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%)
North Carolina 849 397 50.0 45.6-54.5 452 50.0 45.5-54.4
-FEMALES 377 156 44.8 38.0-51.8 221 55.2 48.2-62.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 263 112 48.2 40.1-56.4 151 51.8 43.6-59.9
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 198 93 46.6 38.1-55.3 105 53.4 44.7-61.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 366 151 44.6 37.7-51.8 215 55.4 48.2-62.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 230 92 41.8 32.9-51.3 138 58.2 48.7-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 159 81 52.5 42.3-62.5 78 47.5 37.5-57.7
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 158 78 50.7 40.4-60.9 80 49.3 39.1-59.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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