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
-MALES 463 424 89.9 85.7-92.9 39 10.1 7.1-14.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 325 297 91.2 86.9-94.2 28 8.8 5.8-13.1
Non-Hispanic Black 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 93 91.3 82.9-95.8 *** *** ***
55-64 95 90 96.2 90.5-98.5 *** *** ***
65-74 110 108 98.6 94.0-99.7 *** *** ***
75+ 53 51 97.9 89.2-99.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 115 90.2 80.7-95.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 136 89.3 82.0-93.9 17 10.7 6.1-18.0
College Graduate 133 126 92.4 83.9-96.6 *** *** ***
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 63 98.1 87.4-99.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 103 96 92.7 83.7-96.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 273 257 92.6 86.9-95.9 16 7.4 4.1-13.1
No 188 165 86.2 79.0-91.2 23 13.8 8.8-21.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 160 97.5 93.0-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 297 264 86.1 80.2-90.4 33 13.9 9.6-19.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 117 103 87.7 79.5-92.9 14 12.3 7.1-20.5
Rural 268 250 92.7 87.2-95.9 18 7.3 4.1-12.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 166 83.8 76.6-89.1 29 16.2 10.9-23.4
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 145 97.9 94.6-99.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 91 98.1 92.1-99.6 *** *** ***
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% 220 209 94.3 89.1-97.1 11 5.7 2.9-10.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 114 98.5 95.7-99.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 184 89.6 83.6-93.6 21 10.4 6.4-16.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 140 126 85.1 75.4-91.4 14 14.9 8.6-24.6

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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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