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
-MALES 1,626 463 25.9 23.4-28.7 1,163 74.1 71.3-76.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,105 325 27.2 24.0-30.6 780 72.8 69.4-76.0
Non-Hispanic Black 265 76 24.6 19.2-31.0 189 75.4 69.0-80.8
Other 232 55 21.4 15.3-29.1 177 78.6 70.9-84.7
AGE
18-34 300 55 16.0 11.9-21.2 245 84.0 78.8-88.1
35-44 196 43 22.3 16.0-30.1 153 77.7 69.9-84.0
45-54 291 102 32.6 26.5-39.3 189 67.4 60.7-73.5
55-64 306 95 29.5 23.3-36.5 211 70.5 63.5-76.7
65-74 325 110 34.6 28.2-41.6 215 65.4 58.4-71.8
75+ 188 53 26.8 19.3-35.9 135 73.2 64.1-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 53 22.6 16.5-30.0 151 77.4 70.0-83.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 420 124 26.5 21.7-31.8 296 73.5 68.2-78.3
Some Post-H.S. 452 153 31.0 26.0-36.4 299 69.0 63.6-74.0
College Graduate 544 133 20.8 17.2-25.1 411 79.2 74.9-82.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 224 67 28.1 21.3-36.0 157 71.9 64.0-78.7
$25,000- 34,999 136 44 32.1 23.6-42.1 92 67.9 57.9-76.4
$35,000- 49,999 195 52 26.1 19.4-34.2 143 73.9 65.8-80.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 64 23.1 16.9-30.7 180 76.9 69.3-83.1
$75,000+ 436 103 22.6 18.1-27.9 333 77.4 72.1-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 519 273 49.7 44.2-55.3 246 50.3 44.7-55.8
No 1,097 188 15.9 13.5-18.7 909 84.1 81.3-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 166 40.5 34.4-46.9 263 59.5 53.1-65.6
Non-Veteran 1,196 297 22.0 19.4-24.9 899 78.0 75.1-80.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 391 78 18.1 14.1-23.0 313 81.9 77.0-85.9
Regional City or Suburban County 379 117 28.2 23.1-34.0 262 71.8 66.0-76.9
Rural 856 268 29.7 25.9-33.8 588 70.3 66.2-74.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 911 195 20.5 17.5-23.8 716 79.5 76.2-82.5
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 475 150 32.0 26.8-37.7 325 68.0 62.3-73.2
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 83 34.9 27.5-43.2 133 65.1 56.8-72.5
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 884 220 23.0 19.7-26.7 664 77.0 73.3-80.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 348 118 33.4 27.1-40.4 230 66.6 59.6-72.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 205 28.6 24.6-32.9 471 71.4 67.1-75.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 602 140 20.4 16.8-24.4 462 79.6 75.6-83.2

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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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