BRFSS 2010 - Wayne 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 stoke.<br><br> Have you ever had a brain injury that limited you in any way for more than a week in any activities?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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 stoke.

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
-Wayne County	348	13	3.6	1.8- 7.0	335	96.4	93.0-98.2
GENDER
Male	112	4	3.6	1.2-10.6	108	96.4	89.4-98.8
Female	236	9	3.6	1.7- 7.5	227	96.4	92.5-98.3
RACE
White	235	6	3.2	1.3- 8.0	229	96.8	92.0-98.7
Other	109	7	4.3	1.6-11.0	102	95.7	89.0-98.4
AGE
18-44	73	5	5.7	2.2-13.9	68	94.3	86.1-97.8
45+	274	8	2.0	1.0- 4.2	266	98.0	95.8-99.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	178	8	4.8	1.9-11.3	170	95.2	88.7-98.1
Some College +	170	5	2.4	0.9- 6.1	165	97.6	93.9-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	177	10	7.2	3.4-15.0	167	92.8	85.0-96.6
$50,000+	100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	99	99.7	98.0- 100

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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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