2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

About how often to you experience this pain? Would you say…*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Its constant, always there At least once a day At least once a week Less Often**
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,161 594 49.1 45.4-52.8 320 28.0 24.7-31.5 153 13.8 11.5-16.6 94 9.1 7.2-11.5
-Non-Hispanic White 826 417 48.0 43.6-52.5 244 29.7 25.8-33.9 104 13.3 10.5-16.6 61 9.0 6.7-11.9
GENDER
Male 324 164 47.0 40.1-54.1 93 30.0 24.1-36.7 43 12.9 9.2-17.6 24 10.1 6.4-15.5
Female 502 253 48.7 43.0-54.4 151 29.5 24.5-35.1 61 13.5 9.9-18.2 37 8.3 5.7-12.0
AGE
18-34 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.7 10.1-29.3 *** *** ***
45-54 152 85 52.8 43.0-62.5 41 28.9 20.6-38.8 16 10.5 6.1-17.5 *** *** ***
55-64 195 103 54.1 45.1-62.9 56 27.7 20.5-36.3 19 9.2 5.4-15.2 17 9.0 5.1-15.5
65-74 207 105 44.0 35.0-53.3 65 33.8 25.0-44.0 26 14.1 8.0-23.5 *** *** ***
75+ 113 *** *** *** 30 24.4 15.8-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 215 117 49.0 40.6-57.5 61 27.8 21.1-35.7 *** *** *** 19 12.6 7.5-20.4
Some Post-H.S. 282 159 54.1 46.7-61.2 68 26.3 20.3-33.4 37 12.0 8.4-16.9 18 7.6 4.6-12.5
College Graduate 252 94 32.2 25.8-39.4 98 39.9 32.8-47.5 40 18.0 12.5-25.1 20 9.9 6.0-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 71 75.1 63.8-83.8 16 14.5 8.1-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 14.9 8.8-24.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 169 59 33.6 25.2-43.1 66 37.9 29.2-47.3 28 17.0 11.3-24.8 16 11.6 6.8-18.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 271 58.8 52.8-64.5 120 24.9 20.3-30.3 38 9.7 6.4-14.3 25 6.6 4.2-10.1
No 370 145 36.2 30.2-42.6 123 34.9 28.8-41.5 66 17.3 13.1-22.5 36 11.6 7.9-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 *** *** *** 31 22.4 14.6-32.7 17 12.7 7.3-21.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 693 345 47.0 42.3-51.8 213 30.9 26.6-35.6 87 13.4 10.4-17.1 48 8.7 6.3-11.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 137 50 39.0 29.3-49.6 59 40.9 31.5-51.0 17 13.8 8.2-22.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 202 100 49.4 40.9-57.9 55 26.8 19.6-35.6 30 14.5 9.6-21.3 17 9.3 5.4-15.7
Rural 487 267 50.7 44.8-56.6 130 27.2 22.3-32.7 57 12.3 8.8-17.0 33 9.8 6.6-14.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 302 111 36.7 30.3-43.5 112 35.2 29.0-41.9 47 16.2 11.8-21.7 32 12.0 8.2-17.2
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 299 159 47.9 40.3-55.5 78 29.6 22.5-37.9 38 11.5 7.8-16.6 24 11.0 6.7-17.6
Unable to Work 165 123 75.9 66.1-83.6 34 14.5 9.6-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 91 56.5 46.6-65.8 37 22.8 16.0-31.4 *** *** *** 12 11.2 6.1-19.6
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 390 168 43.4 37.2-49.8 127 31.6 26.1-37.7 62 15.8 11.8-20.8 33 9.2 6.2-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 101 48.9 39.2-58.7 41 21.7 14.8-30.7 19 10.6 6.4-17.1 17 18.8 11.2-29.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 380 201 50.9 44.5-57.2 108 29.3 23.7-35.6 42 11.5 7.9-16.6 29 8.3 5.4-12.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 115 43.0 35.6-50.6 95 33.8 27.3-41.1 43 17.3 12.4-23.6 *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes the responses of 'At least once per month' and 'less often' combined.

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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