2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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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%)
TOTAL 807 658 81.9 78.1-85.2 92 10.1 7.7-13.0 57 8.0 5.7-11.1
GENDER
Male 453 363 80.1 74.8-84.5 55 10.7 7.7-14.8 35 9.2 6.0-13.8
Female 354 295 84.4 78.8-88.8 37 9.2 6.0-13.8 22 6.4 3.6-11.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 589 489 82.8 78.4-86.5 66 10.4 7.7-13.9 34 6.8 4.4-10.4
Non-Hispanic Black 123 97 81.6 71.6-88.6 16 9.2 4.9-16.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 120 82.0 71.4-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 99 84 88.6 80.3-93.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 144 80.7 72.2-87.1 18 11.6 7.0-18.6 11 7.7 3.7-15.1
55-64 167 128 80.8 71.5-87.5 25 11.7 7.0-18.8 14 7.6 3.3-16.5
65-74 160 133 81.8 72.6-88.4 19 12.4 7.1-20.6 *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** 12 11.6 5.7-22.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 187 149 81.9 73.6-88.0 18 7.6 4.2-13.1 20 10.6 5.8-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 278 226 82.6 76.3-87.5 35 10.4 6.9-15.4 17 7.0 3.9-12.3
College Graduate 277 239 86.9 81.5-91.0 28 10.6 7.0-15.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 17 14.3 7.3-26.2 11 6.1 2.4-14.8
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 120 106 92.5 86.3-96.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 164 88.4 82.2-92.6 15 8.0 4.5-13.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** 13 9.0 4.2-18.1 12 14.5 7.3-26.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 338 256 75.4 68.6-81.1 47 12.0 8.4-16.8 35 12.6 8.2-18.9
No 467 400 85.6 80.8-89.3 45 9.0 6.2-13.0 22 5.4 3.1- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 119 74.9 64.7-83.0 19 12.0 7.2-19.3 15 13.1 6.8-23.6
Non-Veteran 654 539 83.2 79.1-86.7 73 9.7 7.2-13.0 42 7.1 4.7-10.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 185 147 80.3 72.4-86.3 24 10.8 6.7-17.0 14 8.9 4.8-16.0
Regional City or Suburban County 131 109 82.7 72.6-89.6 14 11.3 5.9-20.6 *** *** ***
Rural 492 403 82.6 77.6-86.7 54 9.1 6.5-12.5 35 8.3 5.3-12.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 415 361 86.0 80.9-89.8 35 7.9 5.4-11.5 19 6.1 3.4-10.7
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 201 156 78.2 70.4-84.5 28 12.3 7.9-18.6 17 9.5 5.3-16.2
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** 17 11.2 6.1-19.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 53 88.0 78.6-93.6 12 10.8 5.5-20.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 19 15.9 8.6-27.4 11 11.2 5.0-23.3
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 359 86.8 82.1-90.4 36 7.8 5.2-11.4 20 5.5 3.1- 9.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** 13 9.0 4.2-18.1 12 14.5 7.3-26.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 186 145 77.7 67.6-85.4 25 11.1 6.8-17.8 16 11.1 5.4-21.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 248 83.1 77.1-87.8 32 9.5 6.4-13.9 19 7.4 4.1-12.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 266 82.1 76.0-86.9 35 10.2 6.7-15.3 22 7.7 4.6-12.6

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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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