	8.3	1.9-30.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	31.0	8.3-69.0
Wake	41	17	28.3	14.1-48.8	10	16.8	6.8-35.8	4	16.4	3.5-51.1	2	7.8	1.5-32.3	8	30.6	11.3-60.4
Area L	4	1	28.0	3.6-80.1	2	31.1	5.8-76.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	40.9	6.5-87.3
Eastern	25	11	87.4	61.0-96.9	7	5.9	1.4-22.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.1	0.4- 9.4	3	4.6	0.9-20.8

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

44.4

14.0-79.7

14.7

3.2-47.2

0.0

. - .

21.9

4.8-61.1

19.0

2.7-66.5

Buncombe

41.8

12.6-78.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

28.9

5.8-72.7

29.4

7.0-69.8

Cabarrus

49.1

16.8-82.1

0.0

. - .

19.5

2.8-67.1

0.0

. - .

31.4

8.8-68.5

Catawba

20.9

1.6-81.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

79.1

19.0-98.4

0.0

. - .

Cumberland

41.3

13.8-75.5

21.1

6.3-51.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

37.6

10.3-76.0

Davidson

30.3

9.3-64.8

26.3

7.7-60.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

43.4

15.2-76.5

Durham

19.5

4.5-55.7

34.2

10.4-70.0

30.4

7.9-69.1

0.0

. - .

15.9

2.2-61.0

Forsyth

10.1

1.3-48.7

20.7

5.4-54.6

19.1

2.7-66.5

13.6

2.8-46.3

36.6

9.2-76.5

Gaston

7.5

1.0-40.3

25.5

6.2-64.0

23.3

3.6-71.4

12.3

2.6-42.1

31.3

8.8-68.3

Guilford

54.6

15.3-88.9

20.3

4.6-57.2

0.0

. - .

15.3

1.8-63.4

9.8

1.1-50.7

Iredell

3.4

0.4-22.7

4.5

0.6-28.8

30.2

6.9-71.8

0.0

. - .

61.9

24.2-89.2

Johnston

48.5

23.0-74.8

23.4

8.1-51.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

28.2

9.3-59.9

Mecklenburg

45.0

18.0-75.2

20.8

7.6-45.6

22.0

5.4-58.0

4.4

0.6-26.5

7.9

1.6-31.0

New Hanover

15.0

1.8-63.2

30.1

4.2-80.9

54.9

13.9-90.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Onslow

29.9

7.6-68.8

35.0

11.6-68.7

0.0

. - .

11.8

2.6-40.0

23.4

3.6-71.4

Orange

31.8

10.7-64.3

8.8

1.5-37.7

8.9

1.2-43.6

17.7

2.7-62.6

32.9

13.5-60.6

Pitt

47.4

15.0-82.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

15.4

3.3-49.7

37.2

9.7-76.5

Randolph

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Robeson

59.0

21.5-88.3

13.4

2.1-52.3

0.0

. - .

12.3

1.6-55.3

15.3

2.8-52.9

Rowan

20.5

4.4-59.1

14.5

3.0-48.5

14.8

2.1-57.9

13.0

3.1-41.4

37.3

14.6-67.3

Union

33.0

10.9-66.4

26.9

9.2-57.1

29.9

8.2-67.1

0.0

. - .

10.2

1.4-47.7

Wake

20.5

6.3-49.9

17.2

4.0-50.7

23.6

3.7-71.2

2.4

0.3-17.3

36.3

8.6-77.4

Wayne

58.8

8.1-95.8

41.2

4.2-91.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

56.5

33.7-76.8

16.6

8.2-30.7

1.8

0.6- 5.4

3.1

0.9-10.5

22.0

10.0-41.6

Piedmont

154

32.0

20.7-45.8

15.5

9.7-23.7

14.5

7.2-27.1

7.5

3.7-14.8

30.5

17.2-48.2

Western NC

31.9

17.3-51.3

20.2

9.4-38.2

3.0

0.4-18.4

17.6

8.7-32.5

27.3

16.1-42.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

41.0

21.3-64.1

9.6

3.6-23.0

0.0

. - .

18.1

7.0-39.4

31.3

16.8-50.6

Northwest

13.6

7.1-24.5

23.2

12.0-40.0

12.8

5.0-29.3

13.0

6.5-24.3

37.4

23.3-53.9

Charlotte

39.8

22.0-60.7

20.1

10.5-35.0

22.5

9.8-43.7

4.2

1.2-14.1

13.5

6.2-27.0

Greensboro

52.9

27.4-77.0

14.1

5.3-32.8

1.9

0.3-13.2

14.5

4.2-39.9

16.5

6.7-35.4

Southern Regional

35.9

12.2-69.2

9.9

3.1-27.3

1.5

0.3- 6.8

4.3

0.8-20.4

48.4

16.8-81.4

Coastal

23.9

6.6-58.3

36.8

12.7-70.0

8.3

1.9-30.3

0.0

. - .

31.0

8.3-69.0

Wake

28.3

14.1-48.8

16.8

6.8-35.8

16.4

3.5-51.1

7.8

1.5-32.3

30.6

11.3-60.4

Area L

28.0

3.6-80.1

31.1

5.8-76.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

40.9

6.5-87.3

Eastern

87.4

61.0-96.9

5.9

1.4-22.0

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.4- 9.4

4.6

0.9-20.8

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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