BRFSS 2010 - Orange 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: Orange 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	10,205	521	5.2	4.5- 6.0	9,684	94.8	94.0-95.5
-Orange County	288	11	4.1	1.8- 9.1	277	95.9	90.9-98.2
GENDER
Male	101	5	6.3	2.1-17.4	96	93.7	82.6-97.9
Female	187	6	2.2	0.9- 5.3	181	97.8	94.7-99.1
RACE
White	232	8	2.2	1.1- 4.7	224	97.8	95.3-98.9
Other	54	3	10.1	2.8-30.9	51	89.9	69.1-97.2
AGE
18-44	83	2	3.0	0.6-13.6	81	97.0	86.4-99.4
45+	204	9	5.2	2.0-12.5	195	94.8	87.5-98.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	59	3	6.4	1.2-26.9	56	93.6	73.1-98.8
Some College +	229	8	3.5	1.4- 8.7	221	96.5	91.3-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	98	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	95	98.9	96.4-99.7
$50,000+	153	6	4.5	1.6-12.2	147	95.5	87.8-98.4

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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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