2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 836 698 85.2 82.1-87.8 73 8.8 6.8-11.4 65 6.1 4.5- 8.1
-Non-Hispanic White 632 543 87.7 84.5-90.4 46 7.2 5.2- 9.9 43 5.1 3.5- 7.3
GENDER
Male 378 322 86.6 82.1-90.1 31 8.3 5.5-12.2 25 5.1 3.1- 8.2
Female 254 221 89.4 84.3-92.9 15 5.6 3.2- 9.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 96 87.0 78.9-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 123 105 88.0 79.1-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 145 125 89.0 82.2-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 118 96 83.8 74.3-90.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 127 108 87.2 78.9-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 210 182 89.4 84.0-93.2 17 7.4 4.3-12.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 248 215 85.8 79.7-90.3 *** *** *** 20 7.7 4.7-12.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 175 154 88.3 81.7-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 264 214 83.2 77.2-87.8 22 8.9 5.6-13.9 28 7.9 4.9-12.5
No 363 325 90.9 87.0-93.8 23 5.8 3.6- 9.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 100 82.7 72.8-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 509 443 88.7 85.2-91.5 35 6.6 4.5- 9.4 31 4.7 3.0- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 113 96 90.8 84.6-94.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 160 134 81.6 73.4-87.7 13 9.8 5.5-16.7 *** *** ***
Rural 359 313 90.0 85.8-93.0 26 6.7 4.3-10.5 20 3.3 1.9- 5.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 313 276 88.0 83.3-91.6 20 7.0 4.4-11.1 17 4.9 2.9- 8.4
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 179 154 88.8 82.3-93.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 87 64 79.3 67.1-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 71 84.7 74.7-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 324 88.8 84.4-92.1 21 5.8 3.5- 9.5 22 5.4 3.3- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 244 85.6 80.2-89.8 20 7.8 4.8-12.4 21 6.6 4.0-10.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 180 89.2 84.1-92.8 18 6.7 4.0-11.1 *** *** ***

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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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