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
-MALES 472 241 53.9 48.0-59.7 231 46.1 40.3-52.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 353 188 54.9 48.1-61.5 165 45.1 38.5-51.9
Non-Hispanic Black 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 155 77 49.0 39.1-59.0 78 51.0 41.0-60.9
College Graduate 162 95 63.4 54.0-71.8 67 36.6 28.2-46.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 134 77 59.7 49.0-69.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 81 43.7 34.8-53.1 105 56.3 46.9-65.2
No 284 159 59.3 51.9-66.3 125 40.7 33.7-48.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 51 25.8 18.5-34.6 95 74.2 65.4-81.5
Non-Veteran 326 190 64.0 57.1-70.3 136 36.0 29.7-42.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 286 134 49.0 41.1-57.0 152 51.0 43.0-58.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 272 155 57.8 50.2-65.0 117 42.2 35.0-49.8
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 153 56.6 49.0-63.9 126 43.4 36.1-51.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 86 45.1 36.1-54.5 92 54.9 45.5-63.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 189 116 65.9 57.3-73.6 73 34.1 26.4-42.7

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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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