BRFSS 2010 - Iredell 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: Iredell 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
-Iredell County	318	11	3.0	1.3- 7.0	307	97.0	93.0-98.7
GENDER
Male	133	6	4.7	1.7-12.4	127	95.3	87.6-98.3
Female	185	5	1.1	0.4- 3.0	180	98.9	97.0-99.6
RACE
White	281	8	2.6	0.9- 7.4	273	97.4	92.6-99.1
Other	34	3	5.3	1.3-19.8	31	94.7	80.2-98.7
AGE
18-44	85	1	2.0	0.3-13.1	84	98.0	86.9-99.7
45+	232	10	4.1	1.9- 8.9	222	95.9	91.1-98.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	148	5	2.0	0.8- 5.3	143	98.0	94.7-99.2
Some College +	170	6	3.9	1.2-11.9	164	96.1	88.1-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	168	9	5.0	1.9-12.9	159	95.0	87.1-98.1
$50,000+	117	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	116	98.5	90.3-99.8

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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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