2019 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%)
TOTAL 725 588 80.5 76.8-83.8 87 10.9 8.7-13.7 50 8.5 6.2-11.7
GENDER
Male 396 322 80.3 75.0-84.7 43 10.0 7.2-13.8 31 9.7 6.3-14.5
Female 329 266 80.7 75.3-85.2 44 12.2 8.8-16.6 19 7.1 4.3-11.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 510 419 82.7 78.6-86.1 57 10.0 7.5-13.2 34 7.4 5.1-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 94 80 83.6 72.5-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 119 98 82.2 73.5-88.5 16 12.7 7.6-20.4 *** *** ***
35-44 111 89 76.2 65.6-84.3 13 12.4 7.0-21.2 *** *** ***
45-54 131 111 81.7 70.5-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 161 130 81.3 73.5-87.3 17 10.6 6.2-17.6 14 8.1 4.6-13.9
65-74 125 99 83.0 74.9-88.8 20 13.1 8.1-20.5 *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** 11 13.0 6.6-24.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 144 86.9 80.5-91.4 17 8.0 4.6-13.5 11 5.1 2.6- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 225 177 79.5 73.0-84.8 30 11.6 7.9-16.8 18 8.9 5.4-14.4
College Graduate 262 221 83.3 77.4-87.9 32 12.8 8.9-18.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 237 72.4 65.9-78.1 45 12.7 9.1-17.3 38 14.9 10.3-21.1
No 401 347 86.6 82.4-90.0 42 9.7 6.9-13.4 12 3.7 2.0- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 141 114 82.5 74.3-88.5 17 10.5 6.2-17.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 584 474 80.1 75.8-83.8 70 11.0 8.5-14.2 40 8.9 6.2-12.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 381 325 85.2 80.6-88.8 41 10.1 7.1-14.1 15 4.7 2.8- 8.0
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 141 81.2 73.8-86.8 23 10.8 6.8-16.6 13 8.1 4.3-14.5
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** 12 10.8 5.9-18.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** 11 13.2 7.0-23.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** 19 15.1 9.0-24.3 13 15.2 7.9-27.5
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 76 79.7 68.6-87.5 13 14.3 7.7-25.0 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 71 62 90.5 81.4-95.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 198 173 87.2 81.1-91.5 17 8.8 5.3-14.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 94 80.8 70.7-87.9 12 8.5 4.4-15.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** 12 11.4 6.0-20.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** 16 15.5 8.9-25.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** 11 13.3 6.5-25.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 289 85.9 81.3-89.5 35 10.0 7.0-14.1 15 4.1 2.3- 7.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 94 80.8 70.7-87.9 12 8.5 4.4-15.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 480 388 81.5 77.0-85.3 61 11.1 8.4-14.5 31 7.4 4.8-11.3
Rent 193 158 78.7 70.3-85.3 20 9.8 5.9-15.9 15 11.5 6.5-19.5
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 217 172 75.4 67.4-82.0 33 14.5 10.0-20.5 12 10.1 5.4-18.2
Regional City or Suburban County 192 167 86.2 79.7-90.9 15 8.2 4.7-13.8 *** *** ***
Rural 316 249 81.1 75.7-85.5 39 9.8 6.8-14.0 28 9.1 6.0-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 128 80.9 73.1-86.8 22 8.4 5.3-13.2 14 10.7 6.0-18.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 204 79.7 73.2-84.9 30 12.2 8.2-17.7 19 8.1 4.9-13.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 256 81.1 74.9-86.0 35 11.0 7.7-15.4 17 8.0 4.5-13.9

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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