BRFSS 2009 - Union 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: Union 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
-Union County	193	12	6.5	3.4-11.8	181	93.5	88.2-96.6
GENDER
Male	67	6	11.0	4.9-22.7	61	89.0	77.3-95.1
Female	126	6	3.0	1.3- 6.8	120	97.0	93.2-98.7
RACE
White	163	11	7.9	4.1-14.5	152	92.1	85.5-95.9
Other	30	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	29	98.7	91.1-99.8
AGE
18-44	70	6	8.5	3.8-18.1	64	91.5	81.9-96.2
45+	121	6	4.4	1.7-10.9	115	95.6	89.1-98.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	71	7	9.6	4.1-20.9	64	90.4	79.1-95.9
Some College +	122	5	4.6	1.8-11.2	117	95.4	88.8-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	69	6	5.6	2.4-12.7	63	94.4	87.3-97.6
$50,000+	97	6	8.4	3.8-17.7	91	91.6	82.3-96.2

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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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