BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 9 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 Region 9 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
Region 9	415	25	7.1	3.9-12.4	390	92.9	87.6-96.1
GENDER
Male	171	15	10.9	5.2-21.4	156	89.1	78.6-94.8
Female	244	***	***	***	234	96.6	93.3-98.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	256	11	3.2	1.7- 6.1	245	96.8	93.9-98.3
Non-Hispanic Black	121	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	32	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	103	***	***	***	97	93.7	82.8-97.9
45-64	168	12	6.3	3.4-11.4	156	93.7	88.6-96.6
65+	141	***	***	***	135	96.1	90.3-98.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	174	12	11.0	5.1-22.3	162	89.0	77.7-94.9
Some College +	240	13	3.8	2.0- 6.8	227	96.2	93.2-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	199	17	9.3	4.8-17.2	182	90.7	82.8-95.2
$50,000+	141	***	***	***	136	97.6	93.7-99.1

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

Region 9

415

7.1

3.9-12.4

390

92.9

87.6-96.1

GENDER

Male

171

10.9

5.2-21.4

156

89.1

78.6-94.8

Female

244

***

234

96.6

93.3-98.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

256

3.2

1.7- 6.1

245

96.8

93.9-98.3

Non-Hispanic Black

121

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

103

***

93.7

82.8-97.9

45-64

168

6.3

3.4-11.4

156

93.7

88.6-96.6

65+

141

***

135

96.1

90.3-98.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

174

11.0

5.1-22.3

162

89.0

77.7-94.9

Some College +

240

3.8

2.0- 6.8

227

96.2

93.2-98.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

199

9.3

4.8-17.2

182

90.7

82.8-95.2

$50,000+

141

***

136

97.6

93.7-99.1

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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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