BRFSS 2009 - New Hanover 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: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County	213	4	1.3	0.5- 3.6	209	98.7	96.4-99.5
GENDER
Male	80	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	78	98.7	94.3-99.7
Female	133	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	131	98.7	94.9-99.7
RACE
White	174	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7	170	98.3	95.3-99.4
Other	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	46	1	0.8	0.1- 5.9	45	99.2	94.1-99.9
45+	165	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	162	98.3	94.6-99.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	73	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	72	99.1	93.6-99.9
Some College +	140	3	1.5	0.5- 4.9	137	98.5	95.1-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	87	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	86	99.4	96.1-99.9
$50,000+	92	3	2.4	0.8- 7.5	89	97.6	92.5-99.2

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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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