BRFSS 2010 - Wake 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	671	29	4.0	2.2- 7.1	642	96.0	92.9-97.8
GENDER
Male	233	9	4.4	1.6-11.8	224	95.6	88.2-98.4
Female	438	20	3.6	2.0- 6.4	418	96.4	93.6-98.0
RACE
White	495	24	5.0	2.6- 9.7	471	95.0	90.3-97.4
Other	168	5	2.1	0.6- 6.9	163	97.9	93.1-99.4
AGE
18-44	221	9	4.2	1.7-10.3	212	95.8	89.7-98.3
45+	441	20	3.7	2.3- 6.1	421	96.3	93.9-97.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	151	8	6.4	1.8-20.0	143	93.6	80.0-98.2
Some College +	518	21	3.2	1.8- 5.4	497	96.8	94.6-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	228	10	2.1	1.0- 4.2	218	97.9	95.8-99.0
$50,000+	355	14	4.6	2.0-10.2	341	95.4	89.8-98.0

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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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