BRFSS 2010 - Forsyth 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: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	262	12	5.2	2.7- 9.7	250	94.8	90.3-97.3
GENDER
Male	106	8	7.6	3.4-16.2	98	92.4	83.8-96.6
Female	156	4	2.7	1.0- 7.0	152	97.3	93.0-99.0
RACE
White	203	8	5.2	2.3-11.2	195	94.8	88.8-97.7
Other	56	4	5.7	1.9-15.8	52	94.3	84.2-98.1
AGE
18-44	52	3	5.3	1.6-16.0	49	94.7	84.0-98.4
45+	208	9	5.2	2.6-10.2	199	94.8	89.8-97.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	84	6	5.5	2.2-13.1	78	94.5	86.9-97.8
Some College +	177	6	5.1	2.1-11.8	171	94.9	88.2-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	111	5	4.9	1.9-12.1	106	95.1	87.9-98.1
$50,000+	104	4	5.6	1.9-15.5	100	94.4	84.5-98.1

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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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