BRFSS 2009 - Rowan 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: Rowan 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
-Rowan County	214	12	5.4	2.8-10.2	202	94.6	89.8-97.2
GENDER
Male	69	3	5.6	1.5-18.2	66	94.4	81.8-98.5
Female	145	9	5.3	2.7-10.3	136	94.7	89.7-97.3
RACE
White	188	10	4.2	2.1- 8.0	178	95.8	92.0-97.9
Other	24	2	11.7	2.8-37.6	22	88.3	62.4-97.2
AGE
18-44	51	3	4.2	1.2-14.0	48	95.8	86.0-98.8
45+	162	9	6.4	3.0-12.9	153	93.6	87.1-97.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	90	6	7.5	2.8-18.2	84	92.5	81.8-97.2
Some College +	124	6	4.0	1.7- 9.0	118	96.0	91.0-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	103	5	7.0	2.7-17.3	98	93.0	82.7-97.3
$50,000+	70	2	2.1	0.5- 8.3	68	97.9	91.7-99.5

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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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