2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 742 281 36.5 32.0-41.3 461 63.5 58.7-68.0
GENDER
Male 347 113 31.3 25.1-38.3 234 68.7 61.7-74.9
Female 395 168 41.3 34.9-48.0 227 58.7 52.0-65.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 648 260 38.5 33.6-43.7 388 61.5 56.3-66.4
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 24 21.3 13.8-31.4 80 78.7 68.6-86.2
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 *** *** *** 88 54.4 44.0-64.4
65-74 171 73 42.4 32.6-52.9 98 57.6 47.1-67.4
75+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 72 34.4 26.7-43.1 112 65.6 56.9-73.3
Some Post-H.S. 230 90 41.3 33.0-50.2 140 58.7 49.8-67.0
College Graduate 253 88 33.0 25.8-41.0 165 67.0 59.0-74.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 50 31.3 22.1-42.3 120 68.7 57.7-77.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 162 56.0 47.4-64.3 101 44.0 35.7-52.6
No 476 118 26.1 20.9-32.2 358 73.9 67.8-79.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 643 240 35.7 30.9-40.9 403 64.3 59.1-69.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 189 60 28.8 21.9-36.9 129 71.2 63.1-78.1
Rural 554 221 39.8 34.2-45.7 333 60.2 54.3-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 90 27.4 21.5-34.3 244 72.6 65.7-78.5
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 266 103 36.3 28.8-44.6 163 63.7 55.4-71.2
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 122 33.5 27.2-40.6 245 66.5 59.4-72.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 215 84 36.7 27.5-47.0 131 63.3 53.0-72.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 235 98 42.6 34.7-50.8 137 57.4 49.2-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 99 30.1 24.1-36.9 194 69.9 63.1-75.9

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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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