BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Regions 1 & 2 Demographics: (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 injury that limited you in any way for more than a week in any activities?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Regions 1 & 2 Demographics

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	5,178	312	5.9	5.2- 6.8	4,866	94.1	93.2-94.8
Regions 1 & 2	889	67	7.1	5.2- 9.7	822	92.9	90.3-94.8
GENDER
Male	385	37	9.1	6.0-13.7	348	90.9	86.3-94.0
Female	504	30	5.3	3.3- 8.3	474	94.7	91.7-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	769	57	7.8	5.6-10.7	712	92.2	89.3-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black	36	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	79	***	***	***	71	96.0	89.7-98.5
AGE
18-44	223	22	6.7	3.7-11.8	201	93.3	88.2-96.3
45-64	321	24	7.3	4.4-11.9	297	92.7	88.1-95.6
65+	334	21	7.9	4.7-13.0	313	92.1	87.0-95.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	368	29	7.7	4.7-12.4	339	92.3	87.6-95.3
Some College +	522	38	6.6	4.5- 9.5	484	93.4	90.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	456	48	9.8	6.6-14.3	408	90.2	85.7-93.4
$50,000+	276	13	5.6	3.0-10.2	263	94.4	89.8-97.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,178

312

5.9

5.2- 6.8

4,866

94.1

93.2-94.8

Regions 1 & 2

889

7.1

5.2- 9.7

822

92.9

90.3-94.8

GENDER

Male

385

9.1

6.0-13.7

348

90.9

86.3-94.0

Female

504

5.3

3.3- 8.3

474

94.7

91.7-96.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

769

7.8

5.6-10.7

712

92.2

89.3-94.4

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

96.0

89.7-98.5

AGE

18-44

223

6.7

3.7-11.8

201

93.3

88.2-96.3

45-64

321

7.3

4.4-11.9

297

92.7

88.1-95.6

65+

334

7.9

4.7-13.0

313

92.1

87.0-95.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

368

7.7

4.7-12.4

339

92.3

87.6-95.3

Some College +

522

6.6

4.5- 9.5

484

93.4

90.5-95.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

456

9.8

6.6-14.3

408

90.2

85.7-93.4

$50,000+

276

5.6

3.0-10.2

263

94.4

89.8-97.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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.

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