BRFSS 2010 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
North Carolina	11,451	577	5.0	4.4- 5.7	10,874	95.0	94.3-95.6
-Piedmont NC	6,636	314	4.8	4.0- 5.7	6,322	95.2	94.3-96.0
GENDER
Male	2,457	140	6.1	4.7- 7.9	2,317	93.9	92.1-95.3
Female	4,179	174	3.6	2.9- 4.4	4,005	96.4	95.6-97.1
RACE
White	5,288	256	5.1	4.2- 6.2	5,032	94.9	93.8-95.8
African American	1,007	45	3.6	2.4- 5.2	962	96.4	94.8-97.6
Other Minorities	306	12	5.2	2.3-11.2	294	94.8	88.8-97.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	215	8	6.0	2.4-14.6	207	94.0	85.4-97.6
Non-Hispanic	6,400	306	4.7	3.9- 5.6	6,094	95.3	94.4-96.1
AGE
18-24	163	8	4.2	1.8- 9.3	155	95.8	90.7-98.2
25-34	507	12	4.5	2.2- 8.7	495	95.5	91.3-97.8
35-44	965	40	4.5	3.2- 6.5	925	95.5	93.5-96.8
45-54	1,322	78	5.5	4.2- 7.0	1,244	94.5	93.0-95.8
55-64	1,477	77	5.7	4.2- 7.5	1,400	94.3	92.5-95.8
65+	2,142	99	4.6	3.5- 5.9	2,043	95.4	94.1-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	753	52	8.3	5.1-13.3	701	91.7	86.7-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,747	80	4.0	2.9- 5.4	1,667	96.0	94.6-97.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,602	86	5.6	3.9- 8.0	1,516	94.4	92.0-96.1
College Graduate	2,523	95	3.7	2.8- 4.8	2,428	96.3	95.2-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	620	61	7.9	5.7-10.8	559	92.1	89.2-94.3
$15,000- 24,999	941	55	5.7	3.8- 8.4	886	94.3	91.6-96.2
$25,000- 34,999	664	27	4.2	1.8- 9.5	637	95.8	90.5-98.2
$35,000- 49,999	840	36	4.0	2.5- 6.4	804	96.0	93.6-97.5
$50,000-74,999	924	38	4.2	2.8- 6.4	886	95.8	93.6-97.2
$75,000+	1,642	43	3.5	2.2- 5.5	1,599	96.5	94.5-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,372	220	9.1	7.6-11.0	2,152	90.9	89.0-92.4
No	4,232	94	2.9	2.1- 4.1	4,138	97.1	95.9-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	859	58	6.8	5.0- 9.3	801	93.2	90.7-95.0
Non-Veteran	5,775	256	4.6	3.7- 5.6	5,519	95.4	94.4-96.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,451

577

5.0

4.4- 5.7

10,874

95.0

94.3-95.6

-Piedmont NC

6,636

314

4.8

4.0- 5.7

6,322

95.2

94.3-96.0

GENDER

Male

2,457

140

6.1

4.7- 7.9

2,317

93.9

92.1-95.3

Female

4,179

174

3.6

2.9- 4.4

4,005

96.4

95.6-97.1

RACE

White

5,288

256

5.1

4.2- 6.2

5,032

94.9

93.8-95.8

African American

1,007

3.6

2.4- 5.2

962

96.4

94.8-97.6

Other Minorities

306

5.2

2.3-11.2

294

94.8

88.8-97.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

215

6.0

2.4-14.6

207

94.0

85.4-97.6

Non-Hispanic

6,400

306

4.7

3.9- 5.6

6,094

95.3

94.4-96.1

AGE

18-24

163

4.2

1.8- 9.3

155

95.8

90.7-98.2

25-34

507

4.5

2.2- 8.7

495

95.5

91.3-97.8

35-44

965

4.5

3.2- 6.5

925

95.5

93.5-96.8

45-54

1,322

5.5

4.2- 7.0

1,244

94.5

93.0-95.8

55-64

1,477

5.7

4.2- 7.5

1,400

94.3

92.5-95.8

65+

2,142

4.6

3.5- 5.9

2,043

95.4

94.1-96.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

753

8.3

5.1-13.3

701

91.7

86.7-94.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,747

4.0

2.9- 5.4

1,667

96.0

94.6-97.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,602

5.6

3.9- 8.0

1,516

94.4

92.0-96.1

College Graduate

2,523

3.7

2.8- 4.8

2,428

96.3

95.2-97.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

620

7.9

5.7-10.8

559

92.1

89.2-94.3

$15,000- 24,999

941

5.7

3.8- 8.4

886

94.3

91.6-96.2

$25,000- 34,999

664

4.2

1.8- 9.5

637

95.8

90.5-98.2

$35,000- 49,999

840

4.0

2.5- 6.4

804

96.0

93.6-97.5

$50,000-74,999

924

4.2

2.8- 6.4

886

95.8

93.6-97.2

$75,000+

1,642

3.5

2.2- 5.5

1,599

96.5

94.5-97.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,372

220

9.1

7.6-11.0

2,152

90.9

89.0-92.4

4,232

2.9

2.1- 4.1

4,138

97.1

95.9-97.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

859

6.8

5.0- 9.3

801

93.2

90.7-95.0

Non-Veteran

5,775

256

4.6

3.7- 5.6

5,519

95.4

94.4-96.3

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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