2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Do you suffer from any type of chronic pain, that is pain that occurs constantly or flares up often?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,615 1,180 30.7 28.8-32.6 2,435 69.3 67.4-71.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 693 212 26.8 23.0-31.0 481 73.2 69.0-77.0
GENDER
Male 265 76 24.6 19.2-31.0 189 75.4 69.0-80.8
Female 428 136 28.5 23.4-34.2 292 71.5 65.8-76.6
AGE
18-34 123 19 14.8 9.2-23.0 104 85.2 77.0-90.8
35-44 93 20 19.4 11.8-30.0 73 80.6 70.0-88.2
45-54 139 47 35.7 26.2-46.4 92 64.3 53.6-73.8
55-64 135 54 33.8 24.8-44.3 81 66.2 55.7-75.2
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 79 32.2 25.1-40.2 132 67.8 59.8-74.9
Some Post-H.S. 216 69 26.8 20.4-34.4 147 73.2 65.6-79.6
College Graduate 168 29 14.3 8.9-22.3 139 85.7 77.7-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 52 36.5 27.5-46.6 88 63.5 53.4-72.5
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 15 14.8 8.4-24.9 70 85.2 75.1-91.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 141 54.7 46.3-62.7 107 45.3 37.3-53.7
No 444 70 14.1 10.5-18.5 374 85.9 81.5-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 34 30.5 21.0-41.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 591 178 26.2 22.1-30.8 413 73.8 69.2-77.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 217 46 18.8 13.3-25.8 171 81.2 74.2-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 140 46 29.7 21.9-39.0 94 70.3 61.0-78.1
Rural 336 120 33.2 27.0-40.1 216 66.8 59.9-73.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 327 68 18.8 14.2-24.4 259 81.2 75.6-85.8
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 63 28.3 21.3-36.5 129 71.7 63.5-78.7
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 54 36.6 27.7-46.5 86 63.4 53.5-72.3
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 258 44 16.1 11.0-22.8 214 83.9 77.2-89.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 73 33.1 25.0-42.3 124 66.9 57.7-75.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 302 93 27.9 22.4-34.2 209 72.1 65.8-77.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 194 46 22.0 15.8-29.8 148 78.0 70.2-84.2

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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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