BRFSS 2009 - Onslow 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: Onslow 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
-Onslow County	202	9	3.7	1.6- 8.2	193	96.3	91.8-98.4
GENDER
Male	70	2	2.3	0.5- 9.1	68	97.7	90.9-99.5
Female	132	7	4.6	1.7-11.9	125	95.4	88.1-98.3
RACE
White	163	5	3.0	0.9- 9.1	158	97.0	90.9-99.1
Other	38	3	4.8	1.3-15.8	35	95.2	84.2-98.7
AGE
18-44	61	4	5.4	1.7-15.7	57	94.6	84.3-98.3
45+	140	5	2.2	0.9- 5.4	135	97.8	94.6-99.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	89	5	5.7	1.8-16.5	84	94.3	83.5-98.2
Some College +	113	4	2.2	0.8- 6.4	109	97.8	93.6-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	109	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	106	98.7	95.9-99.6
$50,000+	71	2	2.1	0.5- 8.9	69	97.9	91.1-99.5

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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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