BRFSS 2010 - Rowan 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: Rowan 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
-Rowan County	356	12	2.1	1.2- 3.9	344	97.9	96.1-98.8
GENDER
Male	132	5	2.0	0.8- 4.9	127	98.0	95.1-99.2
Female	224	7	2.3	1.0- 5.0	217	97.7	95.0-99.0
RACE
White	305	12	2.7	1.5- 4.8	293	97.3	95.2-98.5
Other	49	0	0.0	. - .	49	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	82	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	80	99.1	96.3-99.8
45+	269	10	3.3	1.7- 6.2	259	96.7	93.8-98.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	167	5	1.8	0.7- 4.5	162	98.2	95.5-99.3
Some College +	189	7	2.4	1.1- 5.3	182	97.6	94.7-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	210	9	2.9	1.5- 5.8	201	97.1	94.2-98.5
$50,000+	91	2	1.4	0.3- 5.8	89	98.6	94.2-99.7

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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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