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
-MALES 494 270 57.7 52.1-63.1 224 42.3 36.9-47.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 384 217 59.3 52.9-65.4 167 40.7 34.6-47.1
Non-Hispanic Black 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 98 81 83.4 73.5-90.1 17 16.6 9.9-26.5
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 142 78 58.2 47.9-67.8 64 41.8 32.2-52.1
College Graduate 185 111 63.0 54.5-70.8 74 37.0 29.2-45.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 89 62.1 52.1-71.2 56 37.9 28.8-47.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 81 44.5 35.8-53.5 109 55.5 46.5-64.2
No 298 184 64.8 57.9-71.2 114 35.2 28.8-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 352 213 62.1 55.8-68.1 139 37.9 31.9-44.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 129 71 61.7 51.6-70.9 58 38.3 29.1-48.4
Rural 266 143 56.2 48.4-63.7 123 43.8 36.3-51.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 274 178 64.8 57.8-71.3 96 35.2 28.7-42.2
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 167 58.7 51.3-65.8 123 41.3 34.2-48.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 114 57.1 48.9-64.9 98 42.9 35.1-51.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 167 92 56.8 47.2-65.9 75 43.2 34.1-52.8

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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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