2019 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%)
TOTAL 742 347 48.7 44.4-53.0 395 51.3 47.0-55.6
GENDER
Male 398 198 50.7 44.9-56.6 200 49.3 43.4-55.1
Female 344 149 45.9 39.7-52.3 195 54.1 47.7-60.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 522 253 50.6 45.5-55.6 269 49.4 44.4-54.5
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 122 77 66.5 56.6-75.1 45 33.5 24.9-43.4
35-44 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 56 41.7 32.2-51.8 74 58.3 48.2-67.8
55-64 166 68 44.1 35.1-53.5 98 55.9 46.5-64.9
65-74 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 68 44.1 35.6-52.9 104 55.9 47.1-64.4
Some Post-H.S. 230 109 50.0 42.6-57.3 121 50.0 42.7-57.4
College Graduate 266 140 56.5 49.7-63.1 126 43.5 36.9-50.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 133 39.9 33.8-46.5 198 60.1 53.5-66.2
No 408 213 55.7 50.0-61.3 195 44.3 38.7-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 53 34.6 25.5-44.9 86 65.4 55.1-74.5
Non-Veteran 603 294 51.6 46.8-56.3 309 48.4 43.7-53.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 380 197 55.0 49.1-60.8 183 45.0 39.2-50.9
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 60 29.1 22.3-37.1 120 70.9 62.9-77.7
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 112 55.9 47.8-63.7 91 44.1 36.3-52.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 348 170 51.6 45.4-57.7 178 48.4 42.3-54.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 492 229 47.0 41.8-52.3 263 53.0 47.7-58.2
Rent 204 92 50.1 41.9-58.3 112 49.9 41.7-58.1
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 225 111 49.5 41.7-57.3 114 50.5 42.7-58.3
Regional City or Suburban County 208 92 48.1 40.1-56.1 116 51.9 43.9-59.9
Rural 309 144 48.4 41.7-55.2 165 51.6 44.8-58.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 162 71 47.3 37.9-56.8 91 52.7 43.2-62.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 118 49.4 42.2-56.6 147 50.6 43.4-57.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 158 48.6 42.2-55.1 157 51.4 44.9-57.8

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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 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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