BRFSS 2010 - Union 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: Union 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
-Union County	329	20	4.5	2.4- 8.2	309	95.5	91.8-97.6
GENDER
Male	132	13	8.1	3.8-16.3	119	91.9	83.7-96.2
Female	197	7	1.8	0.7- 4.8	190	98.2	95.2-99.3
RACE
White	297	20	5.2	2.8- 9.4	277	94.8	90.6-97.2
Other	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
AGE
18-44	88	2	2.7	0.6-11.2	86	97.3	88.8-99.4
45+	239	18	7.0	4.1-11.6	221	93.0	88.4-95.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	124	9	6.2	2.4-15.4	115	93.8	84.6-97.6
Some College +	204	11	3.3	1.6- 6.6	193	96.7	93.4-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	131	8	6.2	2.1-16.6	123	93.8	83.4-97.9
$50,000+	143	9	4.0	2.0- 8.0	134	96.0	92.0-98.0

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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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