BRFSS 2009 - Wayne 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: Wayne 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
-Wayne County	195	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	193	99.0	96.1-99.8
GENDER
Male	67	2	2.2	0.5- 8.7	65	97.8	91.3-99.5
Female	128	0	0.0	. - .	128	100	. - .
RACE
White	116	0	0.0	. - .	116	100	. - .
Other	79	2	2.2	0.5- 8.5	77	97.8	91.5-99.5
AGE
18-44	48	0	0.0	. - .	48	100	. - .
45+	146	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	144	98.3	93.3-99.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	93	98.8	92.0-99.8
Some College +	101	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	100	99.2	94.6-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	110	0	0.0	. - .	110	100	. - .
$50,000+	52	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	51	98.5	90.3-99.8

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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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