2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 702 355 49.2 44.4-54.1 199 28.7 24.4-33.4 90 13.4 10.3-17.1 58 8.7 6.4-11.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 502 253 48.7 43.0-54.4 151 29.5 24.5-35.1 61 13.5 9.9-18.2 37 8.3 5.7-12.0
Non-Hispanic Black 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 12.7 7.6-20.6 17 13.3 7.6-22.2
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.1 7.7-27.4 *** *** ***
45-54 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 14.7 9.0-22.9 *** *** ***
55-64 178 96 56.9 47.6-65.6 49 22.7 16.3-30.7 18 9.9 5.6-16.9 15 10.6 5.9-18.3
65-74 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.1 6.3-25.1 14 8.7 4.6-15.8
75+ 85 *** *** *** 22 21.4 13.2-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 97 43.9 35.4-52.9 57 29.2 21.7-38.0 23 12.8 7.3-21.5 24 14.1 8.7-21.9
Some Post-H.S. 244 141 57.5 49.4-65.2 57 24.6 17.9-32.8 29 10.8 7.1-16.1 17 7.1 4.1-12.1
College Graduate 172 65 33.8 25.6-43.0 68 40.9 32.1-50.2 25 16.1 9.9-25.0 14 9.3 5.0-16.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.0 7.2-22.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** 18 19.2 11.2-30.8 11 14.3 7.2-26.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.5 6.4-26.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 19.2 11.2-30.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 411 245 61.0 54.6-67.0 109 24.2 19.2-30.0 34 8.9 5.6-13.8 23 5.9 3.7- 9.5
No 290 109 34.3 27.9-41.4 90 34.5 27.5-42.2 56 19.0 14.0-25.3 35 12.2 8.2-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 339 48.8 43.9-53.7 194 29.0 24.6-33.9 88 13.5 10.5-17.4 55 8.7 6.3-11.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 60 41.4 31.9-51.6 *** *** *** 11 9.5 5.0-17.4 17 10.8 6.2-18.1
Regional City or Suburban County 166 83 51.1 41.8-60.4 39 23.3 15.8-33.1 31 18.5 12.4-26.6 13 7.1 3.7-12.9
Rural 402 212 51.9 45.2-58.6 114 27.4 21.9-33.7 48 11.9 8.0-17.5 28 8.7 5.5-13.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 224 82 37.9 30.4-46.0 80 31.9 24.8-39.9 35 17.0 11.8-24.0 27 13.2 8.6-19.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 121 46.9 38.4-55.5 63 33.5 25.0-43.3 27 8.8 5.5-13.9 22 10.8 6.5-17.5
Unable to Work 174 125 73.2 63.1-81.4 36 16.5 10.5-25.1 12 10.1 4.8-19.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 151 90 59.2 49.3-68.5 38 23.8 16.4-33.2 12 8.5 4.5-15.7 11 8.4 4.4-15.7
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 251 102 38.6 31.3-46.5 83 33.5 26.3-41.6 39 16.6 11.4-23.4 27 11.3 7.2-17.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 17.5 10.8-27.2 14 12.9 6.5-24.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 326 178 54.3 47.3-61.0 85 26.7 20.8-33.5 39 12.4 8.3-18.0 24 6.7 4.2-10.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 96 44.0 35.9-52.4 70 32.6 24.9-41.3 26 13.2 8.5-20.0 20 10.2 6.2-16.4

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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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