2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Pain

On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain at all and 10 means the worst pain you can imagine, how severe has your pain usually been over the past 3 months?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Mild pain Moderate pain Severe pain
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,178 546 47.5 43.8-51.2 268 22.0 19.2-25.1 364 30.5 27.1-34.1
-Eastern NC 457 192 40.5 35.1-46.2 98 22.4 17.7-27.8 167 37.1 31.6-43.0
GENDER
Male 184 83 44.4 36.0-53.2 46 27.3 19.5-36.8 55 28.3 21.4-36.5
Female 273 109 37.7 30.8-45.1 52 18.8 13.7-25.2 112 43.6 36.0-51.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 288 146 49.5 42.5-56.5 58 22.1 16.6-28.7 84 28.4 22.5-35.2
Non-Hispanic Black 110 28 24.9 16.4-35.9 24 18.4 11.6-28.1 *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** 20 18.9 11.1-30.2 *** *** ***
55-64 105 *** *** *** 23 20.8 13.1-31.5 *** *** ***
65-74 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 46 37.3 27.9-47.9 27 21.3 13.9-31.2 58 41.4 32.0-51.4
Some Post-H.S. 164 77 44.7 35.6-54.1 37 26.9 18.8-36.8 50 28.4 20.6-37.8
College Graduate 103 *** *** *** 23 18.6 11.7-28.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** 15 18.7 10.6-30.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 25 21.6 13.4-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 287 86 25.1 19.6-31.5 69 26.7 20.3-34.3 132 48.2 40.7-55.7
No 169 106 67.1 58.1-75.0 29 15.2 9.9-22.5 34 17.7 11.7-25.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 23.8 15.4-34.9
Non-Veteran 362 149 39.4 33.4-45.8 70 19.8 15.1-25.4 143 40.8 34.5-47.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 333 140 41.7 35.1-48.6 68 20.3 15.4-26.2 125 38.0 31.4-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 154 83 55.0 45.3-64.3 37 26.5 18.4-36.5 34 18.6 12.5-26.6
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 74 45.8 36.5-55.4 25 18.3 11.3-28.1 51 35.9 27.3-45.7
Unable to Work 117 25 15.0 9.1-23.7 23 17.9 10.8-28.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 164 95 55.1 45.0-64.8 35 23.6 15.6-34.1 34 21.2 14.1-30.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 65 38.8 29.8-48.6 36 21.0 14.2-29.8 67 40.3 30.9-50.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 211 88 37.4 30.0-45.5 49 25.4 18.3-34.1 74 37.2 29.3-45.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 78 *** *** *** 13 15.9 9.0-26.6 *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**A respondent answering with a response less than or equal to 5 is classified as mild pain, 6-7 as moderate pain, and a response greater than or equal to 8 as severe pain.

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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