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%)
North Carolina 725 588 80.5 76.8-83.8 87 10.9 8.7-13.7 50 8.5 6.2-11.7
-MALES 396 322 80.3 75.0-84.7 43 10.0 7.2-13.8 31 9.7 6.3-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 287 240 84.1 78.8-88.3 26 8.4 5.5-12.6 21 7.5 4.7-11.8
Non-Hispanic Black 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 61 78.9 67.1-87.3 11 15.1 8.3-26.1 *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 80 66 84.2 73.9-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 71 57 81.7 70.5-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 87 75 88.2 78.9-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 128 98 77.8 69.0-84.7 19 13.0 8.0-20.5 11 9.2 4.8-16.8
College Graduate 138 119 85.7 77.7-91.2 12 8.5 4.7-14.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 111 90.2 83.1-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 164 121 72.1 62.4-80.0 22 11.4 7.1-17.8 21 16.6 9.8-26.5
No 228 197 85.8 79.7-90.2 21 9.2 5.7-14.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 102 84.0 75.3-90.0 13 9.4 5.3-16.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 273 220 79.0 72.4-84.4 30 10.2 6.8-15.0 23 10.7 6.6-16.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 *** *** *** 16 13.3 7.7-21.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 111 95 85.5 76.7-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 165 131 81.8 74.3-87.5 19 9.0 5.3-14.7 15 9.2 5.2-16.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 228 197 86.0 80.0-90.4 21 9.0 5.6-14.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 101 76 76.6 66.0-84.6 13 10.2 5.6-17.9 12 13.3 7.1-23.5
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 203 177 88.7 83.1-92.6 13 5.5 3.0- 9.9 13 5.8 3.1-10.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 65 81.7 71.2-89.0 12 8.2 4.4-14.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 128 105 79.3 69.7-86.4 13 11.9 6.6-20.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 183 152 80.5 71.7-87.0 18 9.5 5.7-15.3 13 10.0 5.0-19.1

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

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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