BRFSS 2010 - New Hanover 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: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County	316	12	4.1	2.1- 8.0	304	95.9	92.0-97.9
GENDER
Male	113	5	5.5	2.1-13.6	108	94.5	86.4-97.9
Female	203	7	2.8	1.3- 6.1	196	97.2	93.9-98.7
RACE
White	264	11	4.8	2.3- 9.7	253	95.2	90.3-97.7
Other	52	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	51	98.3	88.9-99.8
AGE
18-44	66	2	3.6	0.9-13.6	64	96.4	86.4-99.1
45+	245	10	4.6	2.1- 9.4	235	95.4	90.6-97.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	96	6	8.9	3.4-21.4	90	91.1	78.6-96.6
Some College +	220	6	2.1	0.9- 4.8	214	97.9	95.2-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	153	6	4.0	1.4-10.7	147	96.0	89.3-98.6
$50,000+	108	5	5.5	2.0-14.3	103	94.5	85.7-98.0

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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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