BRFSS 2010 - Mecklenburg 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	575	27	4.1	2.3- 7.0	548	95.9	93.0-97.7
GENDER
Male	193	12	6.5	3.0-13.2	181	93.5	86.8-97.0
Female	382	15	2.1	1.2- 3.8	367	97.9	96.2-98.8
RACE
White	395	21	5.9	3.1-10.8	374	94.1	89.2-96.9
Other	175	6	1.5	0.6- 3.5	169	98.5	96.5-99.4
AGE
18-44	144	4	3.4	1.1-10.5	140	96.6	89.5-98.9
45+	426	23	4.8	3.0- 7.5	403	95.2	92.5-97.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	154	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	150	98.8	96.3-99.6
Some College +	418	23	5.4	2.9- 9.7	395	94.6	90.3-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	215	12	3.3	1.7- 6.2	203	96.7	93.8-98.3
$50,000+	265	10	4.1	1.7- 9.6	255	95.9	90.4-98.3

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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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