BRFSS 2009 - Wake 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	283	14	4.9	2.3-10.0	269	95.1	90.0-97.7
GENDER
Male	107	5	3.8	1.3-11.0	102	96.2	89.0-98.7
Female	176	9	6.1	2.2-15.7	167	93.9	84.3-97.8
RACE
White	212	13	6.7	3.0-14.0	199	93.3	86.0-97.0
Other	67	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	66	98.8	91.8-99.8
AGE
18-44	98	6	6.7	2.6-16.1	92	93.3	83.9-97.4
45+	181	8	2.6	1.2- 5.4	173	97.4	94.6-98.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	56	4	4.2	1.3-12.5	52	95.8	87.5-98.7
Some College +	227	10	5.1	2.1-11.7	217	94.9	88.3-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	97	6	6.9	1.9-22.0	91	93.1	78.0-98.1
$50,000+	155	8	4.7	1.9-10.9	147	95.3	89.1-98.1

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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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