2018 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 836 698 85.2 82.1-87.8 73 8.8 6.8-11.4 65 6.1 4.5- 8.1
-MALES 491 406 84.5 80.4-87.9 45 8.7 6.2-12.1 40 6.8 4.6- 9.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 378 322 86.6 82.1-90.1 31 8.3 5.5-12.2 25 5.1 3.1- 8.2
Non-Hispanic Black 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 96 76 80.9 70.8-88.0 11 10.8 5.7-19.5 *** *** ***
35-44 58 48 85.9 73.3-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 78 84.9 73.4-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 105 88 87.5 79.1-92.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 77 82.1 71.0-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 116 90 81.9 72.9-88.5 17 11.3 6.5-18.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 148 122 85.1 77.4-90.4 17 11.1 6.6-18.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 181 158 86.0 78.5-91.2 *** *** *** 13 7.4 4.0-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 82 92.7 84.3-96.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 126 87.2 79.6-92.2 13 9.1 4.9-16.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 150 81.5 74.1-87.1 16 8.9 5.2-14.9 21 9.6 5.7-15.6
No 299 252 86.4 81.1-90.3 28 8.3 5.3-12.8 19 5.3 3.0- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 110 79.3 70.0-86.3 18 12.9 7.5-21.5 14 7.7 4.1-14.2
Non-Veteran 349 296 86.1 81.4-89.8 27 7.4 4.8-11.2 26 6.5 4.0-10.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 80 87.0 77.9-92.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 127 101 79.9 70.8-86.7 16 12.5 7.4-20.4 *** *** ***
Rural 267 225 86.1 80.3-90.4 20 6.4 3.8-10.9 22 7.4 4.4-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 234 85.3 79.7-89.5 19 7.6 4.7-12.1 20 7.2 4.3-11.7
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 131 108 86.1 78.5-91.3 15 10.2 5.8-17.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 253 87.9 82.7-91.6 21 7.1 4.3-11.5 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 113 93 81.9 70.5-89.6 *** *** *** 12 10.3 4.7-21.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 176 85.0 78.8-89.6 17 7.6 4.3-12.9 19 7.5 4.5-12.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 166 137 84.9 77.6-90.1 20 10.6 6.4-16.9 *** *** ***

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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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