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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,408 836 33.3 31.0-35.8 1,572 66.7 64.2-69.0
GENDER
Male 1,105 325 27.2 24.0-30.6 780 72.8 69.4-76.0
Female 1,303 511 38.7 35.4-42.2 792 61.3 57.8-64.6
AGE
18-34 343 66 18.4 14.3-23.5 277 81.6 76.5-85.7
35-44 261 86 31.4 25.1-38.6 175 68.6 61.4-74.9
45-54 389 153 39.4 33.6-45.6 236 60.6 54.4-66.4
55-64 480 197 39.9 34.5-45.5 283 60.1 54.5-65.5
65-74 547 212 39.2 33.7-45.1 335 60.8 54.9-66.3
75+ 362 115 32.4 26.4-39.1 247 67.6 60.9-73.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 79 37.5 28.8-47.1 98 62.5 52.9-71.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 215 34.5 29.8-39.6 335 65.5 60.4-70.2
Some Post-H.S. 739 287 38.5 34.2-42.9 452 61.5 57.1-65.8
College Graduate 938 255 24.5 21.4-27.9 683 75.5 72.1-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 101 48.4 38.9-58.1 79 51.6 41.9-61.1
$15,000- 24,999 285 132 47.9 40.2-55.8 153 52.1 44.2-59.8
$25,000- 34,999 207 90 43.9 35.6-52.5 117 56.1 47.5-64.4
$35,000- 49,999 286 104 37.6 30.8-44.8 182 62.4 55.2-69.2
$50,000- 74,999 359 110 30.2 24.4-36.7 249 69.8 63.3-75.6
$75,000+ 671 171 24.9 21.1-29.1 500 75.1 70.9-78.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 817 459 55.0 50.5-59.5 358 45.0 40.5-49.5
No 1,583 375 23.2 20.6-25.9 1,208 76.8 74.1-79.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 133 40.4 33.7-47.4 220 59.6 52.6-66.3
Non-Veteran 2,055 703 32.4 29.9-35.0 1,352 67.6 65.0-70.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 486 138 25.8 21.5-30.6 348 74.2 69.4-78.5
Regional City or Suburban County 584 204 35.4 30.7-40.3 380 64.6 59.7-69.3
Rural 1,338 494 36.0 32.7-39.5 844 64.0 60.5-67.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,144 304 26.4 23.5-29.7 840 73.6 70.3-76.5
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 852 305 36.2 31.9-40.7 547 63.8 59.3-68.1
Unable to Work 214 166 74.7 65.5-82.0 48 25.3 18.0-34.5
Other not in Labor Force 145 40 23.6 16.6-32.3 105 76.4 67.7-83.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 290 154 53.0 45.8-60.1 136 47.0 39.9-54.2
151% to 200% 174 72 41.1 32.1-50.7 102 58.9 49.3-67.9
More than 200% 1,345 394 28.5 25.5-31.6 951 71.5 68.4-74.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 183 38.1 32.2-44.3 277 61.9 55.7-67.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,036 382 38.2 34.5-42.0 654 61.8 58.0-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 912 271 26.4 23.1-29.9 641 73.6 70.1-76.9

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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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