2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 849 397 50.0 45.6-54.5 452 50.0 45.5-54.4
GENDER
Male 472 241 53.9 48.0-59.7 231 46.1 40.3-52.0
Female 377 156 44.8 38.0-51.8 221 55.2 48.2-62.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 617 300 52.2 47.0-57.3 317 47.8 42.7-53.0
Non-Hispanic Black 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 182 84 48.4 39.4-57.5 98 51.6 42.5-60.6
55-64 171 71 38.3 29.4-48.1 100 61.7 51.9-70.6
65-74 174 69 40.2 30.9-50.2 105 59.8 49.8-69.1
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 203 85 49.3 40.6-58.0 118 50.7 42.0-59.4
Some Post-H.S. 296 132 44.5 37.1-52.0 164 55.5 48.0-62.9
College Graduate 285 156 59.4 52.3-66.1 129 40.6 33.9-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 110 60.6 51.8-68.8 81 39.4 31.2-48.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 363 144 43.0 35.9-50.5 219 57.0 49.5-64.1
No 483 252 54.2 48.5-59.8 231 45.8 40.2-51.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 56 27.6 20.3-36.2 101 72.4 63.8-79.7
Non-Veteran 693 341 54.4 49.4-59.3 352 45.6 40.7-50.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 191 101 53.0 44.6-61.2 90 47.0 38.8-55.4
Regional City or Suburban County 142 70 54.9 44.6-64.8 72 45.1 35.2-55.4
Rural 517 226 46.0 40.0-52.1 291 54.0 47.9-60.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 432 236 55.8 49.7-61.8 196 44.2 38.2-50.3
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 214 73 33.9 26.2-42.5 141 66.1 57.5-73.8
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 437 231 54.5 48.4-60.6 206 45.5 39.4-51.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 319 142 45.1 38.1-52.2 177 54.9 47.8-61.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 178 56.0 49.2-62.6 159 44.0 37.4-50.8

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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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