2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Pain

About how often to you experience this pain? Would you say…*

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  Total
Respond.^
Its constant, always there At least once a day At least once a week Less Often**
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,161 594 49.1 45.4-52.8 320 28.0 24.7-31.5 153 13.8 11.5-16.6 94 9.1 7.2-11.5
-Eastern NC 450 243 54.4 48.5-60.1 109 23.2 18.7-28.4 65 14.6 11.0-19.1 33 7.8 5.1-11.7
GENDER
Male 182 109 57.8 48.9-66.3 34 19.6 13.7-27.2 25 15.3 9.8-23.1 *** *** ***
Female 268 134 51.8 44.0-59.5 75 25.9 19.7-33.3 40 14.1 9.8-19.9 19 8.2 4.7-13.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 283 152 50.2 43.2-57.3 71 25.8 20.1-32.5 38 14.6 10.3-20.3 22 9.3 5.7-14.8
Non-Hispanic Black 109 *** *** *** 23 14.5 9.1-22.4 18 13.9 8.0-23.0 *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.8 7.7-23.5 *** *** ***
55-64 104 *** *** *** 26 21.6 14.1-31.6 14 11.8 6.6-20.2 *** *** ***
65-74 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** 13 16.5 8.9-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 *** *** *** 23 15.3 9.5-23.6 16 11.4 6.4-19.5 14 16.0 8.9-27.1
Some Post-H.S. 160 91 57.9 48.3-66.9 37 22.0 15.3-30.4 21 14.7 9.3-22.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.7 6.9-22.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** 21 17.7 10.9-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 176 63.3 55.8-70.2 65 21.0 15.5-27.7 28 9.2 6.0-13.8 *** *** ***
No 165 66 38.3 29.8-47.5 44 27.4 20.0-36.2 37 24.3 17.0-33.4 18 10.1 5.8-17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 95 *** *** *** 16 16.0 9.3-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 355 184 52.0 45.3-58.5 93 25.3 19.9-31.4 52 14.4 10.5-19.4 26 8.4 5.3-13.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 93 60 70.4 59.1-79.7 *** *** *** 16 14.5 8.3-24.1 *** *** ***
Rural 326 169 48.0 41.1-55.1 86 27.6 21.7-34.5 46 15.2 10.9-21.0 25 9.1 5.6-14.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 152 64 44.9 35.4-54.7 48 27.5 20.2-36.4 26 16.6 10.9-24.5 14 10.9 6.1-18.9
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 81 53.0 43.3-62.5 33 21.8 14.9-30.9 20 13.8 8.1-22.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** 21 18.0 11.3-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 162 83 53.3 43.4-62.9 46 29.1 21.1-38.6 22 11.0 6.9-17.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 163 81 45.1 35.6-55.1 42 27.7 19.1-38.4 25 16.8 10.4-25.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 210 126 62.4 54.2-70.0 40 16.4 11.7-22.6 31 13.8 9.2-20.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes the responses of 'At least once per month' and 'less often' combined.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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