BRFSS 2010 - Guilford 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: Guilford 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
-Guilford County	659	25	3.8	2.2- 6.3	634	96.2	93.7-97.8
GENDER
Male	243	8	4.6	1.9-10.7	235	95.4	89.3-98.1
Female	416	17	3.1	1.8- 5.3	399	96.9	94.7-98.2
RACE
White	491	19	3.6	2.0- 6.5	472	96.4	93.5-98.0
Other	162	5	2.5	0.9- 7.0	157	97.5	93.0-99.1
AGE
18-44	152	4	3.3	1.1- 9.4	148	96.7	90.6-98.9
45+	498	21	4.3	2.6- 6.9	477	95.7	93.1-97.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	212	10	4.3	2.1- 8.4	202	95.7	91.6-97.9
Some College +	446	15	3.6	1.8- 7.0	431	96.4	93.0-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	298	15	4.3	2.3- 7.7	283	95.7	92.3-97.7
$50,000+	274	6	2.5	0.9- 6.6	268	97.5	93.4-99.1

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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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