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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 9.
Published before final editing as: Brain Inj. 2023 Feb 9:1–8. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2023.2175909

Table 2.

Lifetime concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) prevalence, number, location of injury, mechanism of injury, and whether evaluated by a healthcare professional by question type, 2020 Porter Novelli SummerStyles.

Total
Concussion1
Mild TBI2
X2 p-value
Frequency Weighted
Frequency
% 95% C.I. Frequency Weighted
Frequency
% 95% C.I. Frequency Weighted
Frequency
% 95% C.I.
41.7 <0.0001
Yes, I have had a concussion/mTBI 914 862 21.3 (19.8,22.8) 543 508 25.5 (23.2,27.8) 371 354 17.2 (15.2,19.2)
No, I have not 3,133 3184 78.7 (77.2,80.2) 1,441 1482 74.5 (72.2,77.0) 1,692 1701 82.8 (80.8,84.8)
Number of lifetime concussions/TBIsc 0.5 0.85
  1 454 434 53.2 (49.1,57.2) 276 262 53.6 (48.3,58.8) 178 172 52.5 (46.2,58.8)
  2 260 243 29.8 (26.1,33.5) 154 147 30.1 (25.1,35.0) 106 96 29.4 (23.8,35.0)
  3+ 157 139 17.1 (14.2,19.9) 92 80 16.4 (12.8,19.9) 65 59 18.1 (13.5,22.7)
Location of most serious injuryc 14.5 0.07
  At work or volunteering 69 60 7.0 (5.1,8.9) 37 32 6.3 (3.9,8.6) 32 28 8.0 (4.9,11.1)
  Playing a sport or recreational activity 342 319 37.0 (33.1,40.9) 219 211 41.5 (36.3,46.7) 123 108 30.6 25.0,36.2)
  At home 176 180 20.9 (17.4,24.3) 97 92 18.1 (14.1,22.1) 79 88 24.9 (18.9,30.8)
  In a public place 81 79 9.0 (6.8,11.2) 46 43 8.4 (5.7,11.1) 35 35 10.0 (6.3,13.6)
  In a vehicle 149 132 15.3 (12.6,17.9) 85 73 14.4 (11.1,17.7) 64 58 16.5 (12.2,20.9)
  Somewhere else 96 93 10.8 (8.3,13.2) 59 57 11.3 (8.0,14.5) 37 36 10.1 (6.4,13.7)
Mechanism of injury for most serious concussion/TBIc 4.7 0.87
  A car or motorcycle crash 153 139 16.1 (13.3,19.0) 87 78 15.3 (11.8,18.9) 66 61 17.3 (12.6,21.9)
  Fell or crashed on a bicycle 54 44 5.2 (3.6,6.8) 28 25 5.0 (2.8,7.2) 26 19 5.4 (3.1,7.8)
  Tripped, slipped, or fell and hit my head 194 188 21.9 (18.5,25.2) 118 114 22.5 (18.1,27.0) 76 74 20.9 (15.8,26.0)
  Hit in the head during a fight or an argument 49 57 6.7 (4.5,8.8) 32 36 7.1 (4.4,9.7) 17 21 6.1 (2.5,9.7)
  Ran into another person by accident 44 40 4.7 (3.1,6.2) 23 21 4.2 (2.3,6.1) 21 19 5.3 (2.6,8.0)
  Bumped my head on something 155 151 17.6 (14.5,20.7) 101 93 18.5 (14.4,22.5) 54 58 16.4 (11.5,21.2)
  Felt dizzy or sick and fell, or passed out 26 24 2.8 (1.6,4.0) 10 11 2.1 (0.6,3.6) 16 13 3.8 (1.8,5.8)
  Something else 234 215 25.1 (21.6,28.6) 141 128 25.3 (20.7,29.9) 93 87 24.8 (19.4,30.2)
Did a doctor or nurse evaluate you for your most serious concussion/TBI?c 0.1 0.76
  Yes 494 461 53.7 (49.7,57.7) 287 269 53.2 (48.0,58.4) 207 192 54.5 (48.2,60.7)
  No 417 397 46.3 (42.3,50.3) 254 237 46.8 (41.6,52.0) 163 161 45.5 (39.3,51.8)
Where did the doctor or nurse first evaluate your most serious concussion/TBI?d 9.7 0.11
  At regular doctor’s office 94 89 19.3 (14.7,23.9) 53 47 17.3 (11.9,22.8) 41 42 22.0 (14.1,29.8)
  At a hospital or emergency department 324 298 64.6 (59.2,69.9) 186 172 64.0 (56.9,71.0) 138 126 65.4 (57.2,73.7)
  At an urgent care clinic 31 35 7.5 (4.6,10.4) 17 19 7.2 (3.3,11.2) 14 15 7.9 (3.6,12.2)
  At a sports medicine or concussion clinic 13 17 3.7 (1.0,6.3) 10 15 5.7 (1.3,10.1) 3 2 0.9 (0.0,2.1)
