BRFSS 2010 - Cabarrus 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: Cabarrus 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	10,205	521	5.2	4.5- 6.0	9,684	94.8	94.0-95.5
-Cabarrus County	289	14	3.6	1.6- 7.8	275	96.4	92.2-98.4
GENDER
Male	101	6	3.0	1.3- 6.9	95	97.0	93.1-98.7
Female	188	8	4.0	1.2-12.4	180	96.0	87.6-98.8
RACE
White	252	12	4.1	1.7- 9.5	240	95.9	90.5-98.3
Other	35	1	1.0	0.1- 7.4	34	99.0	92.6-99.9
AGE
18-44	71	1	2.6	0.4-16.5	70	97.4	83.5-99.6
45+	218	13	4.5	2.5- 8.0	205	95.5	92.0-97.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	129	8	5.3	1.7-15.7	121	94.7	84.3-98.3
Some College +	159	6	2.3	1.0- 5.3	153	97.7	94.7-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	132	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9	124	96.7	93.1-98.4
$50,000+	100	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	99	99.4	95.6-99.9

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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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