2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Have you ever seen or talked to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about your pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,179 1,087 91.3 88.9-93.2 92 8.7 6.8-11.1
-FEMALES 716 663 92.2 89.2-94.5 53 7.8 5.5-10.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 511 475 92.7 89.1-95.1 36 7.3 4.9-10.9
Non-Hispanic Black 135 119 86.5 76.2-92.8 16 13.5 7.2-23.8
Other 62 61 98.8 92.1-99.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 75 87.8 75.3-94.4 *** *** ***
45-54 123 112 93.0 86.5-96.5 11 7.0 3.5-13.5
55-64 181 170 96.9 93.2-98.6 11 3.1 1.4- 6.8
65-74 173 162 92.8 83.5-97.0 11 7.2 3.0-16.5
75+ 88 85 96.1 87.6-98.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 85 96.5 84.6-99.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 188 92.8 86.3-96.4 14 7.2 3.6-13.7
Some Post-H.S. 250 226 89.4 83.4-93.4 24 10.6 6.6-16.6
College Graduate 176 164 93.8 87.5-97.0 12 6.2 3.0-12.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 106 95.3 88.4-98.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 130 93.0 86.8-96.4 14 7.0 3.6-13.2
$25,000- 34,999 81 77 94.7 84.3-98.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 66 97.0 89.6-99.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 86 92.7 84.3-96.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 418 394 94.0 89.6-96.6 24 6.0 3.4-10.4
No 297 268 89.9 84.9-93.3 29 10.1 6.7-15.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 690 639 92.1 89.0-94.4 51 7.9 5.6-11.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 136 127 94.9 89.5-97.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 167 153 89.7 82.1-94.3 14 10.3 5.7-17.9
Rural 413 383 92.5 88.1-95.4 30 7.5 4.6-11.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 200 86.4 79.6-91.2 27 13.6 8.8-20.4
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 241 229 96.0 92.3-97.9 12 4.0 2.1- 7.7
Unable to Work 175 169 96.7 88.3-99.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 77 97.2 90.9-99.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 141 92.9 86.3-96.5 12 7.1 3.5-13.7
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 256 234 89.6 83.1-93.8 22 10.4 6.2-16.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 171 153 89.5 81.3-94.3 18 10.5 5.7-18.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 329 311 93.4 88.6-96.2 18 6.6 3.8-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 199 91.6 85.7-95.2 17 8.4 4.8-14.3

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic 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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