  Someplace else 32 23 5.0 (3.0,6.9) 21 16 5.8 (3.0,8.6) 11 7 3.8 (1.4,6.2)
Did the doctor or nurse diagnose you with a concussion or mTBI?d 36.7 <0.0001
  Yes 405 379 82.3 (78.2,86.3) 259 245 91.1 (87.4,94.7) 146 134 69.9 (62.2,77.6)
  No 86 82 17.7 (13.7,21.8) 27 24 8.9 (5.3,12.6) 59 58 30.1 (22.4,37.8)
Number of symptomsc 6.5 0.24
  0 102 96 11.2 (8.7,13.7) 71 65 13.1 (9.7,16.4) 31 30 8.6 (4.9,12.3)
  1 153 148 17.4 (14.2,20.6) 88 78 15.6 (11.9,19.4) 65 69 19.9 (14.4,25.4)
  2 184 163 19.2 (16.1,22.2) 117 93 18.5 (14.9,22.1) 67 70 20.1 (14.9,35.4)
  3+ 464 444 52.2 (48.2,56.2) 261 264 52.8 (47.6,57.9) 203 179 51.4 (45.1,57.7)
Symptomsc
  Headache 464 450 52.9 (48.9,56.9) 267 262 52.2 (47.1,57.4) 197 188 53.9 (47.6,60.1) 0.3 0.67
  Dazed or confused 349 324 38.2 (34.3,42.0) 208 190 38.0 (32.9,43.0) 141 134 38.4 (32.4,44.4) 0.0 0.92
  Dizziness or balance problems 339 324 38.1 (34.2,42.0) 183 184 36.7 (31.6,41.8) 156 140 40.0 (33.9,46.1) 1.0 0.41
  Knocked out/loss of consciousness 296 266 31.3 (27.7,34.9) 160 143 28.6 (24.0,33.2) 136 123 35.1 (29.4,40.9) 4.4 0.08
  Feeling tired or fatigued 259 262 30.8 (27.1,34.6) 153 162 32.3 (27.3,37.4) 106 100 28.7 (23.1,34.4) 1.3 3.50
  Bothered by light or noise 170 187 22.0 (18.4,25.6) 102 125 24.9 (19.8,30.0) 68 62 17.9 (13.1,22.6) 6.3 0.05
  Blurred or double vision 188 188 22.2 (18.6,25.7) 107 113 22.5 (17.7,27.3) 81 76 21.7 (16.6,26.7) 0.1 0.82
  Trouble remembering or concentrating 194 184 21.7 (18.4,25.0) 98 96 19.1 (14.9,23.3) 96 89 25.4 (20.1,30.7) 5.2 0.06
  Nausea or vomiting 180 180 21.2 (17.9,24.5) 107 114 22.7 (18.1,27.3) 73 67 19.1 (14.5,23.7) 1.7 0.28
  Trouble sleeping 87 93 11.0 (8.2,13.7) 48 53 10.7 (7.1,14.3) 39 40 11.4 (7.2,15.5) 0.1 0.80
  Angry 61 67 7.8 (5.5,10.1) 31 35 7.1 (4.2,10.0) 30 31 9.0 (5.2,12.7) 1.1 0.43
  Sad 47 53 6.2 (4.1,8.3) 19 21 4.1 (2.0,6.3) 28 32 9.2 5.2,13.1) 9.6 0.02
  Other symptom not listed 64 58 6.8 (4.9,8.8) 28 23 4.7 (2.4,7.0) 36 35 9.9 (6.4,13.4) 9.4 0.01
  No symptoms 102 95 11.2 (8.7,13.7) 71 65 13.1 (9.7,16.4) 31 30 8.6 (4.9,12.3) 4.4 0.09
a

A concussion can happen anytime a blow to the head causes you to have one or more symptoms, whether just for a short time or lasting a while. Symptoms include: blurred or double vision, being bothered by light or noise, headaches, dizziness or balance problems, nausea, vomiting, trouble sleeping, feeling tired, being dazed or confused, trouble remembering, trouble concentrating, or being knocked out. In your lifetime, do you believe that you have ever had a concussion?’

b

A mild traumatic brain injury can happen anytime a blow to the head causes you to have one or more symptoms, whether just for a short time or lasting a while. Symptoms include: blurred or double vision, being bothered by light or noise, headaches, dizziness or balance problems, nausea, vomiting, trouble sleeping, feeling tired, being dazed or confused, trouble remembering, trouble concentrating, or being knocked out. In your lifetime, do you believe that you have ever had a mild traumatic brain injury?’

c

For those respondents who answered ‘yes’ to any of the concussion prevalence questions

d

For those respondents who indicated a doctor or nurse evaluated them for their most serious concussion/TBI

Note: Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding