BRFSS 2009 - Pitt 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: Pitt 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
-Pitt County	177	7	4.0	1.7- 9.0	170	96.0	91.0-98.3
GENDER
Male	50	2	3.9	0.9-15.1	48	96.1	84.9-99.1
Female	127	5	4.1	1.5-10.9	122	95.9	89.1-98.5
RACE
White	113	6	6.6	2.7-15.0	107	93.4	85.0-97.3
Other	64	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	63	99.3	95.2-99.9
AGE
18-44	48	3	4.9	1.4-15.8	45	95.1	84.2-98.6
45+	128	4	3.3	1.2- 9.2	124	96.7	90.8-98.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	60	2	5.7	1.4-20.1	58	94.3	79.9-98.6
Some College +	117	5	3.2	1.2- 8.1	112	96.8	91.9-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	91	6	6.6	2.7-15.3	85	93.4	84.7-97.3
$50,000+	55	0	0.0	. - .	55	100	. - .

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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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