BRFSS 2010 - Durham 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	589	24	6.1	3.0-12.3	565	93.9	87.7-97.0
GENDER
Male	194	7	8.6	3.1-21.7	187	91.4	78.3-96.9
Female	395	17	3.8	2.0- 6.9	378	96.2	93.1-98.0
RACE
White	370	11	2.0	1.0- 3.8	359	98.0	96.2-99.0
Other	217	13	10.6	4.5-22.8	204	89.4	77.2-95.5
AGE
18-44	171	8	7.9	3.0-19.3	163	92.1	80.7-97.0
45+	412	16	3.9	2.2- 7.0	396	96.1	93.0-97.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	142	12	15.8	6.1-35.0	130	84.2	65.0-93.9
Some College +	447	12	2.5	1.1- 5.6	435	97.5	94.4-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	227	16	11.7	4.7-26.2	211	88.3	73.8-95.3
$50,000+	297	3	1.4	0.3- 6.7	294	98.6	93.3-99.7

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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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