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
-Non-Hispanic White 522 253 50.6 45.5-55.6 269 49.4 44.4-54.5
GENDER
Male 290 146 52.3 45.5-59.1 144 47.7 40.9-54.5
Female 232 107 48.3 40.8-56.0 125 51.7 44.0-59.2
AGE
18-34 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 48 48.4 38.1-58.8 62 51.6 41.2-61.9
Some Post-H.S. 165 74 48.9 40.3-57.5 91 51.1 42.5-59.7
College Graduate 210 116 58.2 50.6-65.4 94 41.8 34.6-49.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 168 93 55.1 46.2-63.6 75 44.9 36.4-53.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 88 41.4 33.9-49.3 127 58.6 50.7-66.1
No 305 164 57.0 50.4-63.3 141 43.0 36.7-49.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 416 215 54.8 49.2-60.2 201 45.2 39.8-50.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 69 54.2 44.1-64.0 64 45.8 36.0-55.9
Regional City or Suburban County 159 71 48.1 39.3-57.1 88 51.9 42.9-60.7
Rural 230 113 50.2 42.5-57.8 117 49.8 42.2-57.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 264 148 58.3 51.4-65.0 116 41.7 35.0-48.6
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 141 52 31.4 23.4-40.7 89 68.6 59.3-76.6
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 141 52.7 45.8-59.4 141 47.3 40.6-54.2
HOUSING
Own 390 183 48.5 42.7-54.4 207 51.5 45.6-57.3
Rent 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 207 96 51.3 43.2-59.4 111 48.7 40.6-56.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 223 115 50.1 42.5-57.6 108 49.9 42.4-57.5

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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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