2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

What is the main cause of your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Arthritis Back Pain** Accident or Injury Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,123 410 34.8 31.4-38.5 232 19.1 16.4-22.1 116 11.2 9.0-13.9 365 34.9 31.2-38.7
-FEMALES 682 275 38.3 33.8-43.1 141 18.6 15.2-22.5 43 7.7 5.4-10.9 223 35.4 30.7-40.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 490 197 39.8 34.3-45.5 108 19.0 15.2-23.4 32 7.2 4.8-10.8 153 34.0 28.6-40.0
Non-Hispanic Black 123 *** *** *** 17 14.4 7.7-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 *** *** *** 22 15.5 8.9-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 74 45.9 36.7-55.5 35 19.7 13.3-28.2 16 8.7 4.8-15.0 47 25.7 18.4-34.7
65-74 168 *** *** *** 36 14.5 9.4-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 83 38.5 30.4-47.3 46 21.6 15.3-29.6 *** *** *** 57 32.6 24.3-42.1
Some Post-H.S. 234 90 40.6 33.0-48.8 42 15.7 11.2-21.6 20 9.5 5.8-15.2 82 34.2 27.0-42.1
College Graduate 170 67 36.5 28.1-45.8 37 16.5 11.1-23.7 12 8.2 4.3-15.3 54 38.8 29.8-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** 33 22.6 14.8-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** 12 12.5 6.3-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** 14 17.0 9.0-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 91 *** *** *** 22 19.3 12.0-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 401 155 36.8 30.9-43.1 88 20.4 15.8-26.0 29 9.1 6.0-13.7 129 33.6 27.7-40.1
No 280 120 40.7 33.6-48.1 52 15.5 11.2-21.1 14 5.8 3.0-10.9 94 38.0 30.7-45.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 656 267 38.8 34.1-43.7 138 18.8 15.4-22.8 39 7.1 4.9-10.2 212 35.4 30.6-40.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 129 56 41.4 31.8-51.7 28 18.0 11.5-27.2 *** *** *** 37 33.6 24.5-44.3
Regional City or Suburban County 159 59 34.7 26.4-43.9 25 11.7 7.5-17.9 14 10.7 6.0-18.4 61 42.9 33.5-52.8
Rural 394 160 39.3 32.9-46.0 88 23.2 17.9-29.3 21 6.1 3.4-10.7 125 31.5 25.5-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 214 74 35.4 28.0-43.5 44 17.3 12.4-23.7 13 6.4 3.4-11.8 83 40.9 33.1-49.1
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 231 115 50.4 41.4-59.3 45 15.6 10.7-22.3 *** *** *** 61 29.2 20.9-39.1
Unable to Work 170 64 36.4 27.4-46.4 41 23.6 16.3-32.9 13 9.3 4.8-17.2 52 30.8 22.1-41.0
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 64 44.3 34.8-54.2 29 17.0 10.9-25.5 *** *** *** 45 28.1 20.1-37.7
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 248 98 41.5 34.0-49.4 52 17.4 12.6-23.4 17 6.4 3.6-11.4 81 34.7 27.6-42.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 27.2 18.7-37.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 314 120 37.0 30.7-43.9 62 15.8 11.8-20.9 20 7.9 4.9-12.5 112 39.2 32.4-46.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 82 39.5 31.6-48.0 43 19.6 13.8-26.9 17 8.1 4.6-14.0 64 32.8 25.3-41.3

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes sciatica, slipped or ruptured discs, and spondylosis.

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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