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
-Non-Hispanic White 836 772 92.1 89.5-94.1 64 7.9 5.9-10.5
GENDER
Male 325 297 91.2 86.9-94.2 28 8.8 5.8-13.1
Female 511 475 92.7 89.1-95.1 36 7.3 4.9-10.9
AGE
18-34 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 137 92.1 86.5-95.4 16 7.9 4.6-13.5
55-64 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 287 259 90.9 86.2-94.1 28 9.1 5.9-13.8
College Graduate 255 239 92.6 87.1-95.9 16 7.4 4.1-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 171 157 92.6 86.9-96.0 14 7.4 4.0-13.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 459 430 93.6 89.9-96.0 29 6.4 4.0-10.1
No 375 340 90.4 86.2-93.4 35 9.6 6.6-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 703 646 91.3 88.2-93.6 57 8.7 6.4-11.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 204 182 88.2 81.6-92.6 22 11.8 7.4-18.4
Rural 494 461 93.7 90.4-95.9 33 6.3 4.1- 9.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 267 86.2 80.7-90.4 37 13.8 9.6-19.3
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 394 368 92.5 88.3-95.2 26 7.5 4.8-11.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 382 353 92.5 88.6-95.1 29 7.5 4.9-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 251 91.0 85.6-94.5 20 9.0 5.5-14.4

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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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