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
-MALES 441 135 29.4 24.3-35.1 91 20.0 15.9-24.8 73 16.6 12.6-21.6 142 34.0 28.5-40.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 314 103 32.3 26.1-39.2 67 20.6 15.7-26.5 48 14.4 10.0-20.2 96 32.8 26.3-40.0
Non-Hispanic Black 70 *** *** *** 13 16.5 8.8-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 95 *** *** *** 22 24.5 15.8-35.9 21 16.3 9.7-26.1 23 22.8 14.0-34.9
55-64 93 *** *** *** 22 18.6 11.6-28.4 14 13.0 7.1-22.8 *** *** ***
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.6 4.5-19.0 24 20.4 12.3-32.0
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 35 27.3 18.9-37.9 28 21.8 14.2-31.9 17 15.6 8.9-25.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 42 28.8 20.2-39.2 32 20.9 14.3-29.5 29 17.4 10.8-26.7 43 32.9 23.7-43.7
College Graduate 128 42 28.4 20.1-38.3 27 25.8 17.2-36.9 16 11.4 6.3-19.9 43 34.4 25.1-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.7 6.4-26.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 79 31.0 24.1-38.9 54 18.7 13.8-24.8 45 15.8 11.2-21.8 82 34.5 27.2-42.7
No 179 56 27.6 20.4-36.3 36 21.1 14.7-29.4 28 18.0 11.4-27.1 59 33.3 25.3-42.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 *** *** *** 34 18.3 12.3-26.3 19 10.7 6.3-17.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 283 83 26.5 20.7-33.2 57 20.8 15.6-27.1 54 19.6 14.3-26.4 89 33.1 26.7-40.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 72 16 18.7 10.8-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 109 *** *** *** 26 24.6 16.1-35.7 19 15.0 9.1-23.6 28 24.0 15.9-34.5
Rural 260 83 29.6 23.0-37.1 47 16.3 11.6-22.3 47 20.0 13.9-27.8 83 34.2 27.0-42.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 185 49 27.3 20.1-36.0 40 19.7 14.2-26.8 34 19.3 13.0-27.8 62 33.6 26.0-42.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 54 36.5 27.0-47.1 32 25.7 17.3-36.5 16 8.7 5.0-14.7 42 29.1 20.1-40.0
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** 16 13.7 7.7-23.2 18 16.8 9.7-27.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** 13 11.5 6.3-20.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 65 28.3 21.1-36.8 50 24.9 18.6-32.6 28 12.2 7.4-19.5 70 34.6 26.6-43.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 114 *** *** *** 21 14.8 9.0-23.5 17 15.5 8.5-26.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 194 62 33.1 25.1-42.3 40 21.1 14.9-29.0 33 17.3 11.4-25.5 59 28.4 21.4-36.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 33 20.7 13.9-29.6 30 21.3 14.5-30.1 23 16.2 10.1-25.0 *** *** ***

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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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