2018 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 854 445 55.7 51.5-59.8 409 44.3 40.2-48.5
-FEMALES 360 175 53.0 46.6-59.3 185 47.0 40.7-53.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 263 134 57.2 49.7-64.4 129 42.8 35.6-50.3
Non-Hispanic Black 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 142 66 49.7 39.8-59.6 76 50.3 40.4-60.2
College Graduate 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 85 53.4 44.2-62.3 102 46.6 37.7-55.8
No 171 88 52.2 43.2-61.0 83 47.8 39.0-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 342 169 53.7 47.2-60.1 173 46.3 39.9-52.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 198 89 49.8 40.7-58.9 109 50.2 41.1-59.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 142 80 56.2 46.5-65.4 62 43.8 34.6-53.5
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 153 79 55.3 45.4-64.7 74 44.7 35.3-54.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 158 83 56.5 46.9-65.7 75 43.5 34.3-53.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 124 62 53.7 43.3-63.9 62 46.3 36.1-56.7

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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 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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