2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 305 153 50.2 43.6-56.8 152 49.8 43.2-56.4
GENDER
Male 162 88 52.0 43.1-60.8 74 48.0 39.2-56.9
Female 143 65 47.9 38.2-57.7 78 52.1 42.3-61.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 214 107 51.7 43.9-59.4 107 48.3 40.6-56.1
Non-Hispanic Black 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 121 76 64.4 54.6-73.2 45 35.6 26.8-45.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 199 109 54.1 46.1-62.0 90 45.9 38.0-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 260 141 55.5 48.3-62.5 119 44.5 37.5-51.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 174 92 52.6 43.9-61.2 82 47.4 38.8-56.1
Regional City or Suburban County 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 172 102 57.6 48.8-65.9 70 42.4 34.1-51.2
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 187 102 53.3 45.1-61.4 85 46.7 38.6-54.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 191 102 55.3 47.0-63.3 89 44.7 36.7-53.0

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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