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
-Non-Hispanic White 588 488 82.8 78.4-86.5 66 10.4 7.7-13.9 34 6.8 4.4-10.4
GENDER
Male 338 278 80.9 74.6-86.0 38 10.3 6.9-15.3 22 8.7 5.2-14.4
Female 250 210 85.6 79.5-90.1 28 10.5 6.6-16.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 103 80.0 69.7-87.4 14 13.0 7.4-21.8 *** *** ***
55-64 124 99 83.9 73.2-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 126 106 80.9 70.3-88.4 15 13.8 7.7-23.4 *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 104 86.8 78.4-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 210 168 81.4 74.0-87.0 29 11.3 7.3-17.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 223 195 87.9 82.2-92.0 21 9.8 6.2-15.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 154 137 90.3 84.1-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 181 75.2 66.9-82.0 35 13.5 9.1-19.8 20 11.2 6.4-19.1
No 351 306 86.8 81.4-90.8 31 8.7 5.6-13.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 *** *** *** 16 12.0 6.8-20.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 467 394 84.3 79.4-88.2 50 10.1 7.1-14.2 23 5.7 3.4- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 119 98 83.9 75.3-89.9 14 10.4 5.9-17.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 98 81 82.6 70.8-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 372 310 82.3 76.2-87.1 41 9.6 6.5-13.8 21 8.1 4.6-13.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 306 269 86.7 81.0-90.8 22 7.3 4.6-11.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 129 79.6 70.7-86.3 22 12.2 7.5-19.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 284 87.2 81.9-91.1 27 7.0 4.6-10.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 224 185 82.7 75.6-88.1 26 10.6 6.8-16.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 246 209 84.0 77.1-89.1 24 10.2 6.2-16.4 *** *** ***

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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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