2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,170 1,045 31.4 29.5-33.3 2,125 68.6 66.7-70.5
-Eastern NC 1,058 397 35.9 32.5-39.4 661 64.1 60.6-67.5
GENDER
Male 449 152 32.6 27.9-37.8 297 67.4 62.2-72.1
Female 609 245 38.7 34.1-43.5 364 61.3 56.5-65.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 618 242 38.0 33.8-42.5 376 62.0 57.5-66.2
Non-Hispanic Black 273 103 35.0 28.4-42.2 170 65.0 57.8-71.6
Other 167 52 26.9 19.6-35.8 115 73.1 64.2-80.4
AGE
18-34 175 36 19.6 13.9-27.0 139 80.4 73.0-86.1
35-44 141 58 41.7 32.9-51.0 83 58.3 49.0-67.1
45-54 169 74 42.3 34.1-51.0 95 57.7 49.0-65.9
55-64 209 99 52.1 44.2-59.8 110 47.9 40.2-55.8
65-74 212 86 38.6 31.5-46.3 126 61.4 53.7-68.5
75+ 139 42 29.0 20.5-39.4 97 71.0 60.6-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 121 38.3 31.9-45.0 181 61.7 55.0-68.1
Some Post-H.S. 355 148 37.5 32.1-43.3 207 62.5 56.7-67.9
College Graduate 293 88 29.1 23.7-35.3 205 70.9 64.7-76.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 421 259 61.1 55.2-66.7 162 38.9 33.3-44.8
No 629 134 20.2 16.9-24.0 495 79.8 76.0-83.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 77 52.0 42.7-61.1 78 48.0 38.9-57.3
Non-Veteran 903 320 33.4 29.8-37.2 583 66.6 62.8-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 491 151 28.6 24.3-33.3 340 71.4 66.7-75.7
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 313 109 34.6 28.5-41.3 204 65.4 58.7-71.5
Unable to Work 141 101 74.4 64.6-82.2 40 25.6 17.8-35.4
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 59 37.2 28.5-46.8 91 62.8 53.2-71.5
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 59 45.1 35.8-54.9 78 54.9 45.1-64.2
$50,000- 74,999 125 37 30.3 21.9-40.2 88 69.7 59.8-78.1
$75,000+ 228 75 31.3 24.9-38.6 153 68.7 61.4-75.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 460 161 34.3 29.5-39.5 299 65.7 60.5-70.5
HOUSING
Own 693 258 37.6 33.4-42.0 435 62.4 58.0-66.6
Rent 281 106 35.2 28.9-42.1 175 64.8 57.9-71.1
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 325 129 37.7 31.6-44.2 196 62.3 55.8-68.4
Rural 650 239 35.3 31.0-39.8 411 64.7 60.2-69.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 605 228 36.0 31.6-40.8 377 64.0 59.2-68.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 90 36.8 30.1-44.1 151 63.2 55.9-69.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 79 34.6 27.4-42.5 133 65.4 57.5-72.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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