BRFSS 2010 - Catawba 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: Catawba 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
-Catawba County	283	12	4.7	2.4- 9.3	271	95.3	90.7-97.6
GENDER
Male	122	8	6.8	2.9-14.9	114	93.2	85.1-97.1
Female	161	4	2.3	0.8- 6.5	157	97.7	93.5-99.2
RACE
White	257	12	5.9	3.0-11.4	245	94.1	88.6-97.0
Other	24	0	0.0	. - .	24	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	58	3	4.7	1.3-15.7	55	95.3	84.3-98.7
45+	225	9	4.8	2.4- 9.6	216	95.2	90.4-97.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	121	4	5.0	1.6-15.0	117	95.0	85.0-98.4
Some College +	162	8	4.5	2.1- 9.6	154	95.5	90.4-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	148	5	4.2	1.5-11.0	143	95.8	89.0-98.5
$50,000+	86	3	2.6	0.8- 8.4	83	97.4	91.6-99.2

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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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