2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 716 314 44.0 39.3-48.8 160 21.7 18.1-25.7 242 34.3 29.8-39.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 511 253 49.5 43.9-55.2 119 24.0 19.5-29.0 139 26.5 21.7-32.0
Non-Hispanic Black 135 *** *** *** 29 18.5 11.8-27.7 *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** 11 13.1 6.3-25.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 123 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.3-22.6 *** *** ***
55-64 181 67 37.0 28.6-46.3 51 26.6 19.5-35.0 63 36.4 27.9-45.9
65-74 173 *** *** *** 28 13.6 8.6-20.9 *** *** ***
75+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** 18 15.4 8.4-26.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 77 41.3 32.8-50.3 43 20.6 14.3-28.8 82 38.1 29.8-47.1
Some Post-H.S. 250 116 47.9 40.2-55.8 53 22.6 16.8-29.7 81 29.4 23.0-36.9
College Graduate 176 103 58.6 49.2-67.3 46 26.8 19.5-35.5 27 14.7 9.0-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 19 14.5 7.8-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 47 27.6 19.5-37.4 36 20.0 13.5-28.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.7 7.0-24.9
$75,000+ 94 *** *** *** 18 19.8 11.8-31.3 11 12.6 6.3-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 418 133 31.4 25.9-37.5 110 26.7 21.5-32.5 175 41.9 35.8-48.3
No 297 181 60.1 52.5-67.3 50 15.5 11.3-20.9 66 24.4 18.0-32.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 690 305 44.2 39.4-49.2 152 21.3 17.7-25.3 233 34.5 29.9-39.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 136 66 47.3 37.1-57.8 24 16.0 10.3-24.0 46 36.7 27.1-47.5
Regional City or Suburban County 167 67 37.6 29.3-46.8 45 25.8 18.7-34.5 55 36.5 27.8-46.3
Rural 413 181 46.4 39.9-53.1 91 21.8 17.0-27.6 141 31.7 25.9-38.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 115 52.4 44.4-60.3 54 24.8 18.6-32.2 58 22.9 16.9-30.2
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 241 130 51.5 42.7-60.1 44 16.9 11.5-24.0 67 31.7 23.5-41.2
Unable to Work 175 40 22.8 15.3-32.7 43 23.8 16.7-32.9 92 53.3 43.4-63.0
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 56 34.2 25.8-43.7 39 23.0 16.0-32.0 58 42.8 33.2-52.9
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 256 155 62.1 54.3-69.3 52 19.4 14.1-26.1 49 18.5 13.2-25.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 171 *** *** *** 42 21.1 14.3-30.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 329 128 37.6 31.3-44.4 77 24.3 19.0-30.5 124 38.1 31.6-45.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 115 54.2 45.8-62.4 41 17.7 12.4-24.5 60 28.1 21.1-36.4

Back to Chronic Pain.

*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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