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
-Non-Hispanic White 804 300 36.9 32.7-41.3 175 19.6 16.5-23.1 80 10.0 7.6-13.0 249 33.6 29.3-38.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 490 197 39.8 34.3-45.5 108 19.0 15.2-23.4 32 7.2 4.8-10.8 153 34.0 28.6-40.0
AGE
18-34 62 *** *** *** 12 18.1 10.0-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 14 18.2 10.0-30.7 20 24.1 15.2-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 51 39.8 30.3-50.1 32 18.3 12.5-25.9 21 11.7 6.8-19.3 43 30.3 21.8-40.5
55-64 190 74 42.3 33.5-51.6 41 19.5 13.6-27.1 18 7.7 4.4-13.2 57 30.5 22.4-40.0
65-74 204 94 44.1 34.9-53.7 50 22.7 15.9-31.3 14 6.0 3.4-10.5 46 27.2 18.2-38.5
75+ 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 78 35.1 27.5-43.5 59 26.5 19.8-34.6 19 8.7 4.9-14.9 52 29.7 21.8-38.9
Some Post-H.S. 274 92 36.4 29.5-43.8 53 17.6 13.1-23.3 35 12.7 8.4-18.7 94 33.4 26.7-40.8
College Graduate 246 96 35.8 28.9-43.3 51 18.8 13.7-25.3 21 8.8 5.4-14.1 78 36.6 29.3-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 32 24.7 16.1-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** 17 15.8 9.1-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** 18 14.1 8.1-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 59 36.8 28.2-46.4 45 25.2 18.3-33.4 22 13.8 7.8-23.2 40 24.2 17.1-33.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 443 158 36.1 30.5-42.2 100 19.6 15.6-24.4 50 10.8 7.8-15.0 135 33.4 27.6-39.7
No 359 142 38.0 31.9-44.6 74 19.2 14.8-24.7 30 9.0 5.7-14.1 113 33.7 27.5-40.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 *** *** *** 27 18.4 11.7-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 259 37.6 33.0-42.4 148 19.8 16.4-23.6 66 9.9 7.3-13.2 203 32.8 28.2-37.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 131 50 37.3 28.0-47.5 32 19.8 13.5-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 194 77 38.7 30.7-47.3 37 15.6 10.7-22.2 22 11.9 7.5-18.6 58 33.8 25.7-43.0
Rural 479 173 35.7 30.2-41.6 106 21.9 17.5-27.0 49 10.1 6.9-14.6 151 32.2 26.9-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 290 98 34.8 28.5-41.8 58 18.0 13.6-23.4 34 12.1 8.0-18.0 100 35.1 28.7-42.0
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 295 131 43.8 36.2-51.6 65 20.9 15.4-27.7 18 5.3 3.2- 8.7 81 30.1 22.8-38.5
Unable to Work 162 53 35.6 26.3-46.2 45 23.8 16.8-32.6 21 11.1 6.4-18.7 43 29.5 20.2-40.8
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 59 42.6 32.9-52.8 30 16.6 10.7-24.9 17 12.7 7.3-21.0 41 28.2 20.0-38.1
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 384 137 35.7 29.8-41.9 85 20.6 16.3-25.8 36 9.3 6.0-14.1 126 34.4 28.5-40.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 72 41.6 32.1-51.8 37 21.4 14.3-30.8 *** *** *** 53 29.1 21.0-38.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 365 135 36.2 30.3-42.6 82 19.2 14.9-24.3 34 10.0 6.6-14.8 114 34.6 28.5-41.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 262 93 35.9 29.0-43.4 56 19.4 14.5-25.4 31 10.9 7.1-16.3 82 33.8 26.7-41.7

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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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