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%)
North Carolina 742 347 48.7 44.4-53.0 395 51.3 47.0-55.6
-MALES 398 198 50.7 44.9-56.6 200 49.3 43.4-55.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 290 146 52.3 45.5-59.1 144 47.7 40.9-54.5
Non-Hispanic Black 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 128 62 48.7 39.3-58.2 66 51.3 41.8-60.7
College Graduate 136 75 59.7 50.7-68.2 61 40.3 31.8-49.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 127 70 57.5 47.2-67.3 57 42.5 32.7-52.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 169 73 41.2 32.5-50.4 96 58.8 49.6-67.5
No 226 124 58.0 50.3-65.2 102 42.0 34.8-49.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 48 34.4 25.2-44.9 73 65.6 55.1-74.8
Non-Veteran 277 150 56.4 49.4-63.1 127 43.6 36.9-50.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 158 80 50.7 41.4-59.9 78 49.3 40.1-58.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 220 118 55.8 48.2-63.2 102 44.2 36.8-51.8
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 104 40 33.6 24.0-44.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 202 106 55.2 47.0-63.0 96 44.8 37.0-53.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 61 49.4 39.4-59.4 70 50.6 40.6-60.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 184 96 51.2 42.5-59.8 88 48.8 40.2-57.5

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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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