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%)
North Carolina 807 658 81.9 78.1-85.2 92 10.1 7.7-13.0 57 8.0 5.7-11.1
-MALES 453 363 80.1 74.8-84.5 55 10.7 7.7-14.8 35 9.2 6.0-13.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 338 278 80.9 74.6-86.0 38 10.3 6.9-15.3 22 8.7 5.2-14.4
Non-Hispanic Black 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 75 80.6 68.4-88.9 11 11.6 6.1-21.1 *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** 13 11.7 6.5-20.3 *** *** ***
65-74 98 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.2-25.5 *** *** ***
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 84 84.1 74.8-90.4 11 6.6 3.2-13.0 12 9.3 4.5-18.0
Some Post-H.S. 148 121 81.2 72.1-87.9 16 8.3 4.7-14.2 11 10.5 5.4-19.6
College Graduate 160 134 84.8 76.9-90.3 20 13.7 8.4-21.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 65 91.2 83.2-95.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 131 114 87.8 79.9-92.9 12 9.3 5.0-16.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 126 70.0 59.8-78.5 23 11.7 7.2-18.3 21 18.3 11.1-28.8
No 281 235 84.9 78.5-89.6 32 10.3 6.6-15.8 14 4.8 2.3- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 109 73.0 62.3-81.7 19 12.9 7.7-20.7 15 14.1 7.4-25.2
Non-Veteran 309 253 82.5 76.1-87.4 36 10.0 6.5-15.1 20 7.5 4.3-12.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 86 84.7 75.4-90.9 11 8.5 4.4-15.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 276 222 80.4 73.1-86.1 32 9.1 6.0-13.6 22 10.5 5.9-17.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 226 85.0 78.7-89.7 25 8.4 5.4-12.8 14 6.6 3.3-12.6
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 108 82 75.6 64.2-84.3 16 14.3 8.1-24.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 223 84.5 78.1-89.3 25 8.2 5.2-12.8 17 7.3 3.9-13.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** 14 11.8 6.1-21.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 133 77.7 68.7-84.6 23 12.3 7.8-18.8 13 10.0 5.1-18.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 181 152 84.0 75.9-89.8 18 9.2 5.0-16.4 11 6.7 3.3-13.3

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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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