2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

How old were you the first time you were knocked out or lost consciousness?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 0 to 17 years old 18+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 849 397 50.0 45.6-54.5 452 50.0 45.5-54.4
-Eastern NC 342 149 48.9 41.4-56.5 193 51.1 43.5-58.6
GENDER
Male 204 95 53.7 44.6-62.5 109 46.3 37.5-55.4
Female 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 225 107 52.2 44.1-60.2 118 47.8 39.8-55.9
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 172 84 53.7 43.9-63.1 88 46.3 36.9-56.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 269 121 51.9 43.1-60.5 148 48.1 39.5-56.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 293 129 50.7 42.4-59.0 164 49.3 41.0-57.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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