2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

What was the longest time you were knocked out or unconscious? Would you say ...*

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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
-Piedmont NC 290 230 79.1 72.9-84.2 37 11.1 7.6-16.0 23 9.8 6.2-15.1
GENDER
Male 154 119 75.6 66.6-82.8 22 12.5 7.7-19.8 13 11.8 6.7-20.1
Female 136 111 83.6 74.8-89.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 207 167 80.1 72.8-85.8 25 11.2 7.1-17.1 15 8.7 4.9-14.9
Non-Hispanic Black 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** 12 15.9 8.7-27.2 *** *** ***
55-64 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 96 76 79.6 68.9-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 120 100 85.3 77.2-90.8 16 12.5 7.4-20.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 72 84.5 75.5-90.7 14 12.0 6.7-20.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 96 *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.3-20.2 12 16.7 9.0-28.7
No 192 158 82.3 74.8-87.9 23 11.0 6.7-17.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 250 201 80.4 73.7-85.6 32 11.4 7.5-16.9 17 8.3 4.8-13.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 168 132 80.2 72.3-86.4 23 11.4 7.0-17.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 164 136 82.1 74.0-88.1 19 9.6 5.8-15.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 176 145 83.6 76.5-88.9 22 10.2 6.4-15.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 186 144 78.5 70.6-84.8 26 12.4 7.8-19.3 16 9.0 5.1-15.4

Back to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

*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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