BRFSS 2014 - Eastern 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?*)

2014 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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	6,350	362	5.6	5.0- 6.4	5,988	94.4	93.6-95.0
-Eastern NC	1,976	120	5.6	4.5- 7.0	1,856	94.4	93.0-95.5
GENDER
Male	798	64	7.3	5.5- 9.7	734	92.7	90.3-94.5
Female	1,178	56	4.2	3.1- 5.8	1,122	95.8	94.2-96.9
RACE
White	1,284	76	6.0	4.6- 7.9	1,208	94.0	92.1-95.4
African American	501	26	4.8	3.1- 7.3	475	95.2	92.7-96.9
Other minorities	169	15	4.6	2.6- 8.0	154	95.4	92.0-97.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	111	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	1,858	114	5.8	4.6- 7.2	1,744	94.2	92.8-95.4
AGE
18-34	302	17	5.0	3.0- 8.2	285	95.0	91.8-97.0
35-54	539	32	5.0	3.4- 7.4	507	95.0	92.6-96.6
55-64	474	33	6.9	4.7-10.0	441	93.1	90.0-95.3
65-74	384	27	8.9	5.5-14.2	357	91.1	85.8-94.5
75+	258	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	251	16	6.7	3.8-11.6	235	93.3	88.4-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	602	33	5.6	3.8- 8.3	569	94.4	91.7-96.2
Some Post-H.S.	576	38	5.5	3.8- 7.8	538	94.5	92.2-96.2
College Graduate	542	33	5.1	3.4- 7.6	509	94.9	92.4-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	239	23	9.3	5.9-14.3	216	90.7	85.7-94.1
$15,000- 24,999	328	22	7.8	4.7-12.7	306	92.2	87.3-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	223	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	232	16	5.5	3.0- 9.6	216	94.5	90.4-97.0
$50,000+	563	22	2.7	1.6- 4.5	541	97.3	95.5-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	593	69	13.2	10.0-17.1	524	86.8	82.9-90.0
No	1,366	47	2.8	2.0- 4.0	1,319	97.2	96.0-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	306	26	7.9	5.1-12.0	280	92.1	88.0-94.9
Non-Veteran	1,668	93	5.2	4.0- 6.6	1,575	94.8	93.4-96.0
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes	1,619	107	6.1	4.9- 7.7	1,512	93.9	92.3-95.1
No	357	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,350

362

5.6

5.0- 6.4

5,988

94.4

93.6-95.0

-Eastern NC

1,976

120

5.6

4.5- 7.0

1,856

94.4

93.0-95.5

GENDER

Male

798

7.3

5.5- 9.7

734

92.7

90.3-94.5

Female

1,178

4.2

3.1- 5.8

1,122

95.8

94.2-96.9

RACE

White

1,284

6.0

4.6- 7.9

1,208

94.0

92.1-95.4

African American

501

4.8

3.1- 7.3

475

95.2

92.7-96.9

Other minorities

169

4.6

2.6- 8.0

154

95.4

92.0-97.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

111

***

Non-Hispanic

1,858

114

5.8

4.6- 7.2

1,744

94.2

92.8-95.4

AGE

18-34

302

5.0

3.0- 8.2

285

95.0

91.8-97.0

35-54

539

5.0

3.4- 7.4

507

95.0

92.6-96.6

55-64

474

6.9

4.7-10.0

441

93.1

90.0-95.3

65-74

384

8.9

5.5-14.2

357

91.1

85.8-94.5

75+

258

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

251

6.7

3.8-11.6

235

93.3

88.4-96.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

602

5.6

3.8- 8.3

569

94.4

91.7-96.2

Some Post-H.S.

576

5.5

3.8- 7.8

538

94.5

92.2-96.2

College Graduate

542

5.1

3.4- 7.6

509

94.9

92.4-96.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

239

9.3

5.9-14.3

216

90.7

85.7-94.1

$15,000- 24,999

328

7.8

4.7-12.7

306

92.2

87.3-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

223

***

$35,000- 49,999

232

5.5

3.0- 9.6

216

94.5

90.4-97.0

$50,000+

563

2.7

1.6- 4.5

541

97.3

95.5-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

593

13.2

10.0-17.1

524

86.8

82.9-90.0

1,366

2.8

2.0- 4.0

1,319

97.2

96.0-98.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

306

7.9

5.1-12.0

280

92.1

88.0-94.9

Non-Veteran

1,668

5.2

4.0- 6.6

1,575

94.8

93.4-96.0

RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT

Yes

1,619

107

6.1

4.9- 7.7

1,512

93.9

92.3-95.1

357

***

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*This question was asked of all respondents in 2014.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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