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
-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
GENDER
Male 287 240 84.1 78.8-88.3 26 8.4 5.5-12.6 21 7.5 4.7-11.8
Female 223 179 80.8 74.2-86.0 31 12.0 8.1-17.4 13 7.2 4.0-12.5
AGE
18-34 75 61 81.6 70.5-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 95 79.9 70.8-86.7 14 12.0 6.7-20.4 *** *** ***
65-74 100 81 84.7 76.0-90.7 15 11.8 6.8-19.9 *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 113 97 88.4 80.8-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 160 125 79.1 71.4-85.2 21 11.3 7.1-17.4 14 9.6 5.4-16.3
College Graduate 206 175 84.5 78.1-89.2 25 12.9 8.5-19.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 141 86.8 80.3-91.4 16 9.8 5.8-15.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 210 157 74.3 67.0-80.5 28 11.8 7.9-17.4 25 13.8 9.1-20.4
No 297 259 88.2 83.6-91.6 29 8.8 5.9-13.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 84 82.1 73.0-88.7 15 12.8 7.4-21.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 404 335 82.8 78.2-86.6 42 9.3 6.7-12.9 27 7.9 5.3-11.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 131 107 81.0 72.1-87.5 19 13.4 8.3-20.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 146 129 88.0 80.9-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 233 183 80.4 74.1-85.5 27 9.3 6.0-14.3 23 10.2 6.5-15.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 264 227 87.1 82.0-91.0 27 8.7 5.7-13.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 139 114 84.1 76.5-89.6 15 9.5 5.4-16.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 273 231 85.7 80.7-89.6 28 10.1 6.8-14.7 14 4.2 2.4- 7.3
HOUSING
Own 377 311 83.9 79.5-87.6 43 10.3 7.5-14.1 23 5.7 3.7- 8.8
Rent 100 82 80.2 68.4-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 71 79.6 68.9-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 198 163 81.3 74.1-86.8 22 11.4 7.2-17.4 13 7.4 4.0-13.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 185 85.3 79.5-89.7 24 9.7 6.3-14.6 *** *** ***

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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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