BRFSS 2009 - Robeson 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: Robeson 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
-Robeson County	210	9	4.2	1.6-10.5	201	95.8	89.5-98.4
GENDER
Male	73	2	4.5	0.9-19.8	71	95.5	80.2-99.1
Female	137	7	4.0	1.7- 9.1	130	96.0	90.9-98.3
RACE
White	77	3	2.5	0.6- 9.5	74	97.5	90.5-99.4
Other	132	6	5.1	1.7-14.2	126	94.9	85.8-98.3
AGE
18-44	58	1	3.5	0.5-20.8	57	96.5	79.2-99.5
45+	152	8	5.1	2.4-10.7	144	94.9	89.3-97.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	121	6	5.8	1.8-17.4	115	94.2	82.6-98.2
Some College +	89	3	2.3	0.7- 7.8	86	97.7	92.2-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	147	9	6.1	2.4-14.8	138	93.9	85.2-97.6
$50,000+	34	0	0.0	. - .	34	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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