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
-Non-Hispanic White 647 351 58.4 53.6-63.1 296 41.6 36.9-46.4
GENDER
Male 384 217 59.3 52.9-65.4 167 40.7 34.6-47.1
Female 263 134 57.2 49.7-64.4 129 42.8 35.6-50.3
AGE
18-34 111 93 84.1 74.9-90.4 18 15.9 9.6-25.1
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 150 72 46.1 36.3-56.2 78 53.9 43.8-63.7
65-74 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 68 57.7 47.0-67.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 209 112 57.3 48.9-65.3 97 42.7 34.7-51.1
College Graduate 257 147 61.1 53.9-67.9 110 38.9 32.1-46.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 109 61.9 52.7-70.3 67 38.1 29.7-47.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 280 127 51.1 43.5-58.7 153 48.9 41.3-56.5
No 361 219 63.1 56.8-69.0 142 36.9 31.0-43.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 520 298 61.2 55.9-66.2 222 38.8 33.8-44.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 162 90 60.2 51.2-68.6 72 39.8 31.4-48.8
Rural 368 192 56.0 49.3-62.5 176 44.0 37.5-50.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 316 203 64.5 57.9-70.5 113 35.5 29.5-42.1
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 187 70 40.0 31.4-49.3 117 60.0 50.7-68.6
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 371 211 58.7 52.2-65.0 160 41.3 35.0-47.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 290 159 57.3 50.2-64.1 131 42.7 35.9-49.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 218 119 60.1 51.7-68.0 99 39.9 32.0-48.3

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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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