BRFSS 2010 - Buncombe 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 stroke.<br><br> Have you ever had a brain injur y that limited you in any way for more than a week in any activities?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe 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 stroke.

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	11,451	577	5.0	4.4- 5.7	10,874	95.0	94.3-95.6
-Buncombe County	248	24	11.4	6.7-18.8	224	88.6	81.2-93.3
GENDER
Male	92	14	17.8	9.2-31.8	78	82.2	68.2-90.8
Female	156	10	5.6	2.7-11.3	146	94.4	88.7-97.3
RACE
White	234	22	10.5	6.1-17.5	212	89.5	82.5-93.9
Other	10	1	2.7	0.3-21.1	9	97.3	78.9-99.7
AGE
18-44	49	5	10.8	4.0-26.2	44	89.2	73.8-96.0
45+	194	19	12.2	6.7-21.1	175	87.8	78.9-93.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	92	7	12.0	4.8-27.0	85	88.0	73.0-95.2
Some College +	156	17	11.0	5.8-19.9	139	89.0	80.1-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	131	19	17.4	9.7-29.3	112	82.6	70.7-90.3
$50,000+	77	4	9.4	3.0-25.7	73	90.6	74.3-97.0

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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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