BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Traumatic Brain Injury-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	1,746	78	3.8	2.7- 5.3	1,668	96.2	94.7-97.3
GENDER
Male	513	25	4.4	2.5- 7.6	488	95.6	92.4-97.5
Female	1,233	53	3.3	2.3- 4.9	1,180	96.7	95.1-97.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,726	78	3.8	2.7- 5.4	1,648	96.2	94.6-97.3
AGE
18-24	68	3	3.3	1.0-10.2	65	96.7	89.8-99.0
25-34	189	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	186	99.1	97.2-99.7
35-44	233	9	4.7	1.6-12.9	224	95.3	87.1-98.4
45-54	394	22	5.2	3.1- 8.5	372	94.8	91.5-96.9
55-64	420	23	5.5	3.2- 9.4	397	94.5	90.6-96.8
65+	422	18	3.4	1.8- 6.3	404	96.6	93.7-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	24	6.7	3.8-11.4	252	93.3	88.6-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	559	24	3.7	2.2- 6.0	535	96.3	94.0-97.8
Some Post-H.S.	457	19	4.4	1.8-10.2	438	95.6	89.8-98.2
College Graduate	450	11	1.6	0.7- 3.2	439	98.4	96.8-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	326	27	9.1	4.7-16.9	299	90.9	83.1-95.3
$15,000- 24,999	355	13	3.6	1.7- 7.5	342	96.4	92.5-98.3
$25,000- 34,999	211	9	2.7	1.1- 6.4	202	97.3	93.6-98.9
$35,000-49,999	214	9	4.2	1.9- 8.8	205	95.8	91.2-98.1
$50,000- 74,999	182	4	1.6	0.5- 5.4	178	98.4	94.6-99.5
$75,000+	191	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	189	99.4	97.2-99.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	750	64	8.3	5.6-12.2	686	91.7	87.8-94.4
No	984	13	1.3	0.7- 2.5	971	98.7	97.5-99.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	7	2.7	1.1- 6.4	218	97.3	93.6-98.9
Non-Veteran	1,520	71	4.0	2.8- 5.7	1,449	96.0	94.3-97.2

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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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