2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

What was the longest time you were knocked out or unconscious? Would you say ...*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 30 minutes Between 30 minutes and 24 hours 24 hours or longer
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 807 658 81.9 78.1-85.2 92 10.1 7.7-13.0 57 8.0 5.7-11.1
-Eastern NC 336 274 85.2 80.0-89.2 38 8.6 5.8-12.5 24 6.2 3.6-10.6
GENDER
Male 202 162 84.8 78.1-89.8 25 8.7 5.5-13.7 *** *** ***
Female 134 112 85.9 76.7-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 224 188 86.7 80.6-91.1 25 8.7 5.4-13.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 59 84.2 73.6-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 75 86.0 75.8-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 121 100 87.2 79.4-92.4 15 10.5 5.8-18.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 165 127 79.4 69.8-86.5 22 10.6 6.3-17.4 *** *** ***
No 171 147 89.8 83.7-93.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 62 82.1 70.2-89.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 258 211 85.9 79.8-90.3 26 7.0 4.3-11.1 21 7.1 3.9-12.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 288 232 84.9 79.3-89.2 35 9.4 6.2-13.9 21 5.7 3.2-10.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 171 152 91.1 84.8-94.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 116 *** *** *** 19 15.4 8.8-25.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 128 85.9 78.4-91.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked only of those who reported having a brain injury.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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