2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 385 187 51.2 45.3-57.1 198 48.8 42.9-54.7
GENDER
Male 212 114 55.0 46.9-62.9 98 45.0 37.1-53.1
Female 173 73 45.8 37.3-54.5 100 54.2 45.5-62.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 268 136 53.3 46.2-60.2 132 46.7 39.8-53.8
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 110 53 51.9 41.6-61.9 57 48.1 38.1-58.4
College Graduate 157 88 61.5 53.0-69.4 69 38.5 30.6-47.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 67 41.5 32.9-50.7 99 58.5 49.3-67.1
No 219 120 58.0 50.3-65.4 99 42.0 34.6-49.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 320 157 52.0 45.5-58.5 163 48.0 41.5-54.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 198 110 58.4 50.4-66.0 88 41.6 34.0-49.6
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 98 33 29.2 20.5-39.8 65 70.8 60.2-79.5
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 69 59.0 48.6-68.7 53 41.0 31.3-51.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 185 90 51.7 43.2-60.1 95 48.3 39.9-56.8
HOUSING
Own 250 123 49.8 42.5-57.1 127 50.2 42.9-57.5
Rent 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 203 100 49.3 41.1-57.6 103 50.7 42.4-58.9
Regional City or Suburban County 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 150 73 56.8 47.5-65.7 77 43.2 34.3-52.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 104 47.7 39.9-55.6 111 52.3 44.4-60.1

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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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