BRFSS 2009 - Orange 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: Orange 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
-Orange County	194	14	5.3	2.9- 9.8	180	94.7	90.2-97.1
GENDER
Male	69	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0	66	97.4	92.0-99.2
Female	125	11	7.4	3.6-14.8	114	92.6	85.2-96.4
RACE
White	153	13	6.7	3.5-12.5	140	93.3	87.5-96.5
Other	36	1	2.5	0.3-16.3	35	97.5	83.7-99.7
AGE
18-44	60	2	2.0	0.5- 8.2	58	98.0	91.8-99.5
45+	131	12	9.3	4.7-17.4	119	90.7	82.6-95.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	43	2	1.6	0.4- 6.6	41	98.4	93.4-99.6
Some College +	149	12	6.8	3.5-12.7	137	93.2	87.3-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	61	4	6.7	2.4-17.3	57	93.3	82.7-97.6
$50,000+	99	7	5.7	2.4-13.3	92	94.3	86.7-97.6

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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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