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
-MALES 462 232 52.9 47.1-58.6 108 22.6 18.2-27.7 122 24.5 19.9-29.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 324 186 60.5 53.5-67.0 72 21.1 16.2-26.9 66 18.4 13.4-24.8
Non-Hispanic Black 76 *** *** *** 16 17.7 10.3-28.8 *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 25.2 16.4-36.7
55-64 95 *** *** *** 20 15.0 9.0-23.9 *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** 24 21.6 13.6-32.4 27 23.0 14.7-34.1
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 *** *** *** 33 24.9 16.9-35.0 44 31.5 22.7-41.9
Some Post-H.S. 152 83 59.2 48.9-68.7 36 23.8 16.3-33.3 33 17.0 10.4-26.6
College Graduate 133 87 70.2 60.2-78.6 26 16.9 10.7-25.7 20 12.9 7.5-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.1 4.7-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 272 105 39.2 32.0-46.9 73 26.9 20.7-34.1 94 33.9 26.9-41.7
No 188 126 70.9 62.5-78.1 35 17.2 11.6-24.8 27 11.9 7.5-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 82 50.4 40.2-60.6 42 26.1 17.9-36.3 41 23.5 15.5-34.0
Non-Veteran 297 150 54.1 47.1-60.9 66 20.9 16.0-26.8 81 25.1 19.6-31.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** 15 15.3 8.6-25.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 117 *** *** *** 27 24.2 15.5-35.7 28 17.6 11.6-25.7
Rural 268 124 46.9 39.1-54.7 66 24.6 18.7-31.5 78 28.6 22.1-36.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 118 65.0 56.7-72.4 44 21.5 15.3-29.3 33 13.5 9.1-19.6
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 *** *** *** 30 23.3 15.3-33.7 37 23.9 16.4-33.6
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 219 142 63.2 54.3-71.3 44 21.0 14.7-29.1 33 15.8 10.1-24.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 29.3 20.1-40.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 103 52.1 43.6-60.5 50 24.0 17.4-32.1 52 23.9 17.7-31.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 139 83 61.2 50.6-70.9 25 16.0 10.5-23.8 31 22.7 14.4-34.0

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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